JD Supra

Federal Circuit Avoids Abstract Idea Definition, Finds Computer Networking Patents Not Patent-Ineligible Despite Components Appearing “Generic at First Blush”

On November 1, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in Amdocs (Israel) Ltd. v. Openet Telecom, Inc., finding that asserted computer program and method claims for solving an accounting and ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit: Improvements Inherent to Using a Computer, Such as Improved Speed and Efficiency, Do Not Transform an Abstract Idea into a Patent-Eligible Concept

In deciding patent eligibility of computer-implemented claims, courts consider whether the claims merely implement a generic computer or whether they improve the functioning of the computer itself.
IPWatchdog

Federal Circuit says software patent claims not abstract, are patent eligible

Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an important decision on software patent eligibility in Enfish LLC v. Microsoft. The opinion by Judge Hughes, who was ...
Computerworld

Supreme Court: Abstract idea isn’t patentable when tied to a computer

An abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, potentially making it more difficult to patent some software in the future. The ...