By Dennis Crouch Two cases where the Board found statutory subject matter: Ex Parte Hu, App. No. 2010-000151 (BPAI 2012). The examiner rejected claims under Section 101. On appeal, the BPAI held that the claimed "computer-readable storage medium" is "directed...
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By Dennis Crouch Here are several recent BPAI decisions on patentable subject matter eligibility. New Rejection in Answer: Examiner's Answer raised new a new Section 101 issue, but applicant failed to respond in the reply brief. BPA... Read Post
Ex parte Adelman, Appeal 2010-011767 (BPAI 2012) As part of what seems a sign of change, the BPAI in recently refused to decide a patent appeal on statutory subject matter grounds and instead found Adelman’s claims invalid under a n... Read Post
Two cases where the Board found no statutory subject matter: Ex Parte Hu, App. No. 2010-000151 (BPAI 2012). The examiner rejected claims under Section 101. On appeal, the BPAI held that the claimed "computer-readable storage medium"... Read Post