Intellectual Property
Sep. 10, 2013
Recent Federal Circuit ruling showcases patent eligibility divide
A recent win for Durie Tangri LLP partner Mark A. Lemley and a Foster City-based client demonstrates the difficulties a federal appellate court has in determining eligibility of software patent claims.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has struggled to issue definitive guidelines on patent eligibility for software claims, as demonstrated by another split ruling handed down last week.
A 2-1 Federal Circuit panel affirmed a district court summary judgment ruling that patent claims brought by Accenture Global Services GMBH were too abstract to be patentable, handing a win to Durie Tangri ...
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