Federal Circuit: Board Used Wrong Definition Of Covered Business Method

Mealey's (November 22, 2016, 1:14 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A patent owner whose invention was invalidated under 35 U.S. Code Section 101 prevailed Nov. 21 before the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board “relied on an incorrect definition of covered business method (‘CBM’) patent” while evaluating a petition for CBM review by Google Inc. (Unwired Planet LLC v. Google Inc., No. 15-1812, Fed. Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 20764)....

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