Patent Board Confirms Rejection Of Computer Method Patent Claims

(December 16, 2016, 9:50 AM EST) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A patent examiner did not err in deeming various claims of a patented method of generating a document guidance file unpatentable under 35 U.S. Code Section 103(a), the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Dec. 15 (Ex parte Anil Kumar Padala, et al., No. 2016-000911, PTAB)....