In Blow To University, Federal Circuit Affirms Patent Ineligibility Ruling

Mealey's (February 28, 2019, 1:38 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Efforts by the University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. (UFRF) to overturn a Florida federal judge’s determination of patent ineligibility were unsuccessful on Feb. 26, when the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals instead affirmed, siding with infringement defendant General Electric Co. (University of Florida Research Foundation Inc. v. General Electric Company, et al., No. 18-1284, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 5568)....