High Court Turns Away Petition In Fight Over Section 101 Standard

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 2:24 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court in its Jan. 13 orders list denied a request for certiorari in which HP Inc. maintains that the two-step test for patent eligibility under Section 101 of the Patent Act is a question of law, only for courts to decide (HP Inc. v. Steven E. Berkheimer, No. 18-415, U.S. Sup.)....