Federal Circuit Agrees: Messaging Technology Is Ineligible For Patenting

Mealey's (May 19, 2020, 2:06 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a May 14 holding, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld findings by a federal judge in Florida that a patent disclosing a messaging and notification system that provides the ability to communicate directly with a delivery or pickup representative recites an abstract idea (Electronic Communication Technologies LLC v. ShoppersChoice.com LLC, No. 19-1587, Fed. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 15423)....