In Appeal Of CBM Review, Panel Rejects Substitute Patent Claims

Mealey's (February 9, 2021, 1:44 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Findings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that various proposed substitute claims in a patent reciting a system and method for permitting a customer in a loyalty program to redeem loyalty points are patent-eligible were rejected Feb. 8 by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....