Web Ad Patent Fails Section 101 Analysis, Patent Board Rules

(April 26, 2017, 9:40 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google Inc. prevailed April 24 when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board agreed with the software giant that various claims of a patented method for detecting fraudulent clicks on web advertisements are obvious or claim patent-ineligible subject matter (Google Inc. v. Patrick Zuili, No. CBM2016-00008, PTAB)....