Washington Federal Judge Says Patents Claim Ineligible Subject Matter

Mealey's (June 22, 2018, 11:11 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A defendant won dismissal of patent infringement allegations on June 19 when a Washington federal judge agreed that two claimed inventions of pausing in the middle of copying information without deleting progress and providing customized service to customers at a central site cover abstract ideas (Uniloc USA Inc. v. Big Fish Games Inc., No. 17-1183, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102445)....