In Patent Appeal Over Payment Processing, Appellees Prevail

Mealey's (January 14, 2021, 12:55 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 13 agreed with a California federal judge that various claims of three patents relating to the release of an electronic payment at the completion of a transaction claim ineligible subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 101....