ReexamLink By Tim Bianchi

Patent Prosecution | Litigation | Post-Grant Proceedings

Tag: summary judgment

PTAB Relies on the Federal Circuit’s Recent § 101 Decision to Deny CBM Institution

Jun 6, 2016

—

by

Tim Bianchi

in claim challenges, covered business methods, Federal Circuit, patent-eligible subject matter, Post Grant Review, PTAB, PTAB Patent Trials

On May 12, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a decision on 101 patent eligibility that overturned a summary judgment finding of § 101 invalidity for software used for databases. Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., No. 2015-1244, 2016 WL 2756266 (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2016). The Enfish v. Microsoft decision interpreted the “abstract idea” first prong of…