Comprehensive guide to Abstract Idea Exception To Patentability cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Cash v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acids using ...
Young v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a "method of treatment" claim for a medical device. The Fe...
Mutakaber v. Secretary of State, decided by Federal Circuit on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the validity of a patent for a "method and apparatus for detect...
Golden v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on December 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a diagnostic method for identifying a specific genetic m...
Blue Sky the Color of Imagination, LLC v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of "virtual" or "abstr...
Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Mediapointe, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Mediapointe's patent for a me...
Hyatt v. Stewart, decided by Federal Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a "method and apparatus for providing a user interface for ...
Wright v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for treating a patient's condition using a specifi...
Curtin v. United Trademark Holdings, Inc., decided by Federal Circuit on May 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (PTAB) deci...
Hatfield v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid sequence...
Boyd v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on April 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for detecting and quantifying nucleic acid seq...
Smith v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on April 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a software-implemented method for generating personalized fin...
In Re RIGGS, decided by Federal Circuit on March 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for treating a patient with a "disease or condition" usi...
Williams v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on March 19, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a method for treating a patient with a specific genetic m...
Smith v. Collins, decided by Federal Circuit on March 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of a software-implemented method for generating personalized fi...
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