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CAFC Affirms PTAB, Finds Software Patent Unpatentable
In Re US, decided by Federal Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of software, specifically the "data processing" method claimed in the...
CAFC Affirms PTAB Decision on Software Patent Eligibility
In Re US, decided by Federal Circuit on February 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the patentability of software, specifically whether a patent claim directed to a "metho...
CAFC Affirms Patentability of Financial Reporting Software
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...
SCOTUS Clarifies Patent Eligibility: 'All Elements' Test Doesn't Require Inventive Additions
Bondi v. Vanderstok, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit's decision, holding that the "all ele...