Patent claims for applying discounts to purchases to track customer purchasing habits based on computer readable discount coupons were held to recite patent-ineligible subject matter in Motivation Innovations, LLC v. Petsmart, Inc., No. 13-957-SLR, (D. Del., January 12, 2016). The court granted defendants motion under FRCP 12(c) for judgment on the pleadings of invalidity under […]
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Emergency Call Analysis Patent Claims Invalid Under Alice
Patent claims directed to an “emergency call analysis system” were held patent ineligible, and a motion to dismiss for failure to claim patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 granted, in Boar’s Head Corp. v. Directapps, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-01927-KJM-KJN (E.D. California, July 27, 2015). The court found that under the Mayo/Alice test the patent […]
When Is a (Software) Patent Claim Indefinite?
Patent drafters received a reminder to include terms in the specification as they will appear in the claims, and to make sure claim terms are adequately defined and understood, in Dunnhumby USA, LLC v. Emnos USA Corp., No. 13-CV-0399 (N.D.Ill. Jan. 26 and Feb. 4, 2015). Considering possible indefiniteness of five elements of a disputed […]