Facts about Patent Eligibility
Patent – Patently-O 2018-01-18
Summary:
From today’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision: “We are aware of no controlling authority that requires the Office to provide factual evidence to support a finding that a claim is directed to an abstract idea.” Ex parte Johnson, Appeal 2016-004623 (January 18, 2018). The ex parte appeal involves IBM-owned patent application No. 13/191,583 with […]