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IPPI: The IP Policy Institute

IPPI: The IP Policy Institute

The University of Akron School of Law

[Archived Post] Federal Circuit Improperly Extends Abstract Idea Exception to Industrial Machines

Posted on: October 27, 2016May 13, 2026Innovation , Patent Law , Uncategorized

By David Lund An oil well drilling rig is not an abstract idea. A method of operating an oil well drilling rig is also not an abstract idea. This proposition […]

[Archived Post] Federal Circuit Again Finds Computer-Implemented Invention Patent Eligible

Posted on: September 16, 2016May 13, 2026Innovation , Internet , Patent Law , Patentability Requirements , Software Patent , Uncategorized

By Devlin Hartline In Tuesday’s McRO v. Bandai decision, the Federal Circuit has once again reversed a district court’s determination that a computer-implemented invention (aka “software patent”) was not patent […]

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