Tag Archives: Mayo/Alice

“Big Data” Claims Meet Mayo/Alice Rule

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Warren Woessner

I am going to try to discuss two recent decisions by the PTAB, Ex parte Fiesner, Appeal 2018-00530 (9-10-18) and Ex parte Lehrer, Appeal 2016-007941 (8-29-2018). Both have claims that employ computers to process large amounts of input data to, … Continue reading →

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BIO IP & Diagnostics Conference – Is the Titanic Turning Around?

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Warren Woessner

On September 28th, I will be moderating a panel on patenting diagnostic tests – and related subject matter – such as methods of medical treatment, at BIO’s annual IP & Diagnostics Symposium in Alexandria, VA. At the beginning of 2018, … Continue reading →

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Ex parte Parenteau – PTAB Skips Step One of the Mayo/Alice Test?

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Warren Woessner

In ex parte Ho, the subject of my last post, the PTAB reversed the Examiner’s rejection of claims to a population of bone marrow cells obtained by two-stage culturing that expressed or failed to express certain markers. The PTAB wrote … Continue reading →

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Ex parte Ho – Burden Shifting in s.101 Rejections

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Warren Woessner

In Judge Plager’s concurrence-in-part in Interval Licensing v. AOL, Inc., he describes the “small puzzle” present in the Mayo/Alice analysis of a claim identified as directed to an abstract idea: “[I]f a court, after reviewing challenged claims in light of … Continue reading →

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