Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB Decisions Holding Computer-Based Diagnostic Method Claims Ineligible
By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/21
Decision highlights the need for applicants to focus on additional improvements to technology when drafting and prosecuting applications directed to computer-implemented diagnostics methods. On March 25, 2021, the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision that maintained the rejection of diagnostic method claims in a patent application owned by The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford University (Stanford), providing further guidance regarding the subject matter...
By: Arent Fox