"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday affirmed a district court's summary judgment ruling that six patents owned by Innovaport LLC are invalid for claiming ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The Federal Circuit agreed that the patents, which are directed to systems and methods for providing in-store product location information, claimed an abstract idea without adding a sufficient inventive concept to make them patent-eligible."
"The patents also noted the "significant disadvantages" of asking store employees for help, explaining that "store employees are not always able to provide clear instructions and, indeed, frequently do not themselves know where various products are located." The patents at issue claimed systems and methods that use a central hub, databases, and user interfaces to provide shoppers with not only product location but also product quantity, price, and availability."
Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment that six Innovaport patents are invalid under 35 U.S.C. §101 for claiming abstract ideas without an inventive concept. The patents claimed systems and methods to provide in-store product location, quantity, price, and availability using a central hub, databases, and user interfaces. The specification criticized in-store signs and employee assistance as inadequate. A key claimed feature linked products in a cross-referential manner to provide suggestions and promotional information. The court held that improving a user's experience while using a computer application, without more, does not render the claims an improvement in computer functionality.
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