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1 week ago

Federal Circuit Delivers Major Reversal on "Software Per Se" Rejections in In re McFadden

In a significant victory for software patent applicants, the Federal Circuit reversed the a PTAB rejection of computer system claims in In re McFadden, 2024-2107 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 5, 2025). One problem with the decision is its non-precedential status - even though it clearly breaks new ground. The case offers another example of the potential power of 112(f) means-plus-function claims.
Intellectual property law
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
4 months ago

By all Means: When Software Functions Lack Correspnding Structure

The Federal Circuit upheld the invalidation of Fintiv's software patents due to indefinite claim terms lacking proper structural definitions.
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