JD Supra

The Application of Generic Machine Learning to New Data Environments Requires “Something More” to be Patent Eligible

The Federal Circuit’s holding emphasizes the importance of including an inventive concept in future applications of machine learning if an inventor wishes to obtain or enforce a patent. As the Federal ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit: Machine Learning Patents Fail Section 101 Patent Eligibility Challenge

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. (April 18, 2025) has garnered a lot of attention. This is not surprising: It hits on hot topics such as machine learning ...
IPWatchdog

SCOTUS Scraps Recentive’s Petition Seeking Clarity on Eligibility for Machine Learning Claims

“On appeal, the CAFC agreed that ‘the patents are directed to the abstract idea of using a generic machine learning technique in a particular environment, with no inventive concept’.” The U.S. Supreme ...
IPWatchdog

Are AI and Machine Learning Patents Doomed After Recentive?

“To maximize the likelihood that applications and patents will be found eligible under Section 101 by the USPTO and courts [after Recentive], applicants should carefully craft a narrative of a ...