Legal Opinion
CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 9, 2012No. 2011-1301PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1343Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LINN. Dissenting opinion fled by Circuit Judge PROST.
LINN, Circuit Judge.
This case presents, once again, the question of patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101 of an invention implemented by computers. For the reasons explained below, this court concludes that the system, method, and media claims at issue are not drawn to mere “abstract ideas” but rather are directed to practical applications of invention falling within the categories of patent eligible subject matter defined by 35 U.S.C. § 101. The decision of the district court to the contrary…
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