Legal Opinion
In Re: Smith
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 10, 2016No. 2015-1664PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STOLL, Circuit Judge.
Ray and Amanda Tears Smith (collectively, “Applicants”) appeal the final decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) affirming the rejection of claims 1-18 of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/912,410 (“the '410 patent application”) for claiming patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Because the claims cover only the abstract idea of rules for playing a wagering game and use conventional steps of shuffling and dealing a standard deck of cards, we affirm.
Background
On October 26, 2010, Applicants filed the '410 patent application, titled “Blackjack…
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