Beauregard claims took a hit in the CyberSource Corp. v. Retail Decisions, Inc. decision at the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  The Court also pronounced a “human mind power” test for patentable subject matter. CyberSource is the owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,029,154, which recites a “method and system for detecting fraud […]

In Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC, Circuit Judge Moore dissented to just about everything: I believe that the claims at issue are to a fundamental scientific principle so basic and abstract as to be unpatentable subject matter and therefore I would affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment of invalidity under § 101…. […]

To me, it’s a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, “Hey, can you give me a hand?” You can say, “Sorry, got these sacks.”  ~Jack Handey Chief Judge Rader, joined by Circuit Judge Newman, offered their own deep thoughts in a concurring opinion […]

In the never-ending battle for truth, justice and invalidating methods on natural phenomenon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has once again taken up the burden to review the case of Classen Immunotherapies, Inc. v. Biogen IDEC (06-1634, -1649), after the Supreme Court vacated the CAFC’s earlier decision in view of the […]