How-to-Practice-Patent-Law-After-Alice

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More “Technical” Claim Language• In at least one independent claim• Recite claim to exclude patent ineligible subject matter• Include a “technical” inventive concept for the examiner/judge to latchonto• Use technical terminology in claims; rely less on being your ownlexicographer• In dependent claims• Provide unequivocally-technical fallback positions• Preambles may become more important• Direct the claim to your “inventive concept”• Try to prevent the examiner/judge naming the “inventive concept”44
Consider EPO Requirements• EPO will not search or examine:• PCT applications containing one or more claimsrelating to the field of “business methods” filed atUS Receiving Office (Annex A of EPO/IB of WIPOAgreement)• International Patent Classification G06Q• Data processing systems or methods that arespecially adapted for managing, promoting orpracticing commercial or financial activities45
Page 1 and 2: How to Practice Patent LawAfter Ali
Page 3 and 4: John KongWesterman, Hattori, Daniel
Page 5 and 6: Pre-Alice re §101• Bilski (2010)
Page 7 and 8: S. Ct.’s §101 Test• Mayo appli
Page 9 and 10: §101 Test - Step 1• S. Ct. avoid
Page 11 and 12: §101 Test - Step 2• What may be
Page 13 and 14: Surviving §101 Step 1• §101 Ste
Page 15 and 16: Ex Parte Cote (PTAB)Decided Septemb
Page 17 and 18: PNC v Secure Access (PTAB)Decided S
Page 19 and 20: Surviving §101 Step 2• The S. Ct
Page 21 and 22: Surviving §101 Step 2• Support f
Page 23 and 24: Salesforce.com v VirtualagilityDeci
Page 25 and 26: Card Verification v Citigroup (ND.
Page 27 and 28: Surviving §101 Step 2• Include a
Page 29 and 30: Richard HolzerHolzerIPLaw, PC2929
Page 31 and 32: IP Portfolio Development• Portfol
Page 33 and 34: Patent Eligibility• Supreme Court
Page 35 and 36: Surprising USPTO Results• Recentl
Page 37 and 38: Specific Considerations• Business
Page 39 and 40: Technical Example (cont.)• Will t
Page 41 and 42: Tips on Drafting Applications• Mo
Page 43: Terminology• Avoid certain words
Page 47 and 48: Subject Matter not considered an•
Page 49 and 50: How to Draft for Technical Effect
Page 51 and 52: Technical Effect Example 22. A syst
Page 53 and 54: Summary - Drafting Tips• Attempt
Page 55 and 56: Paths to Section 101 Invalidity of
Page 57 and 58: PTAB Final Decisions Post-Alice•
Page 59 and 60: PTAB Decisions to Institute• More
Page 61 and 62: PTAB Decisions Not to Institute•
Page 63 and 64: Ultramercial: the History• Ultram
Page 65 and 66: Ultramercial: Judge Mayer Concurs
Page 67 and 68: Reconcile DDS and Ultramercial?•
Page 69 and 70: Rule 12 Motion Granted• McRo, Inc
Page 71 and 72: Rule 12(b)(6) Motions Denied• Car
Page 73 and 74: Examiners vs. PTAB vs. District Cou
Page 75: Questions/Contact UsCharles Bienema

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