JD Supra

Federal Circuit Determines Lip-Sync Animation Software is Patent Eligible, and Not An “Abstract Idea”

On September 13, 2016, the Federal Circuit issued a decision in McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America, that provides a favorable decision applicants and patentees can cite in seeking to obtain and ...
JD Supra

Federal Circuit finds software patent for 3D animation technique patent eligible

McRO v. Bandai Namco Games America is the latest in a line of Federal Circuit cases to reverse a district court finding of patent ineligibility for software patents. See Bascom v. AT&T Mobility (2016) ...
Courthouse News Service

Fraud Doesn’t Preclude Victory in Animation Tech Dispute: Ninth Circuit

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — In a dispute over “stolen” animation technology used in hit Disney films, the Ninth Circuit found Friday that fraud directed at a third party does not disqualify a technology ...
Law

Federal Circuit: Here's What 'Improving the Function of a Computer' Means

The sometimes fractured court came together Friday to draw a clear line between patent-eligible tech inventions and abstract ideas. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has taken some ...
Law

3rd Circuit Clarifies Scope of Computer Fraud Abuse Act With Employer's Policies

"Indeed, there are many other causes of action—breach of contract, business torts, fraud, negligence, and so on—that provide a remedy for employers when employees grossly transgress computer-use ...