Carl M. Burnett v. Panasonic Corporation, et al.
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Whether electronic data is the tangible embodiment of an electromagnetic analog or digital signal and is therefore patent-eligible subject matter
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Whether electronic data is the tangible embodi. ment of an electromagnetic analog or digital signal and when changed to a new and useful form of electronic data remains a tangible embodiment of ‘an electromagnetic analog or digital signal and is therefore directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by this Court. 2) Whether a process that creates a new and useful tangible embodiment of electronic data is therefore directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by this Court. :