functional-claiming
2 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-1184 | Eolas Technologies Incorporated v. Amazon.com, Inc., et al. | Federal Circuit | 2024-05-02 | Denied | Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | 35-usc-101 alice alice-test computer-network distributed-computing functional-claiming patent-eligibility patent-subject-matter section-101 specificity-of-description | Whether claims drawn to solving specific problems restricting the usefulness of an existing computer-network technology recite patent-eligible subject… |
| 18-1515 | Eli Lilly and Company v. Erfindergemeinschaft UroPep GbR | Federal Circuit | 2019-06-06 | Denied | Amici (3)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | 35-usc-112 ariad-pharmaceuticals claim-construction enablement functional-claiming halliburton-oil-well-cementing halliburton-oil-well-cementing-co-v-walker halliburton-precedent patent-claims patent-eligibility patent-law point-of-novelty single-step-claim written-description | Whether a single-step patent claim that describes its point of novelty solely in functional terms violates the rule against functional claiming |