Federal Circuit Hands Zillow a Win, Ruling IBM Map Display Patents Cover Abstract Ideas

Federal Circuit Hands Zillow a Win, Ruling IBM Map Display Patents Cover Abstract Ideas

“Using a computer to ‘concurrently update’ the map and the list may speed up the process, but ‘mere automation of manual processes using generic computers does not constitute a patentable improvement in computer technology.’” – Federal Circuit The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued a precedential decision finding that two…