The US Supreme Court has denied Google’s request for the court to clarify the scope of covered business method (CBM) patents, as well as the ability of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review the determination of such a patent.
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5 April 2017 The full US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has refused to rehear a decision that set limits on which patents fall within the scope of the covered business method (CBM) review regime.
22 November 2016 The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s interpretation of which patents are subject to covered business method reviews renders the limits Congress placed on the definition as “superfluous”.