Ficep Corporation v. Peddinghaus Corporation

 
APPEAL NO.
22-1590
OP. BELOW
DCT
OPINION
SUBJECT
Patent
AUTHOR
Chen

Question(s) Presented

  1. “Does a claim directed to a patent-eligible (manufacturing) process or system remain eligible if part of the process is automated?”
  2.  “Can a claim involving more than merely automating steps be patent eligible, e.g., if automation processes are done differently than by hand or have material advantages beyond speed of processing?”
  3. “Should an ‘abstract idea’ for a claim be defined concerning the claimed invention, i.e., what makes the patent claim patentable?”
  4.  “When inventiveness of a claim is evaluated under Step 2 of Alice, should the Court examine evidence of inventiveness as defined under the Patent Act?”
      • “Is it improper to ignore at summary judgment facts and evidence of inventiveness?”
      • “Is Ficep entitled to a jury trial on inventiveness, based on evidence of iinventiveness including objective indicia?”

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