United States Federal Circuit

In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiffs' infringement claims, related to a patent for a method for distributing copyrighted products (e.g., songs, movies, books) over the Internet where the consumer receives a copyrighted product for free in exchange for viewing an advertisement, and the advertiser pays for the copyrighted content, on the grounds that subject patent does not claim a patent-eligible subject matter, judgment is reversed where the patent claims a "process" within the language and meaning of 35 U.S.C. section 101.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/15/2011
• Published 09/15/2011

Judges

• RADER

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• LAWRENCE M. HADLEY, GREGORY C. GARRE