United States Federal Circuit

In this patent infringement action involving plaintiff's '545 patent - describing a method for distributing copyrighted media products online for which the consumer receives the product at no cost in exchange for viewing an advertisement - dismissal is affirmed, where, because the '545 patent claims are directed to no more than a patent-ineligible abstract idea, the district court did not err in holding that the '545 patent does not claim patent-eligible subject matter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2014
• Published 11/14/2014

Judges

• Lourie

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel