The Recentive decision exemplifies the Federal Circuit’s skepticism toward claims that dress up longstanding business problems in machine-learning garb, while the USPTO’s examples confirm that ...
On April 18, 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled in Recentive Analytics Inc. v. Fox Corp. et al. that new uses for established machine learning do not make the claims ...
The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp. (April 18, 2025) has garnered a lot of attention. This is not surprising: It hits on hot topics such as machine learning ...
“To maximize the likelihood that applications and patents will be found eligible under Section 101 by the USPTO and courts [after Recentive], applicants should carefully craft a narrative of a ...
“On appeal, the CAFC agreed that ‘the patents are directed to the abstract idea of using a generic machine learning technique in a particular environment, with no inventive concept’.” The U.S. Supreme ...
Each month, the patent lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation shine a spotlight on one particular patent they believe is a drag on innovation. This month, they're looking at one of the ...