IPWatchdog

The Illogic of the Algorithm Requirement for Software Patent Claims

A long line of Federal Circuit precedent holds that a function in a software claim under 35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, must refer to a corresponding “algorithm” in the specification. Absence of an ...
JD Supra

Only Basic Functions of a Processor Avoid Need for Disclosed Algorithm - EON Corp. IP Holdings LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Addressing the question of what corresponding structure must be disclosed to support a means-plus-function claim element, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a district court ...
IPWatchdog

Building Better Software Patent Applications: Embracing Means-Plus-Function Disclosure Requirements in the Algorithm Cases

Means-plus-function claiming has been disfavored (by and large) since at least 1994 when the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in In re Donaldson, where the Federal Circuit sitting en banc ...
Design-Reuse

Designing AI enabled System with SOTIF (Safety Of The Intended Functionality)

Autonomous Vehicles (AV) needs more intelligence when it is on the move. The intelligence is not just an algorithm driven based on multiple sensor inputs alone, but here the intelligence need to be ...