USPTO ISSUES ABSTRACT IDEA EXAMPLES

On Jan. 27, 2015, the USPTO issued a set of examples for analyzing claims under the abstract idea exception to subject matter patent eligibility.  These examples supplement the Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility issued by the USPTO in December, 2014.  The Abstract Idea Examples illustrates four fact patterns with claims that are patent eligible and four fact patterns with claims that were found ineligible by the Federal Circuit.  For full text, please see here.