Patent claims must be written with sufficient clarity to inform those skilled in the relevant technology (i.e. “skilled in the art”) about the scope of the invention with reasonable certainty. That way competitors of the inventors can know when they may be infringing. This is a basic notice function of a patent. Its scope must […]
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Online Loan Origination Service for Loan Applications not Patent Eligible Subject Matter
Patents may be found ineligible under Section 101 if the claims recite an abstract idea, law of nature, or a natural phenomenon without reciting something more that transforms the claims into patent eligible subject matter. The above applies even if the claims otherwise recite something that is novel or non-obvious over the prior art. ` […]