No. 18-371

George M. Wang v. Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2018-09-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 35-usc-101 additional-features alice-corp-v-cls-bank inventive-concept mayo-v-prometheus patent-application patent-claims patent-community patent-eligibility patent-protection phonetic-symbol-system useful-invention
Key Terms:
Patent Copyright
Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the claims of the very useful invention contain "additional features" embodying an inventive concept that makes the invention patent-eligible.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the claims of the very useful invention contain 'additional features' embodying an inventive concept that makes the invention patent-eligible

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-09
Waiver of right of respondent Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office to respond filed.
2018-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2018)

Attorneys

Andrei Iancu, Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
George M. Wang
George M. Wang — Petitioner