Buysafe V Google Federal Circuit Now
In the 2014 case of , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated a patent for being an "abstract idea" rather than a patentable invention. This ruling was one of the earliest and most significant applications of the Supreme Court's Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank decision, which tightened the rules for software and business method patents. Core Legal Issue
Federal Circuit Patent Bulletin: buySAFE, Inc. v. Google, Inc. buysafe v google federal circuit
The patent in question (U.S. Patent No. 7,644,019) covered a method for providing in online transactions—essentially a way for a service to "underwrite" a party to ensure they fulfill their end of a deal. Interesting Points from the Case In the 2014 case of , the U
