PAPER CHECK PROCESSING PATENT FAILS ALICE TEST ON APPEAL

摘要

U.S. Bank has persuaded the Federal Circuit to invalidate a patent for a paper check processing system as abstract under the Supreme Court's standard for patent-eligible subject matter. See Solutran, Inc. v. Elavon, Inc., 931 F.3d 1161 (Fed. Cir. 2019). The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on July 30 found Solutran Inc.'s patent failed the test established in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Intern., 573 U.S. 208, 134 S. Ct. 2347, 189 L. Ed. 2d 296 (2014).