Know When to Fold ‘Em — Games are Unpatentable Abstract Ideas

In In re Smith, [2015-1664] (March 10, 2016) the Federal Circuit affirmed the rejection of claims in Smiths’ application for claiming patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101, because the claims cover only the abstract idea of rules for … Continue reading Know When to Fold ‘Em — Games are Unpatentable Abstract Ideas