Federal Circuit Affirms Invalidation of Digital Camera Patent as Ineligible Under § 101
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/06/21
On June 11, in Yanbin Yu, Zhongxuan Zhang. v. Apple Inc., the Federal Circuit issued a decision finding that a claim directed to an improved digital camera was patent-ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. This decision follows others from the Federal Circuit in which the court found claims containing mechanical components to be subject matter ineligible, including ChargePoint v. SemaConnect, The Chamberlain Group v. Techtronic Industries, and American Axle v. Neapco....
By: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP