Intellectual Property Magazine
BlackBerry patents found to be ‘abstract’, CAFC affirms
Patents related to targeted advertising andlocating ‘action spots’ brought against Snapchat makers found to be invalid asFed Circuit affirms District Court finding of invalidity
Ben Wodecki
BlackBerry’s asserted advertised patents constitute‘abstract ideas’ and are therefore not eligible for patent protection,
the USCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed.