The BPAI, soon to be PTAB, decides appeals on patent applications that have been rejected by an examiner at least twice. While the grounds for rejection range substantially, BPAI101 is devoted to organizing those decisions decided on the merits of §101 subject matter patent-eligibility.
Includes decisions dating back to June 28, 2010
BPAI Decisions
| Outcome | Decision Date | Application Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ex parte RICHARD EDWARD CHATWIN, AYMAN OMAR FARAHAT, SCOTT CAMPBELL JOHNSTON, and MATTHEW MCEACHEN | Claims 60-69 affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for failing to recite statutory subject matter | 01/05/2012 | 11477194 |
| Ex parte ROBERT C. MAYES | Claims 20-35 affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for failing to recite statutory subject matter | 01/04/2012 | 10295175 |
| Ex parte DAVE FELLON | Claims 1-27 were reversed under 35 U.S.C. §101 as directed to non- statutory subject matter. | 12/27/2011 | 11160847 |
| Ex parte DAVE FELLON | Claims 1-5, 9-12, and 28-33 were reversed under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as directed to non-statutory subject matter | 12/27/2011 | 11160846 |
| Ex parte RAJESH VENKAT SUBBU, SRINIVAS BOLLAPRAGADA, PIERO PATRONE BONISSONE, KETE CHARLES CHALERMKRAIVUTH, NEIL HOLGER WHITE EKLUND, and NARESH SUNDARAM IYER | Claims 27-36 affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. §101 as being directed to non-statutory subject matter | 12/20/2011 | 10781805 |
| Ex parte J. AARON BLY, DAVID T. SPIELDENNER, AARON ROTH, PATRICK O’BRIEN, ANDREW F. SUHY JR., and BRENT PARENT | Claims 1-20 were reversed and 21-23 were affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 | 12/20/2011 | 9990911 |
| Ex parte ALAN SCOTT HODES | Claims 1, 13 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as a new rejection | 12/20/2011 | 10788532 |
| Ex parte SHYH-KWEI CHEN, KUN-LUNG WU, and PHILIP SHI-LUNG YU | Claims 1-10 and 15-20 were affirmed under a new 101 rejection. Claims 11-14 were reversed as statutory. | 12/19/2011 | 10671938 |
| Ex parte ROBERT BARANOWSKI | Claims 21-30 affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being directed to non-statutory subject matter | 12/19/2011 | 10124175 |
| Ex parte JOHN DE QUINCEY WALKER, SANGJUNE PARK, ERHONG LI, and SHARAD PRASAD | Claim 1 affirmed as rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as being directed to non-statutory subject matter | 12/18/2011 | 10264876 |
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