McRO Syncs Automation Software With Patent Eligibility

Law360, New York (September 16, 2016, 1:53 PM EDT) -- Software patent owners in the United States breathed a collective sigh of relief on Sept. 13, 2016, when the Federal Circuit issued its decision in McRO Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. The McRO decision, holding claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,307,576 and 6,611,278 statutory under 35 U.S.C. § 101, marks only the fourth pro-§101 decision (out of 20) since the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark holding in Alice v. CLS Bank....

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