August 13, 2015
The Federal Circuit on Thursday refused to rehear its decision that a pricing patent asserted against Amazon.com Inc. is directed only to an abstract idea, brushing aside the patent holder's assertion the court was using the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling as a "buzzsaw."
June 11, 2015
The Federal Circuit on Thursday affirmed a lower court's decision that a pricing patent asserted against Amazon.com Inc. is invalid, saying the patent is directed only to an abstract idea under framework established by the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling, marking the appellate court's first invocation of Alice this year.
March 02, 2015
A California-based technology company on Monday urged a Federal Circuit panel to revive its patent infringement suit against Amazon.com Inc., saying its automatic online pricing method is patentable and isn't an abstract idea.