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Patent-Eligibility Saved by Reciting Implementation Details
Here is a case illustrating that broad claims can fall under the Alice abstract idea test, while narrower claims with a little more implementation detail can be found patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. In Procter & Gamble Co. v. QuantifiCare Inc., No. 17-CV-03061-LHK (N.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2017), the court found that some claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,571,003...