On Dec. 5, 2014, a divided Federal Circuit panel held that claims directed to systems and methods of generating a composite Web page combining certain visual elements of a “host” website with content of a third-party merchant were “necessarily rooted in computer technology in order to overcome a problem specifically arising in the realm of computer networks,” and, therefore, were patent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. '101.
e-Commerce Website Methods Are Patent Eligible
On Dec. 5, 2014, a divided Federal Circuit panel held that claims directed to systems and methods of generating a composite Web page combining certain visual elements of a "host" website with content of a third-party merchant were "necessarily rooted in computer technology in order to overcome a problem specifically arising in the realm of computer networks," and, therefore, were patent-eligible. However, the court cautioned that not all claims addressing Internet-centric challenges are patent-eligible.
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