As we’ve covered in other summaries, the Federal Circuit continues to define the line between computer-implemented claims that are patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 for being directed to an abstract idea with no inventive concept applied to it and eligible claims directed to more than simply an abstract idea. The Federal Circuit’s recent
A Morass of Possible Combinations Does Not Satisfy the Written Description Requirement under 35 U.S.C. § 112
In a decision issued by the Federal Circuit on October 24, 2018, the court affirmed a finding by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) that a multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment claimed in 
an application owned by FWP IP APS (FWP) was not supported by adequate written description under 35 U.S.C. § 112. While the