An Article by John Richards Regarding the Case of American Axle v. Neapco is Now Available in the Education Center

On July 31, 2020, in the case of American Axle v. Neapco, the Federal Circuit split 6-6 on the question of whether to grant en banc review of a panel decision on patent eligibility seen by many as an unwarranted extension of the principle that abstract ideas, natural laws and phenomena are ineligible for patent protection into the realm of physical things. Previously, such rejections were largely focused on computer implemented inventions or comparisons of data, including comparisons used in diagnosis.

To read more about this case, please see the article available in our Education Center.