ARE Patent Law Alert:In Unwired Planet v. Google, the Federal Circuit Rejected the PTAB’s Expansive View of “Covered Business Method” Patent

A “covered business method” (CBM) patent review is one of several post-grant trial proceedings established under the America Invents Act (AIA) that is conducted at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).  A patent is qualified for CBM patent review only if it is a “covered business […]