Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L. v. LG Electronics, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2018)

By Michael Borella — As patent-eligibility stands in 2018, it can be difficult to determine whether a graphical user interface (GUI) with an innovative layout and/or functionality meets the requirements of 35 U.S.C. § 101. On one hand, a GUI is almost by definition fundamentally tied to computer operation, and arguably has no non-computer analog. On the other hand, a GUI that merely displays data in a non-specific layout is likely going to be viewed as a generic technical environment or just extra-solution activity. In the Federal Circuit, recent cases addressing the eligibility of GUIs have found those claimed at…Original Article