ANALYSIS: Patent Eligibility Can Still Find Post-Court Clarity (1)

On the eighth anniversary of a landmark 2014 decision on patent eligibility, the patent world was eagerly waiting for the Supreme Court to address major areas of uncertainty that had arisen in its wake. Following the court’s June 30 denial of American Axle & Manufacturing’s petition, patent lawyers are still awaiting change.

The inconsistent application of patent eligibility law has led to many such petitions for a writ of certiorari at the Supreme Court and petitions for en banc rehearings at the Federal Circuit. The Supreme Court’s petition denial in American Axle & Mfg., Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC marks ...