By: Robert R. Sachs Part I: #AliceStorm and Versata July invokes images of hot days, cool nights, and fireworks. When it comes to #Alicestorm, the fireworks are happening in the courts, with the Federal Circuit lighting up the sky. In just the first ten days of July, there have been ten decisions on patent eligibility—more decisions in first ten days of any month since Alice was decided last year. At this pace, we could see some twenty to thirty decisions this month. #AliceStorm is accelerating. Here are the numbers by motion type: Here are the numbers for all the courts, by tribunal: Finally, here's a summary of the number of Section 101 decisions by the various judges on the Federal Circuit since Alice: I leave the interpretation of this graph as an exercise for the reader. Versata: The Federal Circuit is Large and In Charge While the indices are steady, the recent decisions are very interesting. Most importantly,…
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