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CLS Bank International v. Alice Corporation, No. 11-1301 (Fed. Cir. May 10, 2013)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 11-1301
Decided
May 10, 2013
Judge
Per curiam
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
135 pages

From the Opinion

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Upon consideration e n banc, a majority of the court affirms the district court’s holding that the asserted method and computer- readable media claims are not directed to eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. * Circuit Judge Taranto did not participate in this decision. CLS BANK INTERNATIONAL v. ALICE CORPORATION 7 An equally divided court affirms the district court’s hol d- ing that the asserted system claims are not directed to eligible subject matter under that statute.