Federal Circuit finds a cardiac monitor device not abstract (and, therefore, patent eligible) under the Supreme Court’s Alice test
April 2020In a recent case (Cardionet, LLC v. Infobionic, Inc.) demonstrating the patentability of medical devices in the U.S., the Federal Circuit found a cardiac monitor device not abstract (and, therefore, patent eligible) under the Supreme Court's Alice test.
A common test to demonstrate patent eligibility is to show an "improvement" in the underlying technology.
The Federal Circuit found that test was sufficiently met for the cardiac device: "In our view, the claims focus on a specific means or method that improves cardiac monitoring technology; they are not directed to a result or effect that itself is the abstract idea and merely invoke generic processes and machinery."
Access the full case: Cardionet, LLC v. Infobionic, Inc.
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