With summer in full swing, it's the perfect time to hang out in the pool and grill some burgers. Our case of the week involves an invention for doing both of those activities at the same time.
Trinity Info Media, L.L.C. v. Covalent INC. Before STOLL, BRYSON, and CUNNINGHAM. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. .
In a precedential decision authored by Judge Tiffany Cunningham on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled that two patents for methods of connecting users based on their answers to polling questions were directed to patent ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. ยง 101.