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- 1Federal Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Google Advertising Patent Suit●CAFC Affirms Section 101 Dismissal for Google Over Internet Advertising Patents
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a patent dispute against Google, ruling that the internet advertising patents in question are ineligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act for claiming abstract ideas. The decision closes off the case and reinforces the judiciary's restrictive approach to software and business-method patents.