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Carl M. Burnett v. Panasonic Corporation, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2018-1234 · judgment July 16, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 3, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether electronic data is the tangible embodiment of an electromagnetic analog or digital signal and when changed to a new and useful form of electronic data remains a tangible embodiment of an electromagnetic analog or digital signal and is therefore directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by this Court. Whether a process that creates a new and useful tangible embodiment of electronic data is therefore directed to patent-eligible subject matter within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 101 as interpreted by this Court.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Carl M. Burnett

For respondent
Benjamin Michael Daniels
Wiggin and Dana LLP

Case

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, December 3, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Dec 03 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 07 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
  3. Oct 30 2018
    Waiver of right of respondents Panasonic Corporation, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Sep 18 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2018)