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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)