Federal Circuit· 6/27/2016

BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC

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827 F.3d 1341
119 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1236
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 11687
2016 WL 3514158

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concluding that, based on the claim language and written description, the claims were directed to the ab- stract idea of filtering content on the Internet
holding that “filtering [in- ternet] content is an abstract idea because it is a longstand- ing, well-known method of organizing human behavior”
concluding that \content filtering system for filtering content retrieved from an [i]nternet computer network\ was directed to an abstract idea
holding that “filtering content is an abstract idea because it is a longstanding, well-known method of organizing human behavior, similar to concepts previously found to be abstract
describing similar patent as “not claiming the idea of filtering content simply applied to the Internet” but rather “a technology-based solution ... to filter content on the Internet that overcomes existing problems with other Internet filtering systems”
noting claims must be construed in favor of nonmovant on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion

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Judges: Newman, O'Malley, Chen

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