Brian Michaelis and Vincent Smolczynski authored an article in IP Frontline

Brian Michaelis and Vincent Smolczynski authored an article on October 21 in IP Frontline on a recent PTAB decision that held that patent claims need not “particularly target the financial industry” in order to qualify as a “covered business method” under Section 18 of the America Invents Act (AIA). The authors say that this PTAB decision appears to indicate that covered business method review is available for more patents than those particularly targeting large financial institutions and industries. You can read the full article by clicking here