Map Navigation Patent Invalid Under §101

The patentability of navigation patents continues to develop as district courts and the PTAB hear §101 issues post-Alice. Before Bilski and Alice, numerous courts brushed aside 101 attacks against GPS and store locator patents as mere litigation noise. The Eastern District of Virginia recently found a more general map navigation patent invalid under §101.

 

The evolution of GPS patents has been interesting to watch. In 2012, then-director David Kappos delivered a keynote address at the Center for American Progress in which he praised GPS systems for being a great innovation. 

 

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