Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Alice was about subject matter, not novelty. The Alice game was drafting/amending claims to look more like a machine. I talk about it more below in my response to your other comment.

Often that can be accomplished by including claim language that doesn't limit the novel aspects of the invention. In other words, prior art is not a really a consideration when getting over a 101 rejection.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: