Anthony Fuga is a Partner in our
Chicago office.
Judge Maryellen Noreika (D. Delaware) has been very active since
receiving her judicial commission less than a year ago, including
already issuing a handful of Section 101 opinions. In Sandbox
Software v. 18Birdies, she holds that Sandbox's
patent claims are directed to the abstract idea of playing a
multiplayer game and keeping track of its progress.
Sandbox attempts to save the claims, arguing that the
claims are directed to "a tailored and narrowly focused method
or device that requires a multistep verification process for moves
relating to a game" and combines gaming with geolocation to
"solve the problem of social isolationism."
