In re Nuijten

• Citation: In re Nuijten, 500 F.3d 1346, 84 USPQ2d 1495, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 22426,
• Ruling (cached)

The Federal Circuit held that “claims [that] include physical but transitory forms of signal transmission such as radio broadcasts, electrical signals through a wire, and light pulses through a fiber-optic cable . . . are not directed to statutory subject matter.”

• Appellant's main Brief
• PTO's Apellee's Brief
• Appellant's Reply Brief
• Amicea Brief from the IPO

Oral arguments:

• Certiorari was denied October 6, 2008.

• Criticism of PTO's use of textualism in thier position.
• Criticism of PTO's position
• Comparison with Metabolite case