In re Meyer

Citation: In re Meyer, 688 F.2d 789 (C.C.P.A. 1982).

The C.C.P.A. held process and apparatus claims covering the use of a computer program and algorithm for storing and comparing medical test results was unpatentable. The applicant conceded and the court found that the claimed invention computerized the thought process of a physician. The court concluded that the claims were properly rejected by the Patent Office because they related to a:


 * mathematical algorithm representing a mental process that has not been applied to physical elements or process steps and is not, therefore, limited to any otherwise statutory process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.