Federal Circuit Affirms Google Victory Over AudienceScience Patent Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has affirmed a ruling that Google LLC and YouTube LLC infringed on no patent claims owned by AudienceScience, Inc.

AudienceScience's patents, numbers 7,747,676, 7,882,175, and 8,082,298, relate to internet advertising and were found to be ineligible under 35 U.S.C. Section 101.

The CAFC agreed with the district court's step one determination that the representative claim was 'directed to the abstract idea of targeting advertisements to maximize revenue generation.'