1. F. Pelegrini (ABUL): our theories are not patentable and software patents are a way to patent them.

2. However, some Examiners occasionally take the position that the words following the phrase “Configured to” do not have patentable weight because they are allegedly merely descriptive of an

3. By Dennis Crouch Chief Judge Rader recently argued that no patentable weight should be given to claim terms focusing on how a device is “Configured to” perform a particular task