The patent in question (U.S. Patent No. 7,644,019) covered a method for providing in online transactions—essentially a way for a service to "underwrite" a party to ensure they fulfill their end of a deal. Interesting Points from the Case
In the 2014 case of , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit invalidated a patent for being an "abstract idea" rather than a patentable invention. This ruling was one of the earliest and most significant applications of the Supreme Court's Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank decision, which tightened the rules for software and business method patents. Core Legal Issue buysafe v google federal circuit
Federal Circuit Patent Bulletin: buySAFE, Inc. v. Google, Inc. The patent in question (U