The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found claims directed to using data from a check to credit a merchant’s account before scanning the check to be subject matter ineligible under 35 USC § ...

The Federal Reserve Board last week made a move toward potentially reducing the availability of check processing services that it provides to banks and credit unions, asking the public for input on ...

TeleCheck, a First Data company, offers check processing and risk reduction services to sellers of products and services. TeleCheck markets its electronic and paper check acceptance services to ...

“[W]e have previously explained that merely reciting an abstract idea by itself in a claim—even if the idea is novel and non-obvious—is not enough to save it from ineligibility.” – Judge Chen, Federal ...

When it comes to paying for their groceries, consumers still like to whip out their checkbooks. According to a study released by the Food Marketing Institute, Washington, in 2000, checks made up 33% ...