{"id":12663,"date":"2026-06-28T11:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2026-06-28T11:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T17:11:57","slug":"earthquake-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/?p=12663","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This past week, Google was able to save countless lives in Venezuela with its earthquake detection system that displayed warnings to Venezuelans using its Android Earthquake alert system. [Link<\/a>]. That reminded me of this earlier post: [Judge Chen asks: Would a method of predicting earthquakes be patent eligible?<\/a><\/em><\/strong>], which I will repeat below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Judge Chen asks: Would a method of predicting earthquakes be patent eligible?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a recent oral argument, Judge Chen noted the confusion caused by the Federal Circuit\u2019s \u00a7101 case law. He posited a hypothetical as to whether an earthquake prediction system should be patent eligible? You can listen to his hypothetical here: