Ceats, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, Inc., No. 12-1614 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 26, 2013)

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This case involves four patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,454,361 (the ’361 patent); 7,548,866 (the ’866 patent); 7,660,728 (the ’728 patent); and 7,548,869 (the ’869 p a- tent). The late r three patents are continuations of the ’361 patent and generally claim “electronic means by which people can select the exact seat or seats they want” for events, venues, or on airplanes over the internet. See ’361 patent, Abstract, col. 2, ll. 37–49.