Smartgene, Inc. v. Advanced Biological Lab, No. 13-1186 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2014)

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SmartGene, Inc. brought this action against Advanced Biological Laboratories, SA , and ABL Patent Licensing Technologies, SARL (collectively, ABL), seeking a declara- tory judgment that it did not infringe two of ABL’s p a- tents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,081,786 and 6,188,988, and that both patents were invalid. The district court granted summary judgment that all claims of both patents were ineligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101. See SmartGene, Inc. v. Adv. Biological Labs., SA, 852 F. Supp. 2d 42, 62 (D.D.C.