Tranxition, Inc. v. Lenovo (United States) Inc., No. 15-1907 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 16, 2016)

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Tranxition, Inc. (“Tranxition”) appeals from a final decision of the United States Court for the District of Oregon finding that all claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,728,877 (“’877 patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,346,766 (“’766 patent”) are invalid because they are directed to ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm. B ACKGROUND The ’877 pa tent and the ’766 patent , which is a co n- tinuation from the ’877 patent, concern computer system upgrades.