TDE Petroleum Data Solutions v. AKM Enterprise, Inc., No. 16-1004 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 15, 2016)

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TDE sued Mob lize for infringement of a patent d i- rected to processing sensor data on an oil well drill. The district court dismissed the suit on the pleadings, finding that the asserted claims are patent -ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. W e agree and affirm the district court’s judgment. I TDE and Mobl ize are competitors that provide ser- vices to oil drilling companies. TDE filed suit against Moblize in the United States District Court for the South- ern District of Texas, alleging that Moblize infringes U.S. Patent 6,892,812.