Coffelt v. Nvidia Corporation, No. 17-1119 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 15, 2017)

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Louis A. Coffelt, Jr. appeals from the decision of the United Sta tes District Court for the Central District of California, concluding that all claims of U.S. Patent 8,614,710 (“’710 patent”) are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Coffelt v. NVIDIA Corp. , No. 5:16 -cv-00457 (C.D. Cal. June 21, 2016); Appellee’s App. 1–12. Mr. Coffelt owns the asserted patent, which is d i- rected to “a method for deriving a pixel color in a graphic image.” ’7 10 patent , A bstract. The patent recites one independent claim and five dependent claims. Mr.