Berkheimer v. HP Inc., No. 17-1437 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2018)

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Steven E. Berkheimer appeals the United States Di s- trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois ’ summary judgment holding claims 1 –7 and 9 of U.S. Patent No. 7,447,713 (’713 patent ) invalid as ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Mr. Berkheimer also appeals the district court’s decision holding claims 10 –19 of the ’713 patent invalid for indefinite ness. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm -in-part, vacate -in-part, and remand for further proceedings.