ChargePoint, Inc. v. SemaConnect, Inc., No. 18-1739 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 28, 2019)

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Appellant ChargePoint, Inc. appeals the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, which dis- missed ChargePoint’s complaint und er Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court held that the eight patent claims asserted by ChargePoint were ineligi- ble for patenting under 35 U.S.C. § 101. We affirm. I The technology at issue in this patent infringement case pertains to charging stations for electric vehicles. The battery in an electric vehicle is recharged by connecting the vehicle to an electrical outlet. U.S.