American Axle & Manufacturing v. Neapco Holdings LLC, No. 18-1763 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2019)

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American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (“AAM”) sued Neapco Holdings LLC and Neapco Drivelines LLC (collec- tively, “Neapco”) alleging infringement of claims of U.S. Pa- tent No. 7,774,911 (“the ’911 patent”). 1 The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment as to the eligibility of the asserted claims of the ’911 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The district court granted Neapco’s motion and held that the asserted claims are ineligible under § 101. We agree and therefore affirm. 1 AAM’s complaint alleged infringement of two other patents—U.S.