Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Uniloc 2017 LLC, No. 19-2048 (Fed. Cir. May 13, 2020)

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Uniloc 2017 LLC appeals from the Northern District of California’s Rule 12(c) dismissal holding claim 6 of U.S. Pa- tent No. 6,980,522 ineligible under 35 U.S .C. § 101. Be- cause claim 6 is directed to an abstract idea and fails to recite an inventive concept that would otherwise render the claim eligible, we affirm. BACKGROUND Cisco Systems, Inc. sued Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc 2017, and Uniloc Licensing USA LLC seeking a declaration of noninfringement of the ’522 patent.