Nature Simulation Systems Inc. v. Autodesk, Inc., No. 20-2257 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2022)

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Nature Simulation Systems Inc. (“NSS”) is the owner of United States Patents No. 10,120,961 (“the ’961 patent”) and No. 10,109,105 (“the ’105 patent”), both entitled “Method for Immediate Boolean Operations Using Geomet- ric Facets .” The patents relate to methods of performing computer-aided operations for three-dimensional objects.1 NSS brought suit for infringement against Autodesk, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. At issue were claims 1 and 8 of the ’961 patent and claim 1 of the ’ 105 patent.