SAS Institute, Inc. v. World Programming Limited, No. 21-1542 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 6, 2023)

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SAS Institute, Inc. filed suit in the United States Dis- trict Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging, among other claims, nonliteral copyright infringement of its software by World Programming Limited. Both parties moved for summary judgment o n non-infringement and copyrightability. The district court decided to hold a spe- cial hearing to assist it in deciding the scope of protection provided under copyright law to the elements asserted by SAS. It ordered the parties to submit supplemental brief- ing on the issue.