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Trinity Info Media, LLC v. Covalent, Inc., No. 22-1308 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2023)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1308
Decided
July 14, 2023
Judge
Cunningham, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
20 pages

From the Opinion

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TRINITY INFO MEDIA, LLC v. COVALENT, INC. 2 Trinity Info Media, LLC sued Covalent, Inc. for in- fringement of patent claims relating to methods and sys- tems for connecting users based on their answers to polling questions. The United States District Court for the Central District of California granted Covalent’s motion to dismiss, concluding that the asserted patents do not claim patenta- ble subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Trinity Info Me- dia, LLC v. Covalent, Inc. , 562 F. S upp. 3d 770 (C.D. Cal. 2021) (“Decision”). We affirm. I.