Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Ficep Corporation v. Peddinghaus Corporation, No. 22-1590 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 21, 2023)

Affirmed
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 22-1590
Decided
August 21, 2023
Judge
Chen, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
15 pages

From the Opinion

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Ficep Corporation (Ficep) appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware’s grant of summary judgment holding claims of U.S. Patent 7,974,719 (’719 patent) patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Ficep Corp. v. Peddinghaus Corp. , 587 F. Supp. 3d 115 (D. Del. 2022) (Opinion). Because we agree that the claims are directed to an abstract idea, we affirm.