IBM v. Zillow Group, Inc., No. 22-1861 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2024)

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International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) appeals a decision from the Western District of Washington con- cluding that all patent claims asserted against Zillow Group, Inc. are directed to ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Because we agree that all asserted claims are ineligible and the pleadings thus fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, we affirm the district court’s grant of Zillow’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). I A At issue in this appeal are two patents that IBM owns, U.S.