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Plotagraph, Inc. v. Lightricks, Ltd., No. 23-1048 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 22, 2024)

Affirmed
§ 101 Eligibility Motion to Dismiss
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 23-1048
Decided
January 22, 2024
Judge
Schall, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
12 pages

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DECISION Plotagraph, Inc., Troy Plota, and Sascha Connelly (col- lectively, “Plotagraph”) sued Lightricks, Ltd. (“Lightricks”) in the United States District Court for the Southern Dis- trict of Texas for infringement of five patents related to au- tomated pixel shifting in digital photos or videos. The court dismissed the suit under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, concluding that the pa- tents claimed subject matter ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Plotagraph, Inc. v. Lightricks Ltd., 620 F. Supp.

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