Savvy Dog Systems, LLC v. Pennsylvania Coin, LLC, No. 23-1073 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 21, 2024)

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Savvy Dog Systems, LLC and POM of Pennsylvania, LLC (collectively, “ Savvy Dog”) appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylva- nia’s summary judgment holding the asserted claims of U.S. Pate nt No. 7,736,223 ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Because we agree with the district court’s conclusion, we affirm. BACKGROUND I “Tic-Tac-Fruit” is an electronic game in the prior art where—like tic -tac-toe—a player wins by having three symbols of the same type in a row.