Broadband iTV, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 23-1107 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 3, 2024)

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Broadband iTV sued Amazon in the Western District of Texas alleging patent infringement of five patents. Am- azon moved for summary judgment, arguing that all as- serted claims were patent ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The district court granted Amazon’s mo- tion, finding the claims were directed to an abstract idea and the patents failed to pro vide an inventive step that transformed that abstract idea into a patent-eligible inven- tion. Broadband iTV timely appeals. For the following rea- sons, we affirm. BACKGROUND A.