Cascades Branding Innovation LLC v. Aldi, Inc., No. 24-1729 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 25, 2025)

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Cascades Branding Innovation LLC (“Cascades”) ap- peals the dismissal with prejudice of its patent in fringe- ment suit against Aldi, Inc. under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim. See Cascades Branding Inno- vation LLC v. Aldi, Inc. , 728 F. Supp. 3d 917 (N.D. Ill. 2024) (“ Dismissal Op. ”). The district court held that all of the claims of Cascades’ asserted patents—U.S. Patent No s. 7,768,395 (“’395 patent”); 8,106,766 (“’766 patent” ); and 8,405,504 (“’504 patent”)—were invalid as patent-ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Id.