Phoenix Licensing, L.L.C. et al v. CenturyLink, Inc., No. 2:14-cv-00965 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 30, 2015)

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Before the Court is Defendants’ Objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation Denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Asserted Patents Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“Defendants’ Objections”). Dkt. No. 188. In the Report and Recommendation, the Magistrate Judge correctly held that a determination of patent validity under § 101 “ requires a legal analysis that can —and often does—‘contain underlying factual issues.’ ” Dkt. No. 184 at 3 (citing Accenture Global Servs., GmbH v. Guidewire Software, Inc., 728 F.3d 1336, 1340–41 (Fed. Cir. 2013)).