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Federal Circuit Court Decisions For Week Ending February 15, 2019

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CenTrak, Inc. v. Sonitor Technologies, Inc., No. 2017-2510 (2/14/2019) (precedential, 3-0) Patent No. 8,604,909

Key point:

  • A final assembler can be held liable for making an infringing combination even if the final assembler does not make each individual component element.

IBG LLL v. Trading Technologies International, Inc., Nos. 2017-1732, 2017-1766, 2017-1769, 2017-2052, 2017-2053, 2017-2054, & 2017-2565 (2/13/2019) (non-precedential) Patent Nos. 6,766,304, 6,772,132, 7,676,411, & 7,813,996

Key point:

  • Claimed subject matter that is directed to a specific improvement in the way a computer operates is not eligible for CBM review