Federal Circuit· 2/26/2014

Cyberfone Systems, LLC v. CNN Interactive Group, Inc.

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558 F. App'x 988

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holding that a patent claim was subject matter ineligible under Section 101 where the district court did not engage in claim construction, and where the plaintiff “d[id] not explain which terms require construction or how the analysis would change”
“[U]sing categories to organize, store, and transmit information is [an abstract idea].”
the “well-known concept” of “using categories to organize, store, and transmit information” is not patent-eligible
\There is no requirement that the district court engage in claim construction before deciding § 101 eligibility.\
\[T]he category of patent-ineligible abstract ideas is not limited to methods that can be performed in the human mind\
the “well-known concept” of “using categories to organize, store, and transmit information” is not patent-eligible

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Judges: Dyk, Lourie, Wallach

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