Dowdy v. Samuel

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that methods of offer-based price optimization in an e-commerce environment were drawn to an abstract idea
• holding that “‘determin[ing]’ an estimated outcome and setting a price” as well as “sending a first set of electronic messages” are well-understood, routine and conventional
• holding that “well-understood, routine conventional activities],” are insufficient to transform an abstract idea into a patent-eligible application
• holding that a Section 101 inquiry is a question of law
• concluding that offer-based price optimization in an e-commerce environment is abstract
• explaining that a claim may be patent ineligible even if it improves accuracy or efficiency

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).