WHY KNOBBE MARTENS (SECUREAUTH LAWFIRM) JUST LOST
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Ancora brought this action against HTC America and HTC Corporation in 2016 , alleging infringement of the ’941 patent. HTC moved to dismiss on the ground that the patent’s claims are invalid because their subject matter is ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C § 101 . The district court granted HTC’s motion to dismiss, concluding that the claims are directed to, and ultimately claim no more than, an abstract idea. We reverse . Under Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., 822 F.3d 1327 (Fed. Cir. 2016), and related authorities, we conclude, the claims at issue here are not directed to ineligible subject matter . Rather, we hold, the claimed advance is a concrete assignment of specified functions among a computer’s components to improve computer security , and this claimed improvement in computer functionality is eligible for patenting . As a result, the claims are not invalid under § 101 .
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