No. 20-1517

Fast 101 Pty. Ltd. v. Citigroup Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2021-04-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 12(b)(6)-dismissal alice-mayo-test claim-construction claim-language inventive-concept patent-eligibility prior-art subject-matter-eligibility
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-06-03
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. When analyzing patent claims for subject matter eligibility "as a whole," does a court need to evaluate the differences between prior art allegations and the alleged inventive concept in order to fully appreciate the claim language selected by the patent drafter?

2. When the plaintiff alleges either that the claims are "directed to" an "improvement" or that the "inventive concept" is found in an "ordered combination" of claim elements, do the relevant steps of the Alice/Mayo Test become questions of fact because a technical analysis of prior art is required, thus precluding a 12(b)(6) dismissal?

3. Whether it is appropriate for a court to dismiss a complaint (and thus invalidate all asserted patents) using Rule 12(b)(6) without amendment to the complaint or oral argument by making factual findings and rejecting the plaintiff's detailed factual assertions inconsistent with Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court must evaluate the differences between prior art and the alleged inventive concept to fully appreciate the claim language

Docket Entries

2021-06-07
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/3/2021.
2021-05-06
Waiver of right of respondent Citigroup Inc., and Citibank, N.A. to respond filed.
2021-04-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Citigroup Inc., and Citibank, N.A.
John MoehringerCadwalder, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Respondent
Fast 101 Pty. Ltd.
Amy Leigh Pearson — Petitioner