This morning, the Federal Circuit released one nonprecedential opinion and three nonprecedential orders. The nonprecedential opinion comes in a patent case appealed from the Northern District of California. One of the orders comes in response to a petition for review of a final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and the other two orders dismiss appeals. Here are the introductions to the opinions and the first order as well as links to the dismissals.
Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc. (Nonprecedential)
Dental Monitoring SAS (“Dental Monitoring”) appeals from a final decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granting summary judgment that claims 1 and 14 of U.S. Patent 11,049,248 (“the ’248 patent”) and claims 1, 7, and 12 of U.S. Patent 10,755,409 (“the ’409 patent”) are directed to ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and hence invalid. Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Tech., Inc., No. C 22- 07335 WHA, 2024 WL 2261931 (N.D. Cal. May 16, 2024) (“Decision”); J.A. 18. For the following reasons, we affirm.
In re Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC (Nonprecedential Order)
Lambeth Magnetic Structures, LLC petitions for a writ of mandamus to direct the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to vacate its order staying this patent infringement action pending resolution of ongoing ex parte reexamination (“EPR”) of the asserted patent claims. Respondents (collectively, “Seagate”) oppose. Lambeth replies. We deny the petition.