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AFFINITY LABS OF TEXAS, LLC v. DIRECTV, LLC
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (2016) | 838 F.3d 1253
TL;DR: A patent for streaming regional broadcasts to cell phones outside the broadcast area was invalidated. The court found it claimed the abstract idea of out-of-region content delivery using only generic, conventional mobile technology.
Legal Significance: This case reinforces that merely applying an abstract idea to a specific technological environment (e.g., cellular phones) using generic components does not satisfy the inventive concept requirement for patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101.