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Smart Systems Innovations, LLC v. Chicago Transit Authority
Case Number:
16-1233
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Nature of Suit:
830 Patent Infringement (Fed. Question)
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December 04, 2017
Fed. Circ. Told It Oversimplified Touchless Payment Patent
A company claiming that the Chicago transit system's touchless payment system violates its patents on Friday asked the full Federal Circuit to reconsider a panel decision invalidating four of its patents as abstract, arguing that the court should clarify the abstractness standard under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling.
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October 18, 2017
Fed. Circ. OKs Chicago Transit Authority's Alice Patent Win
The Federal Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that four patents on mass transit fare payment technology asserted against the Chicago Transit Authority are invalid for claiming abstract ideas, over a passionate dissent arguing the ruling takes the Alice test too far.