Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Ceiva Opco, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 24-1721 (Fed. Cir. July 23, 2026)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 24-1721
Decided
July 23, 2026
Judge
Reyna, J.
Document
Nonprecedential Opinion
Length
17 pages

From the Opinion

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Ceiva Opco, LLC appeals the United States District Court for the Central District of California’s grant of Ama- zon.com, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment of ineligibil- ity under 35 U.S.C. § 101. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings. BACKGROUND I. At issue in this appeal are four representative claims from four patents: claim 19 of U.S. Patent No. 6,442,573 (“’573 patent”), claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 9,203,930 (“’930 patent”), claim 16 of U.S. Patent No. 9,654,562 (“’562 pa- tent”), and claim 1 of U.S. Patent No.