Legal Opinion
Chargepoint, Inc. v. Semaconnect, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 28, 2019No. 2018-1739PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Prost, Chief Judge.
*763 Appellant ChargePoint, Inc. appeals the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, which dismissed ChargePoint's complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court held that the eight patent claims asserted by ChargePoint were ineligible for patenting under 35 U.S.C. § 101 . We affirm.
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The technology at issue in this patent infringement case pertains to charging stations for electric vehicles. The battery in an electric vehicle is recharged by connecting the vehicle to an electrical outlet. U.S. Patent No. 8,138,715 col. 1…
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