Case: Patents/Eligibility (Fed. Cir.)

May 6, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC

The Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of a federal district court in California that TJTM Technologies LLC’s patent that relates to a mobile device including functionality for suppressing user notifications of communications received by the mobile device is invalid, in this infringement action against Google LLC. The appeals court said the patent is directed to the abstract idea of adding a communication-suppression function to a phone and lacks an inventive concept.

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