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Caddo Systems, Inc. v. JetBrains Americas, Inc. — Fed. Cir. (argued September 10, 2026)

No. 25-1764 Argued September 10, 2026 Published September 11, 2026

The Federal Circuit considers whether software claims for retaining and displaying a user's route through computer menus are patent eligible. The Delaware district court held Caddo Systems and 511 Technologies' asserted claims ineligible under Section 101. Under the Supreme Court's Alice test, a court first asks whether a claim is directed to an abstract idea and, if so, whether additional elements supply an inventive concept. The appeal also disputes whether one claim could stand in for the others.

Caddo Systems, Inc. v. JetBrains Americas, Inc. (No. 25-1764) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, argued September 10, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/oral-arguments/25-1764_09102026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/listen-to-oral-arguments/
Argument calendar and counsel — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/OralArguments/PublicCalendar-September2026.pdf
District court order — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ded-1_22-cv-01033/pdf/USCOURTS-ded-1_22-cv-01033-2.pdf
District court report and recommendation — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ded-1_22-cv-01033/pdf/USCOURTS-ded-1_22-cv-01033-1.pdf
Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank — Supreme Court of the United States:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/boundvolumes/573BV.pdf
Appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/cafc/25-1764
Aaron Kamlay — Butzel Long:https://www.butzel.com/professionals-aaron-kamlay

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