The CAFC Found Machine Learning Patents Ineligible Subject Matter Under § 101

On April 18, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (“district court”) that found four Recentive Analytics, Inc. (“Recentive”) patents directed to the use of machine learning—U.S. Patent Nos. 11,386,367 (the “’367 patent”); 11,537,960 (the “’960 patent”); 10,911,811 (the “’811 patent”); and 10,958,957 (the “’957 patent”) (collectively, “asserted patents”)—ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101....
By: A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman