Aviation Capital Partners v. SH Advisors: Patent Eligibility, decided May 6, 2025

STR is appealing a decision from the District Court for the District of Delaware, which dismissed their patent infringement lawsuit. The district court ruled that the asserted claims of STR's '988 patent, which concerns a system and method for determining the taxability status of an aircraft, were invalid because they were directed to an abstract idea without an inventive concept. The Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's decision, agreeing that the claims were abstract and lacked sufficient novelty, noting that the method of collecting and analyzing data and using common sense principles did not constitute an inventive concept under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Written case summary here: https://www.cafcnewsbriefs.com/post/aviation-capital-partners-v-sh-advisors-patent-eligibility-decided-may-6-2025.