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The Federal Circuit summarily affirmed a district court's invalidation of a wearable heart-rate monitor patent under Section 101, finding the claims directed to abstract mental processes of gathering information and performing calculations. Despite arguments about evidentiary support, the appellate court upheld the determination that the patent's unconventional ordering of steps failed to supply the inventive concept necessary for patent eligibility.

The Federal Circuit vacated a preliminary injunction in a patent infringement case involving electrical outlet cover products, finding that the district court made critical errors in its claim construction analysis. The appellate court determined that the lower court improperly imposed unsupported limitations on key patent terms and incorrectly applied a presumption of irreparable harm.