context: Similarly, the Federal Circuit has found that claims directed to a "new and useful technique" for performing a particular task were not abstract.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 450 U.S. 175, 177
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that claims for a method to calculate the optimal cure time for rubber were not abstract
citation_a.sentence: Thales Visionix Inc. v. United States, 850 F.3d 1343, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (holding that “claims directed to a new and useful technique for using sensors to more efficiently track an object on a moving platform” were not abstract); Rapid Litigation Management Ltd. v. CellzDirect, Inc., 827 F.3d 1042, 1045, 1050 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (holding that claims directed to “a new and useful laboratory technique for preserving hepato-cytes,” a type of liver cell, were not abstract); see also Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175, 177, 101 S.Ct. 1048, 67 L.Ed.2d 155 (1981) (holding that claims for a method to calculate the optimal cure time for rubber were not abstract).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 827 F.3d 1042, 1045, 1050
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that claims directed to "a new and useful laboratory technique for preserving hepato-cytes," a type of liver cell, were not abstract
citation_b.sentence: Thales Visionix Inc. v. United States, 850 F.3d 1343, 1349 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (holding that “claims directed to a new and useful technique for using sensors to more efficiently track an object on a moving platform” were not abstract); Rapid Litigation Management Ltd. v. CellzDirect, Inc., 827 F.3d 1042, 1045, 1050 (Fed. Cir. 2016) (holding that claims directed to “a new and useful laboratory technique for preserving hepato-cytes,” a type of liver cell, were not abstract); see also Diamond v. Diehr, 450 U.S. 175, 177, 101 S.Ct. 1048, 67 L.Ed.2d 155 (1981) (holding that claims for a method to calculate the optimal cure time for rubber were not abstract).