Affinity Content Distribution Scheme – Abstract Idea

Affinity Labs v. DirecTV (Fed. Cir. 2016) The Federal Circuit here affirms that Affinity’s challenged claims invalid as directed to an abstract idea.  when “stripped of excess claim verbiage”, Claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 7,970,379 “is directed to a broadcast system in which a cellular telephone located outside the range of a regional broadcaster (1) requests and receives […]