On October 13, 2020, Cybergenetics Corp. (Cybergenetics) filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) from the decision of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, in Cybergenetics Corp. v. Institute of Environmental Science and Research et al., No. 5:19-cv-01197-SL, holding the patent claims asserted by Cybergenetics invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and granting defendant’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Cybergenetics’ brief on appeal is due December 28, 2020.
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