Science Application International Corp. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2018)

U.S. Government Fails in Attempt to Invalidate U.S. Patents under § 101 By Joseph Herndon — In a bit of an ironic outcome, the U.S. government was unsuccessful in invalidating U.S. patents under § 101. It seems odd that the government issued the patents on the one hand, and later, tried to invalidate them. Plaintiff, Science Applications International Corp. ("SAIC"), claimed that the U.S. government infringed four patents by entering into contracts with plaintiff's competitors for the procurement of specialized heads up displays ("HUD") and night vision goggles that allegedly use SAIC's patented technology. Defendant, the United States, moved to…Original Article