IP Hot Topic: Incident to the Very Nature of Machine Learning – Federal Circuit Says Training Data Alone Won’t Rescue AI Patent Claims

July 11, 2026

On July 7, 2026, the Federal Circuit affirmed summary judgment that claims of two machine learning patents covering orthodontic image analysis are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dental Monitoring SAS v. Align Technology, Inc., No. 2024-2270 (Fed. Cir. July 7, 2026) (nonprecedential)….
By: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

IP Hot Topic: Incident to the Very Nature of Machine Learning – Federal Circuit Says Training Data Alone Won’t Rescue AI Patent Claims

IP Hot Topic: Incident to the Very Nature of Machine Learning – Federal Circuit Says Training Data Alone Won’t Rescue AI Patent Claims

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