2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Directv, LLC.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC v. Directv, LLC Anchor | green | “the 'abstract idea' step of the inquiry calls upon us to look at the 'focus of the claimed advance over the prior art' to determine if the claim's 'character as a whole' is directed to excluded subject matter.” | 9 |
| 2 | Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation | green | “e are not persuaded that the invention's ability to run on a general-purpose computer dooms the claims.” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.