United States: Patent Claims Directed To Oil-And-Gas Drilling Systems Upheld As Patent Eligible - Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A court in the District of Colorado recently denied dismissal of patent infringement claims, holding that the asserted claims directed to plunger lift systems for cultivating natural gas from an oil-and-gas well are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101.