Bye Bye Blackbird

Cloudflare has successfully defended itself against a patent troll, Blackbird Technologies, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The court ruled that Blackbird's patent was too abstract to be considered patentable subject matter under Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act. This means that not only can the case against Cloudflare not continue, but also that the patent is invalid and cannot be used by Blackbird in future lawsuits. The decision reinforces Cloudflare's stance on the behavior of patent trolls and their tactics.