As we noted recently, Chief Judge Stark has a practice of holding "§ 101 days," in which he hears oral argument on a number of § 101 motions all at once, each from a different case. He typically issues decisions from the bench regarding each motion—which is always exciting—and follows up later with a written decision.
At first it seemed that § 101 days tended to be fatal for the patents involved, but more recent hearings have shown otherwise.
On Friday, Chief Judge Stark posted the schedule and public access information for his next § 101 day, set …