The shift is the result of a big ruling made by the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which on Tuesday upheld Raymond E.

这一转变源于美国联邦巡回上诉法院周二作出的一个判决，该判决认定Raymond E.

A separate ruling by the Federal Circuit in December raised the stakes in such cases, potentially exposing product makers to huge liabilities.

12月时联邦巡回上诉法院所作的另一个判决提升了此类案件的风险，它可能会令生产商负上巨大的法律责任。

That is, ruled the Federal Circuit, the method 1) wasn’t sufficiently tied to a machine and 2) failed to transform an article from one state to another.

即，联邦巡回上诉法院判决，该方法1）未与一台机器有足够的联系，及2）未能把一个物体从一种状态转换为另一种状态。