Land Rover's Patented "Terrain Response Technology" Found Patent Eligible -
In 2016, Bentley Motors Ltd. and Bentley Motors, Inc. launched their first SUV, the Bentayga, which is a direct competitor to Jaguar Land Rover...more
Patent Claims for Digital Camera Are Not Patent Eligible -
In two related actions in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California brought by Yanbin Yu and Zhongxuan Zhang (patentee), Apple Inc. and...more
Court Grants Exceptional Case/Attorney Fees When Software Patent Has Invalid Claims under § 101 -
In the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, motions for an exceptional case and attorneys' fees were granted on...more
Web Page Creation Patents Found to Be Directed to Patent Eligible Subject Matter -
Two related patent cases Express Mobile, Inc. v. Code and Theory LLC and Express Mobile, Inc. v. Pantheon Systems Inc. within the U.S....more
In the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a patent directed to electronic gift card distribution was found to be directed to patent-ineligible subject matter....more
Video Game Patent Found to be Patent Eligible -
In the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, Plaintiff (Blackbird) sued Defendant (Niantic) alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,802,127. Niantic filed the...more
Signal Processing Claims Found to be Patent Eligible -
In the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Hybrid Audio, LLC sued Visual Land, Inc. for patent infringement with respect to audio signal...more
Slot Machine Patent Invalidated As Being Directed to Ineligible Subject Matter -
Konami sued High 5 Games for patent infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,096,869; 8,366,540; 8,662,810; and 8,616,955. The '869 patent, which...more
Fair Use and Social Media Sites like BuzzFeed -
Fair use, an evolving doctrine and a very popular fallback for those on the Internet, has continued to be “the most troublesome in the whole law of copyright.” Its goal has...more
Video Doorbell Patent Found to Be Patent Eligible -
Plaintiff Eyetalk365, LLC sued Defendant Zmodo Technology Corp. for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,432,638, entitled "Communication and Monitoring System," which issued...more
Patent claims serve to provide notice as to the scope of an invention described in a patent. The claims can be directed to various statutory types, such as an apparatus, article, composition, method, system, or any other...more
Plaintiff Image Processing Technologies, LLC ("IPT") filed suit against Samsung in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division), alleging infringement of three patents, including U.S. Patent...more
Interpreting Real-Time Sensory Data from Electrical System Found to Be Abstract Idea and Patent Ineligible -
Power Analytics Corp. sued Operation Technology in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...more
In the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Dialware Communications sued Hasbro, Inc. alleging that Hasbro's Furby toys infringe on five patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,183,929 (the "'929 Patent"),...more
Message Publishing Patents Found Invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 -
In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court held all asserted claims of five U.S. patents to be invalid under 35...more
Method for Processing Images from 3D Camera System Found Invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 -
It is well-known law today that under 35 U.S.C. § 101, a patent claim that recites a solution to a problem but not the means of...more
Patent Directed to System for Remote Mirroring of Digital Data Found Invalid under Section 101 -
Intellectual Ventures brought a patent-infringement suit against Symantec Corpo. and Veritas Technologies asserting that...more
Software Patent Directed to Pairing Activity Trackers to a Device Considered Patent-Eligible -
In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division), Fitbit, Inc., sued Aliphcom (d/b/a...more
Personal Jurisdiction Exists Due to Warning Letters and Prior Litigations in Forum -
Establishing personal jurisdiction in the United States over a company operating in a foreign country can be difficult. How does a...more
Business Method / Software Patent Invalidated for Claiming Ineligible Subject Matter -
In the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Integrated Technological Systems, Inc. (ITS) sued First Internet Bank...more
Method for Manufacturing Product (Dental Crown) Found to be Patent Eligible -
Zircore sued Straumann Manufacturing for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall Division)...more
File-Searching Software Patent Found to be Patent Eligible -
Speedtrack sued Amazon for patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,544,360 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. ...more
Computer-Related Data Security Patents Found to Recite Patent Eligible Subject Matter -
Spex sued Apricorn for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 6,088,802 and 6,003,135 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of...more
Plaintiff CG Technology Development, LLC sued Defendants Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, PLC in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada for infringement of various patents via operation of various online casino...more
Intellectual Ventures I LLC ("IV") sued Symantec Corp. and Trend Micro (defendants) for infringement of various claims of three U.S. Patents (Nos. 6,460,050; 6,073,142; and 5,987,610). The District Court held the asserted...more
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