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APPLE INC. v. ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC. [OPINION]- PRECEDENTIAL - Before Hughes, Mayer and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: Notice letters and related...more
BECAUSE DELAWARE WAS AN IMPROPER VENUE FOR DEFENDANT MYLAN, AND DEFENDANT 3M DEMONSTRATED THAT VARIOUS FACTORS WEIGHED IN FAVOR OF A TRANSFER, THE CASE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. Case...more
THE COURT GRANTED PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO DISMISS DEFENDANT’S ANTITRUST AND PATENT MISUSE COUNTERCLAIMS AND RELATED AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES. Case Name: Duke Univ. v. Akorn, Inc., Civ. No. 3:18-cv-14035-BRM-TJB, 2019 U.S. Dist....more
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S, et al., Civil Action No. 18-1949-LPS-CJB (D.Del. September 19, 2019) the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss in...more
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S et al., Civil Action No. 17-1646-LPS-CJB (D.Del. September 7, 2018) and Align Technology, Inc. v. 3Shape A/S et al.,...more
On March 1, 2018, United States District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer (S.D.N.Y.) granted defendants’—Charter Communications, Inc. and Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC (together, “Charter”)—motion to dismiss a patent...more
Judge Allison Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts recently issued a decision that provides much-needed insight into pleading standards in patent cases. With the demise of Form 18 of the Federal Rules of Civil...more
Burke, M. J. Defendants’ partial motion to dismiss claims for indirect and willful infringement is granted. The disputed technology relates to a method and apparatus for controlling and manipulating a virtual environment...more
On July 28, 2016, District Judge Denise Cote (S.D.N.Y.) granted defendants AlphaCap Ventures, LLC’s, a non-practicing entity, and Richard Juarez’s (collectively, “AlphaCap”) motion to dismiss plaintiff Gust, Inc.’s (“Gust”)...more
Robinson, J. Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss count III of counterclaim is granted. Count III alleges breach of a nondisclosure agreement....more
Plaintiff acquired the patents-in-suit by way of a purchase agreement, and then granted certain rights back to the seller Boeing. Boeing retained the right to sue within its field of use as well as the right to practice the...more
Defendant claims allegations of willful infringement fail to state a claim in that specific facts are lacking. Plaintiff’s allegations upon “information and belief” are found to be sufficient. The complaint alleges facts...more
The patent-in-suit is titled "Method and System for Operating Applications for Remote Terminal Devices." Defendant challenged the patentability of the patent-in-suit pursuant to section 101 and Alice. ...more
Case Name: Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. Apotex, Inc., Civil Action No. 14-2250 (MLC), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7555 (D.N.J. Jan 22, 2016) (Cooper, J.)... Drug Product and Patent(s)-in-Suit: Vascepa® (icosapent ethyl); U.S....more
Stark, C. J. Court adopts magistrates Report and recommendation and denies defendants’ motion to dismiss pre-suit induced infringement claims. Defendants’ knowledge of the patent-in-suit may be inferred from their...more
Defendants contend that the report erred in finding that the factual allegations provided a plausible basis for inferring induced infringement because it incorrectly concluded that defendants had actual knowledge of the...more
Improved Search LLC v. AOL Inc., C.A. No. 15-262 - SLR, March 22, 2016 - Robinson, J. Defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) is denied. The disputed technology relates to translation of query and...more
The patent-in-suit patent claims treatment for lung cancer by using antibodies. Defendants claim that the patent-in-suit offers an administering step akin to the administering step found not to be patent eligible in Mayo....more
Fallon, M. J. Report and recommendation recommending that defendants’ partial motion to dismiss willful infringement claims and claims for pre-complaint inducement and contributory infringement be granted....more
Burke, M.J. Magistrate recommends that defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim based upon section 101 unpatentable subject matter be granted in part and denied in part. Briefing was completed on March 2,...more
Plaintiff is a Delaware corporation that sells its products in various states but it is not its “home turf.” There is litigation between the parties ongoing in Utah. Since defendant sold accused products in Delaware, it may...more
Defendant claims the patent-in-suit claims ineligible subject matter and is therefore invalid under § 101. The invention uses computer technology for promotional gaming methods. Applying the 2-step Alice step, The court...more
Plaintiff asserts jurisdiction under the stream-of-commerce theory. Defendants shipped approximately 2% of the accused products from their Indiana manufacturing facility to two customer distribution facilities in Delaware. ...more
Nunc Pro Tunc Assignments Insufficient To Confer Retroactive Standing - In ALPS SOUTH, LLC v. OHIO WILLOW WOOD CO., Appeal Nos. 2013-1452, 2013-1488, 2014-1147, and 2014-1426, the Federal Circuit reversed the denial of a...more