A Delaware federal judge dismissed a fraudulent inducement claim in a dispute over social media account control, leaving a franchise buyer with only a breach of contract case against the sellers of its yogurt chain.
U SWIRL, LLC, Plaintiff, v. U-SWIRL INTERNATIONAL, INC., and ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, INC., Defendants.
A Delaware federal court denied a motion to dismiss, ruling that Intellectual Ventures I LLC’s targeted licensing demands and pattern of litigation against financial institutions sufficiently alleged a justiciable controversy with...
Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. Ubiquiti, Inc.
A Delaware federal judge ruled that IV's targeted licensing campaign and string of lawsuits against banks and insurers gave Assurant enough of a legal threat to file a preemptive declaratory judgment action.
Assurant, Inc. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al
A Delaware federal judge wiped out the last surviving claim of a reactive targeted advertising patent after finding it covered nothing more than the age-old practice of tailoring a pitch to a particular customer.
B.E. Technology, L.L.C. v. Google LLC
A federal judge in Delaware granted Google summary judgment on patent-eligibility grounds, holding that the sole remaining claim in B.E. Technology's infringement suit is directed to an abstract idea and contains no inventive concept...
B.E. Technology, L.L.C. v. Google LLC