A PTY Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-cv-00156

Court:

Texas Western

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Robert Pitman

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Sectors & Industries:

  1. February 29, 2016

    Facebook, Google Win Bid To Nix Email Patent Suits

    Patent infringement lawsuits against Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and other tech giants were thrown out Monday, after a federal judge in Texas ruled the asserted email patent was invalid because it was directed to an abstract idea.

  2. October 09, 2015

    Google, Facebook Lose Bid To Toss Email Patent Suit

    Google, Facebook and Amazon on Thursday lost attempts to toss an Australian company's suit claiming the companies are infringing a long-standing email patent, when a Texas federal judge found that a dismissal before a claims construction hearing would be premature.

  3. February 24, 2015

    Google, Facebook, Amazon Copied Email Method, Suit Says

    An Australian company on Monday sued Google Inc., Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and others in Texas federal court Monday, alleging the companies infringe patented technology that allows users to send emails using descriptive terms instead of email addresses.

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