Vaporstream Inc v. Snap Inc

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-00220

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Marilyn L. Huff

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  1. February 28, 2018

    Judge Won't Let Snapchat Out Of Vaporstream Patent Row

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant Snapchat's bid for an early exit from Vaporstream's patent infringement suit over methods to reduce the traceability of electronic messages, saying that competing expert testimony from both parties created a dispute of facts under the two-step Alice analysis of patent eligibility.

  2. May 15, 2017

    Snapchat Says Vaporstream's Message Patents Not Inventive

    Snapchat urged a California federal judge Monday to toss Vaporstream's patent infringement suit, saying the confidential communication company's patents for "reducing traceability" of an electronic message are invalid under Alice because they cover an abstract idea on a generic computer without adding anything inventive.

  3. February 23, 2017

    Snapchat Says Vaporstream's Patents Are Blocked By Alice

    Snapchat urged a California federal judge Wednesday to toss confidential messaging company Vaporstream's patent infringement suit against the soon-to-be-public social media heavyweight, arguing all nine patents asserted by Vaporstream are exactly the sort of generic inventions deemed invalid under the Supreme Court's Alice decision.

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