Personalized Media Communications, LLC v. Google LLC

  1. March 04, 2020

    EDTX Told Servers 'Consent' To Google Control In Venue Row

    A patent-holding company suing Google and Netflix for infringement in the Eastern District of Texas stood by its argument that servers are agents of the companies that can be used to establish venue, arguing the machines don't need to be sentient to consent to serving as agents.

  2. February 25, 2020

    Google Weighs In On Whether Servers Are 'Agents' For Venue

    Google has hit back at arguments that its servers qualify as agents in the Eastern District of Texas for patent venue purposes, saying that the "technological and legal future has not yet arrived" to the point where machines can consent to being controlled as agents.

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