Justices Skip Software Co.’s Patent Eligibility Row

Law360 (June 13, 2022, 5:27 PM EDT) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday quietly rejected yet another petition that attempted to staple a patent eligibility loss to the widely watched American Axle case. The bad news came for a small software company called Ameranth, notable for filing more than 40 suits in federal courts around …

Ameranth, Inc. v. ChowNow, Inc.

Lowenstein successfully represented ChowNow in the case. The Hon. Roger Thomas Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California found that  ChowNow properly removed a patent dispute case, originally filed against it in California state court by Ameranth, Inc., to the Southern District of California. Finding that the court had federal …

District Court Thwarts $100 Million Damages Award, Finding Litigation Conduct Exceptional

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently ended a long, drawn-out patent infringement battle dealing with menu patents, which saw action in front of a jury, at the district court, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), at the Federal Circuit, and even an unsuccessful petition to the Supreme Court. The resolution: …

How to Fight–and Win–Against Patent Trolls

Most entrepreneurs think of patent trolls as parasites who obtain questionable patents to extort money from legitimate businesses. The trolls call themselves “patent-assertion entities” that help innovators get paid for their ideas. Whatever your definition, trolls haven’t gone away, despite being reined in by the Supreme Court. Omaha, Nebraska-based startup MyVitalz provides remote patient moni­toring via Bluetooth devices and a …

Domino’s Eyes $2.6M Fees Over ‘Baseless’ Menu Patent Suit

Domino’s Pizza has told a California federal court that it is entitled to fees after beating an infringement suit lodged by the owner of several online menu patents, featuring destroyed evidence, lies from the company’s president and “baseless” allegations. more