Patent Infringement Suit Filed by Agis Dismissed as Lyft Pick up Locations Not Place for Business
shot by IP News Shots / 8:28 pm on 15 November, 2021
Magistrate Judge Roy Payne in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas stated that the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Agis Software Development LLC against Lyft Inc. should be dismissed. The judge found that the pickup locations of Lyft are not for business. Also, the ride-share app cannot be sued there as the vehicles of Lyft drivers and Lyft maintenance vehicles were not places of business.
Industry: Software, Transportation | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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SecurityPoint to Receive USD 103 Million from U.S. Government in Royalties
shot by IP News Shots / 3:01 pm on 26 October, 2021
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has announced that the U.S. Government is liable to pay USD 103 million to SecurityPoint Holdings, Inc. SecurityPoint accused Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the use of SecurityPoint’s patented technology for handling trays at airport security checkpoints without the payment of compensation. The Federal Claims Court rejected the government’s claims, and awarded USD 103 million royalties to SecurityPoint.
Industry: Transportation | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Lyft’s Patent Non-Infringement Suit Allowed to Survive
shot by IP News Shots / 6:15 pm on 09 September, 2021
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has allowed a patent non-infringement lawsuit by Lyft Inc. to survive a bid for dismissal by patent owner Quartz Auto Technologies LLC. The court refused to accept an argument by Quartz which asserted lack of personal jurisdiction of the court on the patent owner, citing it as a reason to dismiss the case.
Industry: Automobiles, Transportation | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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WDTX Court Moves Patent Case against Lyft Following Reprimand by the CAFC
shot by IP News Shots / 6:36 pm on 03 September, 2021
The US District Court for the Western District of Texas has transferred a patent infringement case against Lyft Inc. after the federal judge was reprimanded by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). The appellate told the lower court that by not transferring the case, brought by Ikorongo Technology LLC, it has allowed for venue manipulation to take place. Following the statement by the CAFC, the WDTX court green signalled the transfer of the case to the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Industry: Transportation | News Category: Litigations | Type of IP: Patent
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Lyft Appeals Rejection of Motion for Dismissal of Patent Case
shot by IP News Shots / 6:11 pm on 29 July, 2021
Lyft, Inc. has appealed against a magistrate’s recommendation to reject a motion for dismissal in a patent infringement case at the US District Court for the District of Delaware. The magistrate recommended that the vehicle identification patent in suit which Lyft is accused of infringing on by RideShare Displays Inc. is not proved to be invalid. While the motion for dismissal was rejected, Lyft is allowed to raise the patent eligibility question during the summary judgement.
Industry: Transportation | News Category: Litigations
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Lyft’s Motion for Dismissal of Patent Case Declined on Recommendation by Magistrate
shot by IP News Shots / 5:49 pm on 14 July, 2021
A motion for the dismissal of a patent infringement case against Lyft Inc. has been declined by the US District Court for the District of Delaware. On recommendation by the court’s magistrate, the petition has been dismissed as it was found that the vehicle identification patent asserted by the plaintiff Rideshare Displays Inc. did not seem abstract as argued by Lyft.
Industry: Transportation | News Category: Litigations
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