Utto Inc. v. Metrotech Corp., No. 23-1435 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2024)

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UTTO INC. v. METROTECH CORP. 2 UTTO Inc. owns U.S. Patent No. 9,086,441, which describes and claims methods for detecting and identifying what the patent calls “ buried assets, ” referring to underground utility lines. UTTO sued Metrotech Corp., alleging infringement of the patent and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage under California law. The district court dismissed both counts of the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted.