Kroy IP Holdings, LLC v. Safeway, Inc.,, No. 2:12-cv-00800 (E.D. Tex. May 29, 2015)

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In this patent infringement action, defe ndant Safeway, Inc., has moved for summary judgment of invalidity on the ground that the asse rted claims of Kroy’s pa tent are directed to ineligible subject matter. Dkt. No. 140. The Court GRANTS the motion. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Kroy IP Holdings, LLC, is the re cord owner of U.S. Patent No. 7,054,830 (“the ’830 patent”), which relates to a method and system for providing incentive award programs over a computer network.