Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Voxathon LLC v. Alpine Electronics of America, Inc., No. 2:15-cv-00562 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 21, 2016)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:15-cv-00562, Dkt. No. 147
Decided
January 21, 2016
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Order
Length
9 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court are multip le Rule 12(b)(6) Motions to Dismiss under 35 U.S.C. § 101 in Case No. 2:15-cv-562. (Dkt. Nos. 16, 28.) Fo r the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motions and finds that the challenged claim of the patent-in-suit is ineligible for patent protection on the ground that it is directed to unpatentable subject matter. BACKGROUND In April 2015, Plaintiff Voxathon LLC (“Voxa thon”) filed actions against each of the Defendants1 asserting infringement of at least claim 1 of U. S. Patent No.