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

E.D. Tex.

Global Equity Management (S.A.) Pty. Ltd. v. eBay, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-00098 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 24, 2017)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:16-cv-00098, Dkt. No. 50
Decided
March 24, 2017
Judge
Roy S. Payne, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court are the Alibaba, Nimbus, and eBay defendants’ motions to dismiss , or alternatively, to transfer the patent infringement actions filed by Plaintiff Global Equity Management (SA) Pty. Ltd. (“GEMSA”) to the Northern District of California.1 The Court held a hearing on March 13, 2017. For the following reasons, defendants’ motions are GRANTED. 1 See motions filed by Alibaba.com, Inc. and Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited (“Alibaba Singapore”), Case No. 2:15- cv-01702, Dkt. No. 16 (“Alibaba.com Br.”); see also id. Dkt. No.