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

E.D. Tex.

First-Class Monitoring, LLC v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc., No. 2:19-cv-00106 (E.D. Tex. July 22, 2019)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:19-cv-00106, Dkt. No. 29
Decided
July 22, 2019
Judge
William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge (sitting by designation)
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Length
27 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is UPS’s motion to dismiss the complaint based on patent ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dkt. No. 19. Following briefing and oral argument before the Court on July 10, 2019, the Court GRANTS the motion. BACKGROUND Plaintiff FCM is the assignee and owner of U.S. Patent No.