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E.D. Tex.

Torus Ventures LLC v. Dallas Capital Bank, N.A. This is a consolidated Member case. Docketing is..., No. 2:24-cv-00570 (E.D. Tex. June 30, 2025)

Granted
Motion to Dismiss § 101 Eligibility
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00570, Dkt. No. 14
Decided
June 30, 2025
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re Dallas Capitals Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. No. 51) is GRANTED for the reasons stated herein. As a result, Claim 1 of the 844 Patent is held to be ineligible for patent protection. Torus Ventures FAC is DISMISSED…
Length
21 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is the Rule 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (the “Motion”) filed by Defendant Dallas Capital Bank, N.A. ( “Dallas Capital”). (Dkt. No. 51.) In the Motion, Dallas Capital asks the Court to dismiss Plaintiff Torus Ventures LLC’s (“Torus Ventures”) First Amended Complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) on the grounds that the asserted patent is directed to an abstract idea and does not include an inventive concept beyond that idea, making it ineligible for patentability under 35 U.S.C. § 101.

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