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E.D. Tex.

AdvanceMe Inc v. RapidPay LLC, No. 6:05-cv-00424 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 14, 2007)

Denied
Invalidity (§ 102/§ 103) Infringement Summary Judgment
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:05-cv-00424, Dkt. No. 341
Decided
August 14, 2007
Judge
Leonard Davis, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER finding the '281 patent is invalid as anticipated and obvious. AdvanceMe takes nothing from Reach and MMT, and Reach and MMT are entitled to their costs as the prevailing parties. The Court will issue a final ju…
Length
54 pages

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Plaintiff AdvanceMe, Inc. (“AdvanceMe”) filed suit against Defendants RapidPay, LLC, Business Capital Corporation, First Funds, LLC, Merchant Money Tree, Inc. (“MMT”), Reach Financial, LLC (“Reach”) and Fast Transact, Inc. d/b/a Simple Cash alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,941,281 (“the ‘281 patent”). Only Reach and MMT(“Defendants”) still remain in the case. The matter came for trial on the merits without a jury and was taken under submission.

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