Creative Internet Advertising Corporation v. Yahoo! Inc et al, No. 6:07-cv-00354 (E.D. Tex. July 30, 2009)

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This opinion contains the Court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law conc erning the Defendant’s request for relief based on laches. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s request1 for relief based on laches is DENIED. BACKGROUND United States Patent 6,205,432 (“the ‘432 Patent”) was filed on N ovember 16, 1998, and issued on March 20, 2001. It is owned by Creative Internet Concepts, LLC (“CIC”), which granted an exclusive lice nse to the plaintiff in this case, Creative Internet A dvertising Corporation (“Creative”), to enforce the ‘432 Patent.