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

E.D. Tex.

Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Bitco General Insurance Corporation f/k/a Bituminous Casualty..., No. 6:18-cv-00298 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 24, 2019)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:18-cv-00298, Dkt. No. 236
Decided
January 24, 2019
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. Defendants Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (Dkt. No. 178), having been converted to a motion for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 198), is DENIED
Length
16 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants’ Rule 12(c) Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings that Claim 14 of U.S. Patent No. 7,516,177 is Patent-Ineligible Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 178.1) Having considered the same, and for the reasons set forth herein, the Court finds that the Motion should be and hereby is DENIED. 1 Unless otherwise indicated, all docket cita tions herein refer to documents filed in Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Bitco Gen. Ins Corp., Civ. No. 6:18-cv-298 (E.D. Tex.). 2 I.