Law360, New York (November 01, 2010, 3:24 PM ET) -- Starbucks Corp., Macy's Inc. and a host of other retailer defendants have failed to nix a lawsuit accusing them of deliberately infringing a patent that covers a method for processing debit transactions with a counter-top terminal.
Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri rejected the retailers' motions to dismiss Friday, ruling that patent-holding company Card Activation Technologies Inc. had included just enough detail in its complaint to explain its allegations.
In separate motions to dismiss, the retailers...
Starbucks, Others Can't Shake Debit Card Patent Suit
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