CEATS, Inc. v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

  1. April 26, 2013

    Online Ticketing Patent Obvious, Fed. Circ. Finds

    The Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a trial court's judgment against online ticket company CEATS Inc., which sued a spate of airlines and entertainment companies including Ticketmaster LLC for allegedly infringing a patent for selling seats online, ruling that a jury correctly determined the patent was obvious.

  2. March 20, 2013

    IP Co. Blames Loss On Mediator's Link To Fish & Richardson

    Patent-holding company CEATS Inc. said Wednesday that a Texas federal court judgment invalidating its patents covering technology to sell ticketed seats online should be nixed following revelations the court-appointed mediator failed to disclose his friendship with a partner at the defendants' law firm Fish & Richardson PC.

  3. August 13, 2012

    Live Nation, Airliners Preserve Win In Seating Patent Feud

    A Texas federal judge on Friday blocked a move by patent holding company CEATS Inc. to toss a jury's verdict finding that its patents covering technology for selling ticketed seats online are invalid, reaffirming a win by Live Nation Entertainment Inc., JetBlue Airways Corp. and others.

  4. March 22, 2012

    Jury Clears Live Nation, United In Seating Patent Row

    A Texas federal jury has found that Live Nation Entertainment Inc., United Air Lines Inc. and a slew of other ticket vendors and airlines didn't infringe a patent-holding company's technology for selling plane tickets online because the patents are invalid, attorneys said Thursday.

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