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Enfish LLC v. Microsoft Corporation et al

  1. March 23, 2017

    Enfish, Microsoft End Patent Row After Fed. Circ. Revival

    The software patent dispute between Enfish LLC and Microsoft Corp. that led to a widely cited Federal Circuit decision overturning invalidity findings under Alice reached a quiet end in California federal court on Thursday when a judge dismissed the case citing an undisclosed deal.

  2. January 12, 2017

    Enfish Can't Add Patent Claims In Microsoft Row

    A California federal judge on Wednesday allowed Enfish LLC to update its existing claims that Microsoft Corp. infringed two database technology patents, but declined to allow the patent owner to tack on new claims against the software giant.

  3. November 04, 2014

    Enfish's IP Claims Against Microsoft Declared Unpatentable

    A California federal judge on Monday tossed Enfish LLC's patent infringement suit against Microsoft Corp. over the tech giant's .NET Framework software, ruling that Enfish's claims are abstract ideas implemented using a computer and thus unpatentable under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling.

  4. September 25, 2014

    Alice Doesn't Kill Patents In Microsoft IP Row, Judge Told

    Enfish LLC told a California federal judge Wednesday to ignore Microsoft Corp.'s bid for judgment on the remaining claims in a software patent suit against it, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Alice ruling does not render Enfish's patents invalid.

  5. September 08, 2014

    Microsoft Wants Enfish Suit Nixed After Alice Ruling

    Microsoft Corp. on Friday urged a California federal judge to rule in its favor on the remaining claims in a software patent suit against it, arguing that a recent Supreme Court decision renders its opponent's patents invalid.

  6. April 01, 2014

    Microsoft Infringement Suit Over .NET Patents Trimmed

    A California federal judge on Monday trimmed Enfish LLC's patent infringement suit against Microsoft Corp. over the tech giant's .NET Framework software, ruling parts of an Enfish patent were invalid because they described a single claim using functional language.

  7. February 13, 2014

    Microsoft Wants Patent Suit Over .NET Framework Tossed

    Microsoft Corp. urged a California federal judge on Thursday to throw out software company Enfish LLC's lawsuit alleging Microsoft's .NET Framework software infringes two Enfish patents, saying the patents are invalid and the functionality in dispute was found in Microsoft's Excel before the patents were issued.