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Ultramercial, Inc. v. WildTangent, Inc.

  1. May 26, 2015

    Ultramercial Asks High Court To Clarify Alice Ruling

    Ultramercial Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision that invalidated its online advertising patent as an abstract idea, saying the case represents an opportunity for the high court to bring much-needed clarity to its landmark Alice decision.

  2. February 20, 2015

    Fed. Circ. Nixes Ultramercial's Bid To Review Reach Of Alice

    The Federal Circuit on Friday rejected Ultramercial Inc.'s request that the full court review a decision invalidating its online advertising patent as an abstract idea, which Ultramercial said would have given the court a chance to clarify the reach of the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision.

  3. January 15, 2015

    Ultramercial Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Review Reach Of Alice

    Ultramercial Inc. asked the full Federal Circuit on Wednesday to review a decision that invalidated its online advertising patent for claiming nothing more than an abstract idea, saying that the ruling conflicts with the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice ruling and threatens scores of computer-related patents.

  4. November 14, 2014

    Fed. Circ. Ad Patent Ruling Will Spur Early Alice Attacks

    The Federal Circuit's decision Friday invalidating Ultramercial LLC's online advertising patent for claiming an abstract idea confirms that the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice Corp. decision puts computer-related patents at risk and will encourage defendants to attack the validity of such patents early in litigation, attorneys say.

  5. November 14, 2014

    Fed. Circ. Kills Ultramercial Online-Ad Patent As Abstract

    The Federal Circuit on Friday invalidated Ultramercial LLC's patent on a method of viewing ads in order to access online content, finding that it claimed nothing more than an abstract idea in a long-running case that has twice been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. September 12, 2014

    WildTangent Bashes Ultramercial's Ad Patent At Fed. Circ.

    Game company WildTangent Inc. fired back at Ultramercial LLC on Thursday in their Federal Circuit dispute over an online advertising patent, claiming that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision barring patents on computer-implemented abstract ideas dooms Ultramercial's claimed invention.

  7. September 10, 2014

    Alice Doesn't Kill Online Ad Patent, Fed Circ. Hears

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Alice Corp. decision, which bars patents on computer-implemented abstract ideas, does not invalidate an online advertising patent owned by Ultramercial Inc., the company told the Federal Circuit on Tuesday as it seeks a third ruling by the panel validating its patent.

  8. September 03, 2014

    Alice Kills Thousands Of Software Patents, Fed. Circ. Told

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Alice Corp. decision means that thousands of software patents that claim abstract ideas must be found invalid, including an online advertising patent owned by Ultramercial Inc., the Electronic Frontier Foundation has told the Federal Circuit.

  9. August 28, 2014

    WildTangent Says Alice Ruling Dooms Ultramercial Ad Patent

    The U.S. Supreme Court's Alice Corp. ruling barring patents on computer-implemented abstract ideas means that Ultramercial Inc.'s patent on online advertising technology is invalid, accused infringer WildTangent Inc. told the Federal Circuit on Wednesday.

  10. July 28, 2014

    Patent Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2014

    Closely watched patent cases for the rest of the year will include the U.S. Supreme Court taking a long-awaited look at claim construction and the Federal Circuit grappling with how to apply recent high court rulings on issues like patent-eligibility and indefiniteness. Here are the cases that IP attorneys should be keeping track of for the rest of 2014.

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