Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

  1. March 19, 2024

    Amazon Prevails In University's Patent Suit Over Alexa

    A New York federal judge has cleared Amazon in a case where a research university said its language processing patent was being infringed by the company's Alexa devices.

  2. September 15, 2023

    Amazon Again Can't Escape Patent Suit Over Alexa

    Amazon.com Inc. must face a research university's lawsuit claiming that Alexa infringes its patent, a New York federal judge ruled Friday in an order that said the institute did not give up its right to control subleasing despite granting a third party the exclusive right to license one of its patents.

  3. April 28, 2020

    Amazon Can't Escape University's Patent Suit Over Alexa

    Amazon must face a research university's patent lawsuit over the Alexa device after a New York federal judge rejected its argument that the university's co-plaintiff was not the exclusive licensee of the patent and therefore lacked standing to sue.

  4. May 10, 2018

    Amazon's Alexa Infringed Language Tech Patent, Suit Says

    A research university has sued Amazon in New York federal court for allegedly infringing its patented language processing technology with its Alexa and Echo products, which use "search and learn" technology to process conversational speech patterns and improve the devices' understanding of future voice commands.

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