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Weisner v. Google LLC

  1. February 26, 2026

    Google Prevails As Judge Tosses Weisner Patent Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday dismissed a case brought by the owner of a location tracking patent accusing Google of infringement after ruling that the owner had abandoned his patent application for a time and then deceived the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office into believing the abandonment was unintentional.

  2. January 16, 2026

    Judge Won't Toss Google Patent Suit After Hearing No-Show

    A Manhattan federal judge has said he wasn't going to take a magistrate judge's recommendation to toss a patent infringement suit against Google due to the plaintiff defying court orders and skipping a bench trial, saying missing the trial did not amount to "failing to prosecute" the case in a manner that would warrant dismissal.

  3. November 21, 2025

    NY Judge Says Patent Suit Against Google Should Be Tossed

    A New York federal magistrate judge recommended Friday that a location-tracking patent infringement suit against Google be dismissed after the patent owner defied a court order to appear at a bench trial on affirmative defenses last month, saying his insistence he'd complied with all court orders was "bewildering, to say the least."

  4. October 21, 2025

    Risking Sanctions, Patent Owner Skips Google Bench Trial

    A location tracking patent owner did not show up for a bench trial on Google's equitable defenses to his infringement claims Tuesday, despite a New York federal court order saying he could be sanctioned if he did not make an appearance.

  5. October 15, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Halt Magistrate Trial In Google Patent Case

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied a request from a location tracking patent owner to prevent a magistrate judge from holding a bench trial on Google's equitable defenses to his infringement claims, saying the patent owner had not shown that proceeding with the case and filing an appeal after a judgment would be inadequate.

  6. October 02, 2025

    Judge Sets Google IP Bench Trial For Magistrate

    A Manhattan federal judge ruled that a magistrate judge can preside over a bench trial on Google's equitable defenses to infringement claims, rejecting an argument from the owner of location tracking patents that said the referral was unconstitutional. 

  7. September 30, 2025

    Patent Owner Wants District Judge To Oversee Google IP Trial

    The owner of a location tracking patent on Tuesday told the Manhattan federal court that he opposes having a magistrate judge conduct a bench trial on Google's equitable defenses to his infringement claims, saying he would invoke his Seventh Amendment rights unless the trial is heard by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein.

  8. April 30, 2025

    Google's Sanctions Bid In Patent Case Rejected By Judge

    A New York federal judge has shot down Google's bid for sanctions of a location tracking patent owner in litigation accusing the search engine giant of infringement, calling the request "unnecessary."

  9. July 28, 2021

    Google Gets Location Tracking IP Suit Tossed Under Alice

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday granted Google's motion to dismiss an infringement suit an inventor lodged against it over location-tracking patents, finding that all four patents are invalid under Alice.