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Starbucks Corporation v. FALL LINE PATENTS, LLC
Case Number:
Case Type:
IPR
Status:
Final Written Decision
Petitioner:
Starbucks Corporation
Patent Owner:
FALL LINE PATENTS, LLC
Tech Center:
2400
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May 18, 2022
Retail Tech Patent Narrowly Survives Another PTAB Review
In a decision on remand from the Federal Circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has again upheld a single claim in a mystery shopper patent, finding that McDonald's, Boston Market and other retailers still failed to show the technology is obvious.
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August 06, 2020
PTAB Nixes Most Of Mystery Shopper Patent As Obvious
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated seven of eight claims in a Fall Line Patents invention that tracks so-called mystery shoppers, ruling that existing technology made the majority of the patent, challenged by McDonald's and a host of other food and entertainment companies, obvious.
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April 28, 2020
PTAB Judge Probes Evidence In Mystery Shopper IP Case
A Patent Trial and Appeal Board judge had tough questions for both sides Tuesday in a fight about whether McDonald's Corp. and a host of food and entertainment companies can admit several printed publications to invalidate a Fall Line Patents invention that can track so-called mystery shoppers.