Litigation

Ceiva Logic, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

closed

2:19-cv-09129

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Court: U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed: 2019-10-23
Terminated: 2022-03-17

Patents at issue (1)

Plaintiffs (1)

π Ceiva Logic, Inc.

Defendants (1)

Δ Amazon.com, Inc.

Summary

Patent infringement case filed by Ceiva Logic, Inc. against Amazon.com, Inc. in the Central District of California. The docket was filed 10/23/2019 and closed 03/17/2022; the narrative notes it could not independently confirm that US 5,760,916 was actually asserted in this case.

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