Litigation

Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. v. AlmondNet, Inc.

final written decision; claims 9-12 unpatentable; appeal dismissed

IPR2022-01064

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Court: USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Filed: 2022-05-31
Terminated: 2023-11-28

Patents at issue (1)

Plaintiffs (4)

Defendants (1)

Δ AlmondNet, Inc.

Summary

Inter partes review petition by Meta and Amazon entities against AlmondNet. The PTAB issued a final written decision on Nov. 28, 2023, holding claims 9-12 of U.S. 9,830,615 unpatentable; appeal was noticed and later voluntarily dismissed.

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Further reading

What to do if you get a patent demand letter
A patent demand letter is a request for money, not a court order. The plaintiff's leverage is your fear; preparation removes it.
Declaratory judgment actions: when to flip the table on a patent troll
The patent holder is the one with the patent. They're not always the one who gets to pick the courtroom.
Patent term and expiration
Patents don't last forever. They don't even reliably last 20 years. The expiration date that actually matters depends on the earliest filing date, the maintenance schedule, and any USPTO or FDA delays the patent owner can claim back.
What is a patent?
A patent is a deal between an inventor and the government — a 20-year monopoly in exchange for public disclosure. Most patents that get litigated would not survive serious scrutiny.
How patent trolls operate (and why the business model works)
A junk patent generates settlement income exactly the same way as a strong one, because nobody pays $1M to test a $200k demand. The mechanics matter because the failure modes — what makes assertion campaigns expensive or risky for the troll — are exactly where defendants find leverage.

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