Litigation
Sterling Computers Corporation v. Microsoft Corporation
active1:24-cv-00406
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- Filed
- 2024-04-17
Patents at issue (1)
Defender signal. Patent 8073911 has had claims invalidated at PTAB. Those final written decisions are public record and a ready-made § 102 / § 103 ground in district court. See IPR estoppel for what carries over.
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Defendants (1)
Summary
Patent infringement action brought by Sterling Computers Corporation against Microsoft Corporation in the Western District of Texas. On February 12, 2025, the court denied Microsoft's motion to dismiss on patent-ineligible subject matter, deferring the eligibility question until after claim construction and fact discovery. One aggregator lists the case as closed, but the docket reflects an active dispute as of that order.
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