This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion and four nonprecedential orders. The opinion affirms a judgment of the Western District of Texas in a patent case. All four orders are dismissals. Here is the introduction to the opinion and links to the orders.
Ecofactor, Inc. v. Google LLC (Precedential)
EcoFactor sued Google in the Western District of Texas alleging patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,738,327. After discovery and resolution of various motions, the case was heard by a jury. The jury found that Google infringed the asserted claim 5 of the ’327 patent and awarded damages to EcoFactor. Google appeals three of the district court’s orders: the denial of Google’s motion for summary judgment that claim 5 of the ’327 patent was invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101; the denial of Google’s motion for judgment as a matter of law of non-infringement of the ’327 patent; and the denial of Google’s motion for a new trial on damages. For the following reasons, we affirm.