This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential order and one nonprecedential opinion. Notably, the precedential order grants a petition for rehearing en banc in a patent case. The nonprecedential opinion affirms a decision by the Middle District of Georgia to grant a motion to dismiss in a patent case. Here are the introductions to the order and opinion.
EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC (Precedential Order)
Google LLC (Google) filed a petition for rehearing en banc. A response to the petition was invited by the court and filed by EcoFactor, Inc. (EcoFactor). The court also accepted amicus briefs filed by US*Made, Garmin International, Inc., Red Hat, Inc., SAP America, Inc., SAS Institute, Inc., Symmetry, LLC, Tesla, Inc., Vizio, Inc., Dell, Inc., Intel Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Apple Inc., and Lawyers for Civil Justice. The petition for rehearing en banc is granted.
Winfrey v. Department of Commerce (Nonprecedential)
Appellant Eula Winfrey appeals a decision from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granting the Department of Commerce’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. We affirm.