IPXL Holdings LLC, v. Amazon.com, Inc.
IPXL Holdings, LLC., v. Amazon.com, Inc., 430 F.3d 1377, U.S. Ct. of Appeals, Fed. Cir., 2005: Court agreed with Amazon that the Plaintiff’s patent claims were invalid and there was no infringement.
430 F.3d 1377
IPXL HOLDINGS, L.L.C., Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
AMAZON.COM, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
No. 05-1009.
No. 05-1487.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
November 21, 2005.
Issue:
- Was the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s patent infringement claim and award of attorneys fees and costs to Amazon proper?
Procedural background:
- Plaintiff sued Amazon alleging it’s 1-click-system, wherein it stores customers info for one click purchasing, infringed several claims of Plaintiff’s patent.
- The district court found that Amazon’s system did not infringe the patent and that all relevant claims were invalid.
- The district court also found the case was “exceptional,” and awarded Amazon attorney fees and costs amounting to $1,674,645.82 plus interest.
Plaintiff’s argument:
- District court erred with regard to claim construction and its judgment of noninfringement is therefore incorrect.
Amazon’s argument:
- No error in the district court’s claim construction and that both the decisions on noninfringement and invalidity are correct.
- Also argues that its motion for attorney fees was timely and that, in any case, it was within the district court’s discretion to allow the motion.
Conclusion:
- Court affirmed dismissal of case, however, because Amazon did not timely file its motion for attorney fees, the Court reversed the award of attorney fees and costs to Amazon.
