United Video Props. Inc. V. Amazon.Com, Inc.
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,
AND TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC,
AND TV GUIDE ONLINE, INC., Plaintiffs,
AMAZON.COM, INC. AND IMDB.COM, INC., Defendants-Appellees.
2013-1396
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided: April 8, 2014
United Video Props., Inc. V. Amazon.Com, Inc., U.S. Ct. of Appeals for the Fed Cir., 2014 – Court agreed with Amazon that the plaintiff’s patent did not cover the activity for which plaintiff sued Amazon, and therefore there was no infringement.
Issue:
- Did lower court properly decide there was no infringement by Amazon?
Procedure:
- Plaintiff sued Amazon for patent infringement
- After claim construction, Court found no infringement
- Plaintiff appealed
Plaintiff:
- Lower court erred in its claim construction of Plaintiff’s patent
Amazon:
- Plaintiff is trying to expand upon the limitations of the claims in their patent that they allege have been infringed upon; the alleged infringing activity is not something that is protected by their patent
Conclusion:
- Court agreed with Amazon and affirmed lower court’s claim construction and finding of non-infringement
