Legal Opinion
Berkheimer v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 12, 2016No. 12 C 9023PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
John Z. Lee, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Steven E. Berkheimer (“Berkheimer”) has sued Defendant Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) under 35 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,447,713 (“the ’713 Patent”). HP has moved for summary judgment on the ground that the asserted claims of the ’713 Patent cover patent-ineligible subject matter and are therefore invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For the reasons provided herein, the Court grants HP’s motion.
Factual Background
Berkheimer is the owner of the ’713 Patent, which describes methods for…
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