Legal Opinion
Segan LLC v. Zynga Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided September 10, 2015No. Case No. 14-cv-01315-VCPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES; GRANTING IN PART MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
VINCE CHHABRIA, United States District Judge
In the 1990’s, Segan invented a system for people to browse the Internet. Today, Zynga makes video games that’people can play while on Facebook. People don’t browse the Internet while playing Zynga games on Facebook. But Segan sued Zynga for patent infringement. Segan lost at summary judgment, because no reasonable juror' could conclude that Zynga’s games infringe Segan’s patent. Now there are two questions. First, is this an “exceptional case” within the ’meaning of 35…
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