Legal Opinion
Pers. Beasties Grp. LLC v. Nike, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided October 25, 2018No. 18-cv-516 (JGK)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John G. Koeltl, United States District Judge
Personal Beasties Group LLC, the plaintiff and owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,769,915 (the " '915 Patent"), alleges that Nike, Inc., the defendant, infringed its '915 Patent. The defendant has moved to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, arguing that the '915 Patent is ineligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101. For the reasons explained below, the defendant's motion is granted .
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