Smart Software, Inc. v. Planningedge, LLC

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Saris, Chief Judge

INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Smart Software, Inc., brings this action against the defendant, PlanningEdge, LLC, alleging infringement of its patent claiming a system and method for forecasting intermittent demand to help manage inventory. The defendant has moved to dismiss this case on the ground that the patent claims an abstract idea which is ineligible for patent protection under 35 U.S.C. § 101. After hearing, relying on Alice Corp. Pty. v. CLS Bank Int’l, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 2347, 189 L.Ed.2d 296 (2014), this Court ALLOWS the defendant’s motion to…