Legal Opinion
Gradient Enterprises, Inc. v. Skype Technologies S.A.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided March 13, 2012No. 10-CV-6712LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID G. LARIMER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
On December 21, 2010, plaintiff Gradient Enterprises, Inc. (“Gradient”) filed this patent infringement action against Skype, Inc. and Skype Technologies S.A. (“Skype, S.A.”). Defendants (who are both represented by the same counsel) have separately moved to dismiss *406the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1 For the reasons that follow, defendants’ motions to dismiss are granted, and the complaint is dismissed, without prejudice to…
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