Legal Opinion
LEADER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. v. Facebook, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 14, 2011No. Civil Action 08-862-LPSPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STARK, District Judge:
This action was brought by Plaintiff Leader Technologies, Inc. (“Leader”) against Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Face-book”) alleging that Facebook’s website, available at www.facebook.com, infringes claims 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 23, 25, 31, and 32 of U.S. Patent No. 7,139,761 (the “'761 patent”). A seven-day jury trial was held, and the jury returned a verdict finding that Facebook literally infringed each asserted claim of the '761 patent, but did not control or direct either its employees or its end users. The jury also concluded that the '761 patent was not invalid…
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