Legal Opinion
Phonometrics, Inc. v. Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 9, 2000No. 99-1086PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed the patent infringement claims of Phonome-trics, Inc. (Phonometrics) against Hospitality Franchise Systems, Inc. and the other hotel operators (collectively, Hotels) under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Because Phonome-trics’ complaint met the liberal pleading requirements of Rule 12(b)(6), this court reverses and remands.
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Phonometrics is the owner of United States Patent No. 3,769,463 (’463 patent). The ’463 patent covers an apparatus for automatically computing and recording the cost of a long distance telephone call.…
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