Legal Opinion
First-Class Monitoring, LLC v. United Parcel Serv. of Am., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided July 22, 2019No. Case No. 2:19-CV-00106-WCBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. BRYSON, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE
This is a patent infringement action brought by plaintiff First-Class Monitoring, LLC ("FCM") against defendant United Parcel Service of America, Inc. ("UPS"). Before the Court is UPS's motion to dismiss the complaint based on patent ineligibility under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dkt. No. 19. Following briefing and oral argument before the Court on July 10, 2019, the Court GRANTS the motion.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff FCM is the assignee and owner of U.S. Patent No. 6,014,089 ("the '089 patent"), which is entitled "Method for Transmitting Data Using a Digital…
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