Legal Opinion
Gust, Inc. v. AlphaCap Ventures, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 8, 2016No. 15cv6192 (DLC); 16cv1784 (DLC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DENISE COTE, District Judge:
For eighteen months, AlphaCap Ventures LLC (“AlphaCap”) pursued this patent infringement litigation against Gust, Inc. (“Gust”), first in the Eastern District of Texas, and then in the Southern District of New York following the transfer of the Texas action. As AlphaCap recognized, its patent claims were “not worth pursuing” in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 2347, 189 L.Ed.2d 296 (2014). Accordingly, as Gust prepared a motion challenging the validity of the patents,…
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