Williamson

PROCEEDINGS (in chambers): ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF UNPATENTABILITY [Docket No. 524]

This matter comes before the Court on Defendants/Counterclaimants WebEx Communications, Inc., Cisco WebEx LLC, and Cisco Systems, Inc. (together, “Cisco”), Citrix Online, LLC and Citrix Systems, Inc. (together, “Citrix”), and Microsoft Corp.’s (“Microsoft”) (collectively, “Defendants”) Motion for Summary Judgment of Unpatentability Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“Motion”), filed on October 20, 2015. Plaintiff Richard A. Williamson, on behalf of and as trustee for At Home Bondholders’ Liquidating Trust (“Plaintiff’) filed an opposition to the Motion (“Opposition”) on November 10, 2015, to which Defendants replied (“Reply”) on November 16, 2015. The Court found this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and vacated the hearing set for December 7, 2015. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff brings suit against Defendants and other entities for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6, 155, 840 (the “’840 Patent”). (See generally Compl., ECF No. 1.) Defendants 1 now…