Zkey Investments, LLC v. Facebook Inc.

*1149 ORDER Re: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [53]

I. INTRODUCTION

Currently before the Court is Defendant Facebook, Inc.’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment (“Mot.”) [53] against Plaintiff Zkey Investments, LLC (“Plaintiff’). The Court, having reviewed all papers and arguments submitted pertaining to this Motion, NOW FINDS AND RULES AS FOLLOWS: Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment [53] is GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

Plaintiffs action alleges that Defendant’s online networking services infringe on United States Patent No. 6,820,204 (“ ’204 Patent”) in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 271 .

Plaintiff is a limited liability company existing under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business in New York. Compl. 1:5-7, ECF No. 1. Plaintiff owns the ’204 Patent, entitled “System and Method for Selective Information Exchange” and has the right to sue and recover damages for infringement thereof. Id. at 4:2-6 . The ’204 Patent’s abstract describes the invention as follows:

Id. at Ex. 1.

Defendant is a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Id. at 1:8-9 . Defendant also maintains California offices in Los…