Twilio, Inc. v. Telesign Corp.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

Re: Dkt. No.

Plaintiff Twiilio, Inc. (“Twilio” or “Plaintiff’) filed a patent infringement suit against Defendant Telesign Corporation (“Telesign” or “Defendant”) and alleged that Defendant infringed the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,306,021 (“the ’021 Patent”), 8,837,465 (“the ’465 Patent”), 8,755,-376 (“the ’376 Patent”), 8,738,051 (“the ’051 Patent”), 8,737,962 (“the ,’962 Patent”), 9,270,833 (“the ’833 Patent”), and 9,226,217 (“the ’217 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”), Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, which seeks to dismiss all seven Asserted Patents. ECF No. 31 (“Mot.”). The Court issued its decision on the ’962, ’833, ’021, ’465, and ’376 patents on March 31, 2017. ECF No. 57. The present order covers the ’051 and ’217 patents. Having considered the submissions of the parties, the. relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss with respect to the ’051 and ’217 patents.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

1. The Parties

Plaintiff Twilio is a Delaware corporation with its primary place of business in San Francisco, California. ECF No. 1…