Implicit, LLC v. Ziff Davis, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

In this patent infringement action, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants infringe Patent No. 7,778,966 (the “’966 Patent’). (See generally, “Compl.,” Dkt. No. 1; “FAC,” Dkt. No. 23). The ’966 Patent, titled “Method and System for Attribute Management in a Namespace,” issued on August 17, 2010. (See ’966 Patent.) The

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patent discloses a method in a computer system for synchronizing a duplicate namespace with an original namespace. (FAC ¶ 12). Typically, namespaces utilize predefined attributes associated with their objects. The ’966 Patent purports to provide more flexible handling of object attributes. (Id. ¶ 11). Similarly, the patent teaches flexible views into namespaces, which typically only allowed logical views of objects corresponding to the physical organization of the namespace. (Id.).

Plaintiff alleges that Defendants infringe at least claim 1 of the ’966 Patent. (Id. ¶ 25.) Claim 1 of the ’966 Patent is the only independent claim and recites:

1. A method in a computer system for synchronizing a duplicate namespace with an original…