Smart Authentication IP, LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc.

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 SMART AUTHENTICATION IP, LLC, Case No. 19-cv-01994-SI

10 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

11 v. MOTION TO DISMISS

12 ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., Re: Dkt. No. 21 13 Defendant.

14 15 Before the Court is a motion to dismiss brought by defendant Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA”), 16 which seeks a finding that U.S. Patent No. 8,082,213 (the “‘213 patent”) is invalid and patent- 17 ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. Dkt. No. 21 (Motion to Dismiss). This matter came on for hearing 18 on August 9, 2019. Having read the papers and heard the parties’ arguments the Court hereby 19 GRANTS defendant’s motion, finding the ‘213 patent invalid under § 101 and dismisses the 20 complaint with prejudice. 21 22 BACKGROUND 23 On December 20, 2011, the ‘213 patent, entitled “Method and System for Personalized 24 Online Security,” was duly and lawfully issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Compl. 25 ¶ 7. Plaintiff, Smart Authentication, is…