Rothschild Digital Confirmation, LLC v. Skedulo Holdings Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROTHSCHILD DIGITAL Case No. 3:19-cv-02659-JD

CONFIRMATION, LLC,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS 9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 11

SKEDULO HOLDINGS INC.,

11 Defendant.

12 Plaintiff Rothschild Digital Confirmation, LLC (“Rothschild”) alleges that defendant Skedulo Holdings Inc.’s (“Skedulo”) products violate U.S. Patent No. 7,456,872 (the “’872 patent”), “Device and Method for Embedding and Retrieving Information in Digital Images.” Dkt. No. 1. Skedulo moves to dismiss Rothschild’s complaint under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. 208 (2014). Dkt. No. 11. The Court found the motion suitable for decision without oral argument pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-1(b). Dkt. No. 43. The complaint is dismissed, and Rothschild may file an amended complaint by April 20, 2020. BACKGROUND The relevant background for a motion to dismiss on Alice grounds is generally limited to the patent…