Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corporation Of America
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BOT M8 LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 19-07027 WHA
v.
SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, et ORDER RE SUMMARY JUDGMENT al., 14 Defendants.
16 INTRODUCTION Dueling summary judgment motions contest a patent’s validity under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and its infringement by certain videogame systems. The asserted claim is invalid for reciting an abstract idea, failing to describe a specific technological improvement, and including no further inventive concept. Defendants’ motion is GRANTED IN PART; the remainder is DENIED AS MOOT. STATEMENT Patent owner Bot M8 LLC asserts two patents against Sony Corporation of America, Sony Corporation, and Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC, U.S. Patent Nos. 7,338,363 and 7,497,777. Only claim 1 of the ’363 patent remains relevant here. The ’363 patent purports to disclose an improved gaming machine. Different game designed to satisfy different game motives of various game…