Crandall Technologies LLC v. VUDU, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CRANDALL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Case No. 20-cv-04849-VC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
VUDU, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 26 Defendant.
The motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim is granted. Crandall Technologies brings claims for direct and indirect infringement of two patents: the ‘341 patent, which includes systems and methods claims for technology that essentially allows videos stored on a touchscreen device to be wirelessly transmitted to and played on a separate television, and the ‘720 patent, which includes claims for software and systems performing similar functions. The accused Vudu products are software applications that allow a user to stream movies rented or purchased from Vudu’s online store through a casting device to an external television. Although the similarities between the accused product and Crandall’s patents are apparent, Crandall has failed to sufficiently allege facts to support all of the required elements for direct, induced, or contributory infringement. The complaint fails to allege a claim for direct infringement. Although…