Twitter, Inc. v. Voip-Pal.com, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
TWITTER, INC., Case No. 20-CV-02397-LHK
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 31 VOIP-PAL.COM, INC., Defendant. 17 Plaintiff Twitter, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) sues Defendant VoIP-Pal.com, Inc. (“Defendant”) for a declaration of non-infringement and invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 10,218,606 (“the ’606 patent”). Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint. Having considered the parties’ submissions, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND This case represents the latest chapter in a long dispute between the parties regarding whether Plaintiff infringes Defendant’s patents, which relate to a system for routing internet- protocol communications. Below, the Court discusses in turn: (1) the parties; (2) Defendant’s first set of lawsuits against Plaintiff, Apple, AT&T, and Verizon, originally filed in the…