MasterObjects, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MASTEROBJECTS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 20-08103 WHA

v.

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

AMAZON.COM, INC., Defendant.

INTRODUCTION In this patent infringement action, the accused infringer moves to dismiss the claims of willful infringement in the second amended complaint. A simple notice letter would have likely avoided the necessity of this long order traversing a complicated matter — sometimes in painful detail — as well as the work by two opposing law firms preparing briefing on the issue. To the extent stated below, the motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. STATEMENT Patent owner MasterObjects, Inc. brings this action against defendant Amazon.com, Inc. for infringement of four patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,539,024, 9,760,628, 10,311,073, and 10,394,866. All patents concern asynchronous communication technology that allows search engines to suggest search terms based on…