Riggs Technology Holdings, LLC v. Vagaro, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RIGGS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, Case No. 21-cv-07927-TSH

LLC,

8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: Dkt. No.

VAGARO, INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 We are here on Defendant Vagaro, Inc.’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Riggs Technology Holdings, LLC’s Complaint on the ground that U.S. Patent No. 7,299,067 (“the ‘067 patent”) is invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The Court finds oral argument on this motion unnecessary and accordingly vacates the January 13, 2022 hearing in this matter.1 The ‘067 patent concerns “methods and systems for electronically providing education, instruction and/or training to remote end users.” ‘067 patent at 1:19-21. The patent recites that company-provided training has historically required workers to physically go to a training site. Id. at 1:49-2:4. This can be inconvenient for the employees, and the company can incur the employee’s travel and indirect expenses. Id. at 2:5-14. …