MasterObjects, Inc. v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MASTEROBJECTS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 21-05428 WHA

v.

META PLATFORMS, INC., ORDER RE SUMMARY JUDGMENT Defendant.

15 16 INTRODUCTION In this patent-infringement action, defendant moves for summary judgment of noninfringement and Section 101 invalidity. To the following extent, because the accused system does not infringe the claims-in-suit as properly construed, the motion is GRANTED as to noninfringement. This order need not reach the validity question. STATEMENT This litigation concerns autocomplete technology for digital searches. Autocompletion suggests ways for the user to complete her search as she actively types it into a search bar. Patent owner MasterObjects, Inc. accuses alleged infringer Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook) of infringing 43 claims across four patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 8,539,024; 9,760,628; 10,311,073; and 10,394,866. The four…