Traxcell Technologies, LLC. v. Google LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 TRAXCELL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Case No. 22-cv-04807-JSC

Plaintiff, ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT'S v. MOTION TO DISMISS

GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 31 Defendant.

9 Traxcell Technologies, LLC sues Google LLC for direct and indirect patent infringement. Now pending before the Court is Google’s motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Having carefully reviewed the parties briefing and having had the benefit of oral argument on November 17, 2022, the Court GRANTS Google’s motion to dismiss in part. Traxcell has failed to allege facts that plausibly support direct infringement or pre-suit indirect infringement or any contributory infringement. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this suit against Google for infringement of U.S. Patent No. 10,820,147 (the “’147 patent”) in the Western District of Texas. (Dkt. No. 23.) The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the ‘147 Patent on October 27,…