Wildseed Mobile LLC v. Google LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILDSEED MOBILE LLC, Case No. 22-cv-04928-WHO

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' v. MOTION FOR PARTIAL JUDGMENT

ON THE PLEADINGS AS TO CLAIMS

GOOGLE LLC, et al., II, III, AND IV Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

12 INTRODUCTION Defendants Google LLC and YouTube LLC move to dismiss three of five patent infringement claims brought by plaintiff Wildseed Mobile LLC (“Wildseed”), arguing that they are directed to abstract ideas and fail to claim patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. I agree that the ’960,’021, and ’040 patents are directed to patent-ineligible abstract ideas, do not improve device functionality, and do not contain any inventive concepts. These patents are invalid under § 101. Accordingly, defendants’ motion for partial judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED, and Claims II, III, and IV of the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) are dismissed with…