Street Spirit IP LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STREET SPIRIT IP LLC, No. C 23-00879 WHA Plaintiff, No. C 23-00883 WHA v. (Consolidated for Hearing)

META PLATFORMS, INC. and

FACEBOOK, INC.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION Defendants. TO DISMISS

STREET SPIRIT IP LLC, Plaintiff, v.

META PLATFORMS, INC. and

INSTAGRAM LLC,

20 Defendants.

22 INTRODUCTION In these nearly identical patent infringement actions, alleged infringers move to dismiss patent owner’s complaint. For the following reasons, each motion to dismiss is GRANTED. STATEMENT Patent owner Street Spirit IP LLC asserts U.S. Patent No. 9,282,090, entitled “Methods generally concerns identity verification and management. The claims recite steps for controlling user access based on identity verification ratings and identity verification rating thresholds. They thereby address “a continuing need . . . for reducing the incidents of…