RICMIC LLC v. Salient Networks, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RICMIC, LLC, a California limited liability company, Case No.: 20-CV-2015-CAB-MDD
Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS THE
13 v. COMPLAINT UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SALIENT NETWORKS, INC., a 12(B)(6) AND 35 U.S.C. § 101 15 California corporation,
16 Defendant. [Doc. No. 7]
18 Before the Court is the motion to dismiss the complaint filed by Defendant Salient Networks, Inc. [Doc. No. 7.] Salient argues that United States Patent Nos. 9,305,450 B2 (“the ‘450 Patent”) and 10,380,873 B1 (“the ‘873 Patent”) (together, the “Asserted Patents”), which Plaintiff RICMIC, LLC asserts against Salient, are invalid because they are not directed to patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. §101. RICMIC opposed the motion. [Doc. No. 12.] For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied. 25 26 27 28 I. Background The asserted patents are both titled “Interactive …