Impact Engine, Inc. v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IMPACT ENGINE, INC., Case No.: 19-CV-1301-CAB-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GOOGLE LLC, [Doc. Nos. 317, 319, 321, 367, 369, 371, Defendant. 421]
18 Before the Court is Defendant Google, LLC’s motion for summary judgment against 19 all the patent claims asserted by Plaintiff Impact Engine, Inc. [Doc. No. 317, 318.] At the 20 hearing on the motion,2 the Court sua sponte raised concerns that certain of the asserted 21 claims appeared to be subject to a 35 U.S.C. § 101 unpatentability finding based on the 22 Court’s previous ruling [Doc. No. 268] related to similar claims of this patent family. As 23 this issue was not briefed by the parties, the Court ordered supplemental briefing. Having 24 25 26 1 Impact Engine’s opposition is filed at Doc. No. 336. Google’s reply is filed at Doc. No. 348. 2 Hearing Transcript, Doc. No. 420. 28 now considered the initial submissions of the parties, the…