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Intellectual Property
Patent Infringement

Dialware Communications LLC v. Hasbro Inc.

Published: May 13, 2017 | Result Date: Mar. 22, 2017 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 2:16-cv-09012 Bench Decision –  Defense

Court

USDC Central


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Ryan E. Hatch
(Law Office of Ryan E. Hatch)

Alan D. Sege
(Sege Law Practice)


Defendant

Stacey H. Chun Wang
(Holland & Knight LLP)

Jacob W. Schneider

Joshua C. Krumholz


Facts

Delaware Communications LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Hasbro Inc. involving interactive toys that communicate or interact with other toys, humans, or computers.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff accused defendant of infringing on its patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,183,929; 7,383,297; 7,568,963; 9,039,482; and 9,275,517.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant moved to dismiss, claiming that the asserted claims were unpatentable for being abstract.

Result

The court sided with Hasbro and found the alleged patents invalid.


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