McRo Inc. dba Planet Blue v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Published: Oct. 25, 2014 | Result Date: Sep. 22, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:12-cv-10329-GW-FFM Bench Decision – Defense
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Marc A. Fenster
(Russ, August & Kabat)
Defendant
Edward R. Reines
(Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP)
Sonal N. Mehta
(WilmerHale LLP)
Evan N. Budaj
(Singer Cashman LLP)
Facts
McRo Inc. dba Planet Blue filed an infringement lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiff accused defendant of directly and/or indirectly infringing two of its patents for automatically animating the lip synchronization and facial expressions of 3-D characters.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendant argued that the lawsuit should be dismissed because plaintiff's claimed patents were unpatentable. Defendant filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Result
The court granted defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings and held plaintiff's patent claims invalid.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Dec. 4, 2012.
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