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    • Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Yahoo! Inc.

    May 19, 2011
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    Intellectual Property
    Patent Infringement
    Internet Advertising Technologies

    Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Yahoo! Inc.

    Published: May 19, 2011 | Result Date: Feb. 26, 2011 |
    Case number: 2:2007-cv-00403 Summary Judgment –  Defense

    Court

    USDC Texas


    Attorneys

    Plaintiff

    Robert M. Parker

    Charles Ainsworth

    Robert C. Bunt
    (Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth PC)

    Andrew T. Gorham

    Sidney C. Capshaw III

    Elizabeth L. DeRieux

    Daymon J. Rambin

    J. Robert Chambers

    Paul J. Linden

    Adam G. Pugh

    Gregory M. Utter

    Warren J. Sefton


    Defendant

    David T. Pritikin
    (Sidley Austin LLP)

    Roger B. Craft

    Eric H. Findlay

    David A. Perlson
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Charles K. Verhoeven
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Amy H. Candido
    (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati)

    Jennifer H. Doan
    (Haltom & Doan)

    Nicholas H. Patton

    Robert W. Schroeder III

    Brian C. Cannon
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Joshua R. Thane
    (Haltom & Doan)

    Matthew D. Powers
    (O'Melveny & Myers LLP)

    Yen P. Nguyen
    (California Dept. of Justice)

    Andrew L. Perito
    (Durie Tangri LLP)

    Peter Sandel

    Danielle Rosenthal

    Rebecca E. Fett

    Bryan K. Anderson
    (Office of the Santa Clara County Counsel)

    Richard Cederoth

    Steven C. Malin

    Antonio R. Sistos
    (Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan LLP)

    Emily C. O'Brien

    Rebecca Netter

    Laura L. Kolb

    Douglas E. Lumish
    (Latham & Watkins LLP)


    Facts

    Paid Search Engine Tools filed a patent infringement claim against Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft. The lawsuit related to U.S. Patent No 7,043,450 involving Internet advertising technologies.

    Contentions

    PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:

    Result

    The court ruled that all but two dependent claims were invalid for anticipation in light of prior art. Thus, it ruled in favor of all defendants. Further, plaintiff later dropped its two remaining claims.


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