NetSoc, LLC v. Quora Inc.
Published: Apr. 3, 2020 | Result Date: Jan. 27, 2020 | Filing Date: Oct. 11, 2019 |Case number: 3:19-cv-06518-VC Bench Decision – Defense
Judge
Court
USDC Northern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
William P. Ramey III
(Ramey & Schwaller LLP)
Susan S.Q. Kalra
(Ramey LLP)
Defendant
Jordan T. Jones
(Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP)
Steven D. Moore
(Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP)
Megan E. Bussey
(Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP)
Richard W. Goldstucker
(Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP)
Facts
NetSoc LLC filed a lawsuit against Quora Inc. regarding a dispute over Quora's social networking platform.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that it originally patented the "social network" and defendant infringed its patent when it had its own social network concept patented.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant contended that plaintiff's asserted patent was an abstract idea. Defendant contended that abstract ideas may not be patented.
Result
The court found for defendant. Plaintiff's patent was abstract and thus, invalid. The court dismissed plaintiff's cause of action.
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