Zak v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:2015cv13437 - Document 166 (E.D. Mich. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER granting in part and denying in part 124 Facebook's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

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Dockets.Justia.com BRUCE ZAK, 4:15-CV-13437-TGB-MJH FACEBOOK, INC., Zak v. Facebook, Inc. OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART FACEBOOK’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF NONINFRINGEMENT (ECF NOS. 124, 133, 152) See Doc. 166 GRANT DENY I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY See generally inter partes review See Facebook, Inc. v. Zak Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc. Markman II. BACKGROUND See Zak v. Facebook, Inc. Markman III. ’720 PATENT A. Patented System Zak v. Facebook, Inc. B. Claims 2 Id. C. Constructions See also Markman See also Markman IV. LEGAL STANDARDS Cont’l Can Co. USA, Inc. v. Monsanto Co. Markman See id. A. Standard for Summary Judgment Sagan v. United States Gutierrez v. Lynch Celotex Corp. v. Catrett Sagan Liberty Lobby, Inc. Celotex Anderson v. Horton v. Potter Celotex Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp. Horton Matsushita Anderson Id. Kendall v. Hoover Co. B. Infringement Absolute Software, Inc. v. Stealth Signal, Inc. Advanced Steel Recovery, LLC v. X-Body Equip., Inc. Athletic Alternatives, Inc. v. Prince Mfg., Inc. V. INFRINGEMENT ANALYSIS See generally A. Native Apps See generally See 1. “Web Site” See Phillips v. AWH Corp. en banc See id. See id. Markman Phillips Omega Eng’g, Inc. v. Raytek Corp. Id. Id. Id. Aylus Networks, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Signal IP, Inc. v. Fiat U.S.A., Inc., Markman 2. Analysis Warner-Jenkinson Co. v. Hilton Davis Chem. Co. Southwall Techs., Inc. v. Cardinal IG Co. WMS Gaming, Inc. v. Int’l Game Tech. See generally Innogenetics, N.V. v. Abbott Labs. see also Schering Corp. v. Amgen Inc. and also the technology of the accused native apps Wilson Sporting Goods Co. v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co. See See supra B. Targeted Ads and WAIST See supra See Baldwin Graphic Sys., Inc. v. Siebert, Inc. 1. “Configurable Link” should Markman Id. Id. Id. Markman Conoco, Inc. v. Energy & Envtl. Int’l, L.C. 2. Analysis See See generally See See e.g. Van Sickle v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. VI. CONCLUSION GRANT DENY SO ORDERED. Certificate of Service

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