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Amazon Beats Patent Claims After Alsup ‘Misstated’ Its Motion

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Law360 (September 23, 2022, 8:17 PM EDT) -- A week after trimming the direct infringement claims a software patent licensing company leveled against Amazon, a California federal judge clarified that he is granting summary judgment in favor of Amazon, noting his own error and vacating a trial scheduled to begin next month.

After reading short briefs from the parties on the subject of “equivalent” infringement, U.S. District Judge William Alsup opted on Thursday to hand Amazon.com Inc. a complete win in the suit from a Dutch company called MasterObjects Inc., stating that he’d incorrectly framed Amazon’s motion for summary judgment.

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