The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denies the motions to dismiss the plaintiff's amended complaint against the "anti-troll" group organizing a boycott of android related patents (Cascades Computer Innovation / RPX)

Ullman, Howard M.

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3 Dec 2013

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denies the motions to dismiss the plaintiff’s amended complaint against the "anti-troll" group organizing a boycott of android related patents (Cascades Computer Innovation / RPX)

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U.S. District Court, N.D. California (Oakland), Cascades Computer Innovation / RPX, Case No. 12-CV-01143 YGR, 3 December 2013

“Anti-Patent Troll” Fails to Secure Dismissal of Amended Antitrust Complaint* Back in January, I covered the case of Cascades Computer Innovation LLC v. RPX Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10526 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 24, 2013), where Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed – with leave to amend – Cascades’ antitrust complaint against RPX, Dell, HTC, LG Electronics, Motorola Mobility, and Samsung. On December 3, 2013, Judge Rogers refused to dismiss Cascades’ amended complaint. See 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170517. Cascades is a non-practicing entity (“NPE”), accused by the defendants of being a “patent troll.” It holds the rights to a portfolio of patents relating to

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Howard M. Ullman
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Howard M. Ullman, The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denies the motions to dismiss the plaintiff’s amended complaint against the "anti-troll" group organizing a boycott of android related patents (Cascades Computer Innovation / RPX), 3 December 2013, e-Competitions US Private Enforcement, Art. N° 61417

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