United Video Props Inc. v. Amazon.com
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,
AND TV GUIDE ONLINE, LLC,
AND TV GUIDE ONLINE, INC., Plaintiffs,
AMAZON.COM, INC. AND IMDB.COM, INC., Defendants-Appellees.
2013-1396
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided: April 8, 2014
United Video Props Inc. v. Amazon.com, U.S. Ct. of Appeals for the Fed Cir., 2014 –
Court agreed with Amazon that the plaintiff’s patent did not cover the activity for which plaintiff sued Amazon, and therefore there was no infringement.
Issue:
- Did lower court properly decide there was no infringement by Amazon?
Procedure:
- Plaintiff sued Amazon for patent infringement
- After claim construction, Court found no infringement
- Plaintiff appealed
Plaintiff:
- Lower court erred in its claim construction of Plaintiff’s patent
Amazon:
- Plaintiff is trying to expand upon the limitations of the claims in their patent that they allege have been infringed upon; the alleged infringing activity is not something that is protected by their patent
Conclusion:
- Court agreed with Amazon and affirmed lower court’s claim construction and finding of non-infringement
Your Guide to Amazon Suspensions: 2017-2018 Edition
This book empowers suspended Amazon sellers to get their accounts/individual ASINs reinstated. Amazon sellers can use what we have learned after helping thousands of suspended sellers maintain their selling privileges.
Use the information and sample Plans of Action to get your selling privileges reinstated as soon as possible.