Masterobjects, Inc. v. eBay, Inc.

4:16-cv-06824 N.D. Cal. Closed US8539024B2
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Infringement action filed 28 Nov 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and closed 12 Dec 2018, with US8539024B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: likely settlement.

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Case record

Patent involved
US8539024B2
Application no.
US13/366905
Case no.
4:16-cv-06824
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
N.D. Cal.
Court level
District Court
Case region
California
Judge
Jeffrey S. White
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
28 Nov 2016 – 12 Dec 2018
Duration
744 days
Basis of termination
Likely Settlement
Products & marks
eBay search technology
Validity challenges
1 on record
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Patent at issue
US8539024B2 Inactive App. US13/366905

System and method for asynchronous client server session communication

MASTEROBJECTS, INC.

The invention provides a session-based bi-directional multi-tier client-server asynchronous information database search and retrieval system for sending a character-by-character string of data to an intelligent server that can be configured to immediately analyze the lengthening string character-by-character and return to the client increasingly appropriate database information as the client sends the string.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Inactive
Granted
17 Sep 2013
Est. expiry
20 Aug 2021
Validity challenges
1 on recordIPR2017-00740 · filed by eBay, Inc.
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F15/16G06F17/27H04L29/06H04L29/08
Prosecution counsel
TUCKER ELLIS LLP
US8539024B2 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1 · US8539024B2, from the published patent document
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Fig. 2 · US8539024B2, from the published patent document
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Parties & counsel

Parties of record

Counsel of record

AttorneyForRole
Spencer HosieMasterobjects, Inc.Plaintiff
Kristin L. ClevelandeBay, Inc.Defendant
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Outcome

Basis of termination

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Case 4:16-cv-06824 · N.D. Cal. · closed 12 December 2018
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What is case 4:16-cv-06824?

4:16-cv-06824 is a patent infringement action brought by Masterobjects, Inc. against eBay, Inc., filed on 28 Nov 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The case closed on 12 December 2018.

Which patent was asserted in 4:16-cv-06824?

US8539024B2 (“System and method for asynchronous client server session communication”), assigned to MASTEROBJECTS, INC., currently inactive. The record also lists eBay search technology.

How long did case 4:16-cv-06824 take?

744 calendar days, from filing on 28 Nov 2016 to closure on 12 December 2018.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 4:16-cv-06824?

Judge Jeffrey S. White presided. Spencer Hosie is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Masterobjects. Kristin L. Cleveland appears for defendant eBay.

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