Amazon Beats Some Patent Claims Over Alexa Technology, For Now (Correct)

Amazon.com Inc. convinced a New York federal magistrate judge to strike some claims in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s suit alleging that the tech giant’s voice service Alexa infringes its patent, though he said the university can amend its allegations.

Rensselaer didn’t sufficiently allege its patent infringement contentions against Amazon, Magistrate Judge David E. Peebles wrote in a decision and order. Peebles gave RPI 14 days to amend its complaint and also denied Amazon’s bid to pause discovery in the dispute.

Rensselaer sued Amazon in the US District Court for the Northern District of New York in 2018, alleging that Amazon’s ...