Ashley Madison Called Out for Infringing Compatibility Patent

A social networking technology company says Ashley Madison and other dating services are infringing its patent for determining user compatibility.

Jedi Technologies Inc. is suing ruby Corp. and subsidiaries for using technology covered in U.S. Patent No. 10,164,918, which involves ways to apply preferences and characteristics to help match users.

The extramarital dating service’s website and app, along with those for the Cougar Life and Established Men services, infringe the ‘918 patent in a way that’s “willful, wanton, malicious, in bad faith, deliberate, consciously wrongful and flagrant,” Jedi said in its the complaint.

Paul Keable, chief strategy officer at ...