Shopify Renews Bid to Unmask IP Edge Patent Lawsuit Investors

Shopify Inc., for the second time in as many months, asked a federal judge in Texas to require disclosures that would reveal the backers of a patent lawsuit against the electronic commerce platform.

Shopify on July 21 filed an objection to a magistrate judge’s rejection of their earlier bid to compel disclosure. The company argued that the magistrate and presiding Judge David A. Ezra don’t have enough information to determine whether they have a conflict of interest in the case that might require a recusal.

Shopify’s original June motion with Ezra, who is sitting by designation in the US ...