Spotify Technology SA convinced a New York federal judge to dismiss an Australian media-streaming company’s infringement lawsuit because the patent, related to a process for generating playlists in ways that enable advertising to consumers, covers an abstract idea and shouldn’t have been issued.
Judge Jesse M. Furman, in an opinion issued Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, said the problem with Guvera IP Pty Ltd.’s patent claims—which it alleged Spotify’s generation of playlists for users’ free streaming infringes—“is substantive,” so revising Guvera’s allegations “would be futile.”
“Moreover, Guvera does not seek ...
