Vizio Inc. defeated allegations that its SmartCast products infringed two expired patents dealing with methods for brokering data, a Texas federal judge ruled.
Ortiz & Associates Consulting LLC failed to allege how Vizio’s SmartCast infringed U.S. Patent Nos. 9,147,299 and 9,549,285, Chief District Judge David C. Godbey of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Wednesday in an order dismissing the case with prejudice.
The judge said Ortiz had two chances to plead facts related to their allegations with its original and amended complaints but did not.
The patents deal with methods for “brokering data ...
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