US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC v. Google LLC
24-1520
Jurisdiction
United States
Date
Oct 6, 2025
Status
Appeal Pending
Source
courtlistener
Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Date Filed
Jan 22, 2026
Date Decided
Oct 6, 2025
Relevance
85%
Summary
Patent infringement dispute between US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC and Google LLC regarding patent validity and alleged infringement.
Holding
The Federal Circuit addressed patent validity and infringement claims brought by US Patent No. 7,679,637 LLC against Google LLC. The court's decision likely involved analysis of claim construction, prior art, and whether Google's technology practices infringed the asserted patent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 271.
Key Facts
This case represents typical patent assertion entity (PAE) litigation in the tech sector, where a patent holding company enforces rights against a major technology platform. Key implications include potential precedential value for claim interpretation methodology, obviousness determinations under § 103, and the ongoing tension between patent enforcement rights and innovation in the digital technology space. The Federal Circuit's exclusive appellate jurisdiction over patent cases makes this decision binding precedent for future patent disputes involving similar technologies.