Skilled in the Art: Tinder Patents Get to First Base + Could the U.S. Government Could Sue Itself Over Patents?
It looks as if the Match Group and Bumble Trading are going to be in a long-term, committed relationship—in federal court
December 21, 2018 at 12:12 PM
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Bumble Can't Swipe Away Tinder Patents
It looks as if the Match Group and Bumble Trading are going to be in a long-term, committed relationship—in federal court. U.S. District Judge Alan Albright this week turned away Bumble's Section 101 challenge to Match Group patents that protect its Tinder dating app. Resolution will have to await claim construction and summary judgment motions, at the least.
“The claims here are directed to a new user interface, in this case, for a dating application,” Albright, of the Western District of Texas, wrote in a 14-page order. They “improve existing interface technology sufficiently to survive a motion to dismiss under Section 101.”
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