(December 20, 2017, 11:31 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Allegations by the owner of four mapping patents that Niantic Inc., developer of the popular Pokémon GO app, committed infringement were rejected Dec. 19 by a California federal magistrate judge, who deemed the underlying technology patent-ineligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Location Based Services LLC v. Niantic Inc., No. 17-4413, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 208677)....