Delaware Federal Magistrate: Dismiss Patent Claims Against Facebook

Mealey's (December 19, 2018, 11:50 AM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — In a Dec. 18 report and recommendation, a Delaware federal magistrate judge agreed with infringement defendant Facebook Inc. that one of the patents in suit claims ineligible subject matter under Section 101 of the Patent Act, 35 U.S.C. § 101 (Hyper Search LLC v. Facebook Inc., No. 17-1387, D. Del., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212336)....