Press Releases | 10/14/2014

Brooks Kushman Successfully Defends Patent Infringement Case for Domino’s Pizza in Landmark Patent Litigation Case

Team Contact: Thomas Cunningham , Frank Angileri

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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Brooks Kushman patent litigators, Frank Angileri, Tom Cunningham, and Mark Jotanovic successfully defended Domino’s Pizza in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in a patent infringement case regarding the company`s store locator on its website.

In 2010, GeoTag Inc., a non-practicing entity (“NPE”) headquartered in Texas, filed suit against  Domino’s Pizza and over 500 other companies for patent infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,930,474, which is directed to an “Internet Organizer for Accessing Geographically and Topically Based Information.” Domino’s counterclaimed for non-infringement and patent invalidity.

All of the over 500 defendants, except Domino`s, settled, leaving Domino’s as the sole remaining defendant in Texas. Domino’s moved for summary judgment of non-infringement. The Court ruled in favor of Domino’s on summary judgment, finding that Domino’s did not infringe on five different grounds.

About Brooks Kushman P.C.
Brooks Kushman P.C. is a leading intellectual property (IP) and technology law firm with offices across the nation, and represents clients nationally and internationally with respect to protection, enforcement, and monetization of IP, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. The firm has more than ninety (90) intellectual property professionals specializing in various technical disciplines and has a reputation for providing leading IP counseling with a focus on the business objectives of their clients.

Brooks Kushman counts a number of Fortune 100 companies across a variety of industries among its clients. The firm is also recognized by leading legal publications and rankings, including Corporate Counsel magazine, U.S. News & World Report, Law360, Intellectual Asset Management, Managing Intellectual Property, and Intellectual Property Today. For more information, please visit www.BrooksKushman.com.

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