Similarly, MyMail asserts claims 1-13 and 15-22 of the '070 Patent, but identifies claim 1 as the representative claim. MyMail asserts claims 1-5, 9-13, 16-17, 19-20, and 23 of the '863 Patent, but identifies claim 1 as the representative claim. If any updates are required, the server sends those updates to the device. The pinger sends information about those databases to a network server, which in turn uses the sent information to determine whether any of the databases require updates. When the device that displays the toolbar is connected to the Internet, the device executes software called a "client dispatch application" that initiates a "pinger" to update the toolbar database, along with other databases. Specifically, the patents disclose a toolbar database that stores data defining the attributes of the toolbar, like button captions and button functionality. However, the patents also describe a method for updating toolbars or "button bars" that are displayed on Internet-connected devices such as personal computers. The patents state that they relate "in general to digital data networks and, more particularly, to network access and to minimizing unauthorized interception of data and denial of network services." '863 patent at col. Thus, the '863 Patent and the '070 Patent contain similar claims, have identical figures, and have nearly identical specifications. 13/573,311, which in turn is a continuation application of the '863 Patent. Specifically, the '070 Patent is a continuation of *1099U.S. It was filed on June 20, 2013, and issued on April 28, 2015. The '070 Patent is titled "Dynamically Modifying a Toolbar." Id. It was filed on April 16, 2003, and issued on September 25, 2012. The '863 Patent is titled "Method of Modifying a Toolbar." ooVoo ECF No. Defendant IAC is Delaware corporation with its primary place of business in Oakland, California. Defendant ooVoo is a Delaware corporation with its primary place of business in New York, New York. MyMail is the assignee of the '863 and '070 Patents. Plaintiff MyMail is a "Texas Limited Partnership" with a primary place of business in Athens, Texas. 1 Having considered the submissions of the parties, the relevant law, and the records in these cases, the Court GRANTS Defendants' motions for judgment on the pleadings. Before the Court are Defendants' motions for judgment on the pleadings. MyMail alleges that Defendants infringe claims of U.S. ("MyMail") filed patent infringement actions against Defendants ooVoo, LLC ("ooVoo") and IAC Search & Media, Inc. ORDER GRANTING IAC'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS ORDER GRANTING OOVOO'S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS Cy Walker, Baker Hostetler LLP, Washington, DC, Teresa Carey Chow, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant. Flynn, Baker Hostetler LLP, Cincinnati, OH, Melissa Richards Smith, Gillam & Smith, LLP, Marshall, TX, Robert Louis Hails, Jr., Robert E. Brandyberry, Jared Alan Brandyberry, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Denver, CO, Kevin P. Bismonte, Beck, Bismonte & Finley, LLP, San Jose, CA, Brian Andrew Carpenter, Christopher Michael Joe, Eric William Buether, Michael David Ricketts, Buether Joe & Carpenter, LLC, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff.
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