NetSoc LLC, patent troll, defeated.

 

https://www.law360.com/texas/articles/1393657/justices-reject-bid-to-undo-alice-loss-in-life-issues-ip-fight

http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/node/26919

USA IPR2019-01165 Final Written Decision
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2020/12/usa-ipr2019-01165-final-written-decision.html

NETSOC, LLC v. MATCH GROUP, LLC at U.S. Supreme Court

 

http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/20-1195.OPINION.12-31-2020_1710388.pdf
http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/node/26919
https://www.law360.com/media/articles/1373633/justices-asked-to-revisit-life-issues-in-tinder-s-ip-alice-win

USA IPR2019-01165 Final Written Decision
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2020/12/usa-ipr2019-01165-final-written-decision.html


Report: Inventions and Patents via Financial Times
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2016/06/report-inventions-and-patents-via.html

USA IPR2019-01165 Final Written Decision

 

Final Written Decision Determining All Challenged Claims Unpatentable
https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/case/IPR2019-01165
https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/patents/patent/9978107
https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/PTAB/IPR2019-01165/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9978107/12-02-2020-Board/Termination_Decision_Document-33-JUDGMENTFinal_Written_DecisionDetermining_All_Challenged_Claims_Unpatentable35_USC_sec_318a/#q=IPR2019-01165


NetSoc has appealed about patent trial (Match Group and others)
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/12/netsoc-has-appealed-about-patent-trial.html

"Patent Troll Takes Aim At iDating Industry" talking about the U.S. Patent No. 5,623,660 issued April, 1997.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html

about article: Stupid Patent of the Month: Facebook
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/05/about-article-stupid-patent-of-month.html

Patent troll defeated by Spark Networks.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/patent-troll-defeated-by-spark-networks.html

NetSoc has appealed about patent trial (Match Group and others)

https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1226077/ptab-to-review-patent-texas-court-said-is-abstract

A US Texas federal judge dismisses NetSoc LLC patent against Match Group (MTCH)
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-us-texas-federal-judge-dismisses.html
https://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2019/07/match-fends-off-another-patent-infringement-suit.html


NEW Facebook dating Compatibility Scoring of Users Patent!
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/11/new-facebook-dating-compatibility.html


Another New Silly Patent for eHarmony: SOCIAL MATCHING ???
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2019/10/another-new-silly-patent-for-eharmony.html
 
The Online Dating Industry needs INNOVATIONS, not more bells and whistles.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/01/mistakes-at-behavioral-economics-of.html

Breaking "the online dating sound barrier" is to achieve at least:
3 most compatible persons in a 100,000 persons database.
12 most compatible persons in a 1,000,000 persons database.
48 most compatible persons in a 10,000,000 persons database.
100 times better than Compatibility Matching Algorithms used by actual online dating sites!


The 3 milestone discoveries of the 2001 - 2010 decade for Theories of Romantic Relationships Development are:

I) Several studies showing contraceptive pills users make different mate choices, on average, compared to non-users.
"Only short-term but not long-term partner preferences tend to vary with the menstrual cycle"

II) People often report partner preferences that are not compatible with their choices in real life. (Behavioural recommender systems or other system that learns your preferences are useless)

III) What is important in attracting people to one another may not be important in making couples happy. The key to long-lasting romance: COMPATIBILITY is exactly STRICT PERSONALITY SIMILARITY and not "meet other people with similar interests or political views".  

PAPER "Only the congruent survive - Personality similarities in couples. Personality and Individual Differences"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/04/paper-partnership-longevity-and.html 
PAPER "Partnership longevity and personality congruence in couples"
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2010/04/only-congruent-survive-personality.html
 
At the paper  "Perceptions of Ideal and Former Partners' Personality and Similarity" 
The authors had written
".... mismatches in personality are a frequently mentioned cause for relationship break-up. If former partners indeed have dissimilar personalities, our findings underline how difficult it is for many people to select a mate with a similar personality, or, alternatively, how little value individuals put on finding a similar partner in terms of personality.
The present study's results, as well as the results found in previous studies (e.g., Eastwick & Finkel, 2008), may be used to educate people, especially singles, about what really matters in long-term relationships, for instance, similarity in personality, instead of complementarity."
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2011/05/big-punch-to-behavioural-recommender.html
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/two-papers-debunking-behavioural.html

Online Dating sites have very big databases, in the range of 20,000,000 (twenty million) profiles, so the Big Five model or the HEXACO model are not enough for predictive purposes. That is why I suggest the 16PF6 test instead and another method to calculate similarity.

High precision in matching algorithms is precisely the key to open the door and leave the infancy of compatibility testing.
Without offering the NORMATIVE 16PF6 (or similar test measuring exactly the 16 personality factors) for serious dating, it will be impossible to innovate and revolutionize the Online Dating Industry.

A US Texas federal judge dismisses NetSoc LLC patent against Match Group (MTCH)

https://patents.justia.com/patent/9978107
https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/PTAB/IPR2019-01165/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9978107/06-10-2019-Board/Notice_of_Filing_Date_Accorded_to_Petition-5-Notice_of_Accord_Filing_Date/
https://www.docketalarm.com/cases/PTAB/IPR2019-01165/Inter_Partes_Review_of_U.S._Pat._9978107/
https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1181051/match-fends-off-life-issues-infringement-suit

Match Group LLC Faces 2nd Infringement Suit Over 'Life Issues' Patent
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/07/match-group-llc-faces-2nd-infringement.html

SA article: Match earnings call: Plans for 2H deceleration, mentions tech patent
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/02/sa-article-match-earnings-call-plans.html

"Patent Troll Takes Aim At iDating Industry" talking about the U.S. Patent No. 5,623,660 issued April, 1997.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html

about article: Stupid Patent of the Month: Facebook
https://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com/2018/05/about-article-stupid-patent-of-month.html

  Patent troll defeated by Spark Networks.
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/08/patent-troll-defeated-by-spark-networks.html

October 2008 post "Goodbye dating patents." via PlentyOfFish blog

https://web.archive.org/web/20110628025256/http://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/goodbye-dating-patents/

Match CEO Downplays Intimidation Accusations in Bumble Brawl (via Bloomberg)
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/match-ceo-downplays-intimidation.html
When Match Group (fka IAC Personals) bought OKCupid (7 years ago) for an astronomical amount of money, the OKCupid team had the task to copycat Badoo, but they failed in that mission.
IAC / Match Group "acquired" HatchLabs to "develop" Tinder copycat of Badoo.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110608233059/https://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/2011/06/05/okcupid-acquistion-was-50-million-40-million-earn-out/

http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2011/07/match-wants-facebook-profiles-and-how/

A patent issue from 2007 ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html

Patents for the Online Dating Industry
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/patents-for-online-dating-industry.html

Knowledge-based companies always need intangible-assets to show in their balances as part of their valuation. (Many investors / investment rules require it) although some of those online dating and social networking patents could be in the category of "bogus patents"
One of the old tricks to make_up a balance sheet is to appreciate intangible assets.
They had patented each and every stupidity they thought (in USA), and now it seems the patenting era had reached an end.


Even Badoo bought HotORNot for USD 20 Million
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2014/06/hotornot-relaunch-it-shows-users-attractive-people-near-them.html

Match Group Is Defending Itself In A Patent Lawsuit Filed In January By PersonalWeb Technologies
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com/news/2018/03/match-group-is-defending-itself-in-a-patent-lawsuit-filed-in-january-by-personalweb-technologies.html a case of bogus patents as
Personal Web Technologies, LLC et al v. Match Group, LLC et al
https://insight.rpxcorp.com/lit/dedce-64337-personal-web-technologies-v-match-group
https://insight.rpxcorp.com/litigation_documents/12779752

 
Perhaps Russians from Badoo hacked / will hack Match Group to demonstrate they used to create / they create fake profiles from inside to entice customers to subscribe.
To incinerate Match Group ala AshleyMadison case via a new "Impact Team" case?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2018/03/tinders-parent-company-match-group-is.html

LAWSUIT Chad Perkins et al. v. Match Group Inc. et al., case number 1:17-cv-2988
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/04/lawsuit-chad-perkins-et-al-v-match.html 
Male model forced to hire DETECTIVE to track fraudsters using his pics to date 40 women
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2017/07/male-model-forced-to-hire-detective-to.html

Patent troll defeated by Spark Networks.

https://delawareintellectualproperty.foxrothschild.com/2017/08/articles/patents/patent-infringement/judge-sleet-finds-independent-claims-of-patents-in-suit-invalid-and-grants-defendants-motion-to-dismiss-patent-infringement-action/
https://delawareintellectualproperty.foxrothschild.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2017/08/Jedi-Tech-Opinion-August-3-2017.pdf
http://investor.spark.net/static-files/1a6bba84-066d-4861-9329-9ec58dfdd4fe

a NEW Silly Patent Litigation in the Online Dating Industry
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/08/a-new-silly-patent-litigation-in-online.html

Report: Inventions and Patents via Financial Times
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2016/06/report-inventions-and-patents-via.html

a NEW Silly Patent Litigation in the Online Dating Industry

https://www.google.com/patents/US6839731
US 6,839,731 B2     System and method for providing data communication in a device network      2002
It involves Snap Interactive, Zoosk, Sparks Network, Grindr, MeetMe, TangoMe, Badoo and others.
https://search.rpxcorp.com/lit/txedce-170390-banertek-v-snap-interactive
https://search.rpxcorp.com/pat/US6839731B2
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/16965403/Banertek_LLC_v_Snap_Interactive,_Inc

A patent issue from 2007 ?
http://onlinedatingsoundbarrier.blogspot.com.ar/2014/01/a-patent-issue-from-2007.html