Intellectual property group Amphion Innovations (LON:AMP) has claimed a boost in its patent infringement litigation after a court in Massachusetts rejected two claims to have the case dismissed.
Amphion subsidiary DataTern is suing analytics software group MicroStrategy and a number of other companies in the US over alleged illegal use of its patented database management technology.
The motions that were dismissed were filed by MicroStrategy. In one it argued that DataTern's '502 patent was invalid under section 101 of the United States Patent Act and in the other that it had not infringed the '502 patent.
Amphion said that on the first count, the court found that the '502 patent solved a specific problem in computing using an inventive concept.
As such, it was eligible for patent protection under the US Supreme Court's most recent precedent.
On the second motion, the Court denied MicroStrategy's motion because its Business Platform did not use an "object model".
DataTern is seeking to establish a Claim Construction ruling that would establish significant infringement by a large number of companies.
Richard Morgan, Amphion’s chief executive, said the rulings confirmed the company’s view that its patents had been infringed.
“The '502 patent and the '402 patent are directed to how object oriented software applications access data stored in relational databases.
“Such applications are widely used and most databases in use today are relational databases.
“We continue to believe that companies that are using or want to use our patented technology will wish to enter into equitable licensing agreements.
“If we are successful, we believe that the value of the net income to DataTern should be substantially in excess of its carrying value."