Express Mobile sued GoDaddy for infringing five of its patents related to website building and display technologies. The district court initially ruled in favor of GoDaddy, granting summary judgment of noninfringement for two patents (the '397 family) based on its claim construction and a jury finding of noninfringement for the other three ('755 family). On appeal, the Federal Circuit reversed the district court's interpretation of a key phrase in the '397 family patents, vacating the summary judgment and sending that part of the case back for further proceedings. However, the appellate court upheld the jury's verdict of noninfringement and the denial of post-trial motions for the '755 patent family, finding sufficient evidence supported the jury's decision. Thus, the case has been partially reversed, partially affirmed, and remanded for additional litigation on specific patent claims.
