SightSound.com v. N2K

Citation: SightSound.com Inc. v. N2K, Inc., 391 F.Supp.2d 321 (W.D. Pa. 2003).

Federal District Judge Donetta Ambrose refused to declare invalid a patent owned by SightSound.com for a process for online sales of digital music and video. Judge Ambrose rejected arguments by alleged infringer CDNow that the patents were “anticipated” and were not “enabled.”

On the other hand, the judge held that she could not rule, in response to motions for summary judgment, whether the patents were invalid because they are “obvious.”