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Plaintiff Enfish, LLC Defendant Microsoft Corp. Case 2:12-cv-07360 Judge Todd M. Hughes (United States Circuit Judge) Decision Date May 12, 2016 Background – Enfish received U.S. Patent 6,151,604 and U.S. Patent 6,163,775 in late 2000. Enfish sued