Federal judge tosses lawsuit against San Antonio Spurs

The federal lawsuit against the San Antonio Spurs was dismissed this week. The suit alleged that the team infringed on two patents over an electronic service that allows fans to buy tickets after a game has started. Alvao Digital didn't respond to the motion to dismiss. It has been given an opportunity to file an amended complaint by Oct. 10. If it doesn't, the case will be closed. The team argued that claims against it were "fatally flawed" because they didn’t include any facts connecting the Spurs to their website.

Raymond Joao is listed as either the sole inventor or one of the inventors on dozens of patents. Many of them were filed more than 20 years ago. João has filed numerous patent infringement lawsuits.

Alvao filed the suit in Waco federal court. The court is part of the U.S. District Courts’ Western District of Texas based in San Antonio. Albright is accused of openly soliciting and urging plaintiffs to file patent litigation in his court and is a former patent attorney.

Two senators complained about "forum shopping" in patent litigation in a letter to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts said the Judicial Conference of the United States will review the issue.