Via Transportation, Inc. v. Rideco Inc.
Infringement action filed 14 Nov 2025 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 22 Jun 2026, with 5 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US10248913B1US10197411B2US9562785B1US10853743B2US9816824B1
- Case no.
- 26-1151
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- Fed. Cir.
- Court level
- Court of Appeals
- Case region
- District of Columbia
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- Appeal
- Filed – Closed
- 14 Nov 2025 – 22 Jun 2026
- Duration
- 220 days
- Basis of termination
- Voluntary dismissal
- Products & marks
- application and service
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Systems, devices, and methods for searching and booking ride-shared trips
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for electronically booking ride share trips. The systems and methods can involve a data storage device storing ride sharing records with itineraries including a plurality of legs. The systems and methods can involve at least one processor configured to receive a trip booking request for a passenger, the trip booking request defining passenger constraints including a desired pickup time or drop off time. The at least one processor is configured to generate trip booking options from available ride sharing itineraries, each trip booking option including a leg that satisfies the passenger constraints of the trip booking request. The at least one processor is configured to compute objective values for the trip booking options and remove at least one trip booking option based on a comparison of its objective value and temporal proximity to at least one other trip booking option. The at least one processor is configured to transmit the retained trip booking options for display and confirmation at an interface application of an electronic device.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 2 Apr 2019
- Earliest priority
- 13 Jan 2016
- Est. expiry
- 13 Jan 2037
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- GURURAJAN, PREM · PARENT, SIMON · BAILEY, ALEXANDER · MAKI, DARREN
- Classification
- G06Q10/00G06Q10/02G06Q50/30
- Prosecution counsel
- Erise IP, P.A.
- Examiner
- JOSEPH, TONYA
Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof
In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-implemented transportation system which can include at least the following components: a specialized computer machine, including: a non-transient memory, electronically storing particular computer executable program code; a specifically programmed computer processor of the specialized computer machine of the computer-implemented transportation system that is configured to perform at least the following operations: electronically receiving, in real-time, via a computer network, a plurality of electronic riding requests from a plurality of electronic computing devices operated by a plurality of ride-sharing requesting passengers; where each electronic riding request from each ride-sharing requesting passenger includes: a passenger-requested origin point, and a passenger-requested destination point; for a particular electronic riding request, dynamically determining, in real-time, from a plurality of candidate vehicles an assigned vehicle for picking up the particular ride-shaming requesting passenger and a pair of assigned virtual pickup and dropoff bus stop tasks.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 5 Feb 2019
- Earliest priority
- 20 Jul 2015
- Est. expiry
- 20 Jul 2036
- Validity challenges
- 1 on recordIPR2022-00740 · Other · filed by RideCo Inc.
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- RACAH, YARON · SHEBA, AVISHAY · SHOVAL, OREN · RAMOT, DANIEL · MARCOVITCH, SHMULIK
- Classification
- G01C21/34G01S19/39G01C21/36G06Q50/30G06Q10/06G08G1/00G01C21/28G08G1/01
- Prosecution counsel
- Pearl Cohen LLP
- Examiner
- NGUYEN, CUONG H
Also asserted in this case
3 moreThe docket lists 5 asserted patents. Full bibliographic detail, drawings and prosecution history for the remaining 3 asserted patents are one query away in Eureka.
- US9562785B1Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof
- US10853743B2Systems, devices, and methods for searching and booking ride-shared trips
- US9816824B1Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof
Parties of record
Via Transportation, Inc.
- Core tech
- G01C21/34G01S19/39G01C21/36G06Q50/30
- Counsel
- Elizabeth Moulton
- Firm
- Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Rideco Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Eric Allan Buresh
- Firm
- Erise, IP PA
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Moulton | Via Transportation, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Eric Allan Buresh | Rideco Inc. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceedings are DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b). (2) Each side shall bear their own costs.”
Case 26-1151 · Fed. Cir. · closed 22 June 2026
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 26-1151?
26-1151 is a patent infringement action brought by Via Transportation, Inc. against Rideco Inc., filed on 14 Nov 2025 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 22 June 2026.
Which patents were asserted in 26-1151?
US10248913B1 (“Systems, devices, and methods for searching and booking ride-shared trips”), assigned to TRANSIT LABS INC., currently active; US10197411B2 (“Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof”), assigned to VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC., currently active; US9562785B1 (“Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof”), assigned to VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.; US10853743B2 (“Systems, devices, and methods for searching and booking ride-shared trips”), assigned to TRANSIT LABS INC.; US9816824B1 (“Continuously updatable computer-generated routes with continuously configurable virtual bus stops for passenger ride-sharing of a fleet of ride-sharing vehicles and computer transportation systems and computer-implemented methods for use thereof”), assigned to VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.. The record also lists application and service.
How was case 26-1151 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: “The parties having so agreed, it is ordered that: (1) The proceedings are DISMISSED under Fed. R. App. P. 42 (b). (2) Each side shall bear their own costs.”
What does voluntary dismissal mean?
A voluntary dismissal is one the plaintiff asks for rather than one the court imposes. Where both sides stipulate to it, it commonly signals a settlement that is not filed on the public docket.
How long did case 26-1151 take?
220 calendar days, from filing on 14 Nov 2025 to closure on 22 June 2026.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 26-1151?
Elizabeth Moulton is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Via Transportation. Eric Allan Buresh appears for defendant Rideco.
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