Opinion ID: 4507228
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Heading: Failure to Allege Facts

Text: As described above, the patent infringement claim, antitrust claims, and false designation of origin claim were Case: 19-1251 Document: 105 Page: 8 Filed: 02/13/2020 8 ARUNACHALAM v. APPLE, INC. initially dismissed without prejudice because they failed to allege facts that supported the cause of action. Dr. Arunachalam’s patent infringement allegations accuse several companies relating to the companies’ app distribution platforms, such as Apple’s App Store. It is not clear whether Dr. Arunachalam was alleging that these platforms merely sell infringing apps or if the platforms themselves infringe the ’340 patent. Regardless, the Complaint never identified even a single specific app, nor did it specifically allege how such an app (or platform) actually infringes the ’340 patent. Such overly broad allegations are insufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. For similar reasons, dismissal of any remaining patent infringement allegations, and the remaining counts dismissed without prejudice, lack factual support in the Complaint. As such, these counts fail to meet the requirements for Rule 12(b)(6) and the Supreme Court’s standard in Twombly. See 550 U.S. 544.