GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech

Reuters

Yesterday

GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech

By Blake Brittain

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Internet domain registrar GoDaddy GDDY.N owes a patent owner $170 million for violating its rights in website-building technology, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Friday.

The jury agreed with Express Mobile that GoDaddy's web-design tools infringe two of its patents.

GoDaddy said in a statement that it disagrees with the verdict and will "vigorously fight it in the district court and on appeal, if necessary." Express Mobile attorney Jay Nuttall called the verdict "an outstanding result for our client that confirms the value of Express Mobile’s foundational patents."

Novato, California-based Express Mobile owns patents covering internet and mobile technology developed by the company's founder, former IBM engineer Steven Rempell. Express Mobile sued GoDaddy in 2019, arguing that its user tools for building websites infringed Express Mobile's patents related to similar technology.

Tempe, Arizona-based GoDaddy denied the allegations and argued that the patents were invalid. GoDaddy won a separate jury trial over related Express Mobile infringement claims in 2023.

Express Mobile won a $40 million verdict in a similar case against e-commerce platform Shopify in 2022. Shopify convinced a Delaware federal judge to overturn the verdict last year.

(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; editing by Diane Craft)

((blake.brittain@tr.com; +1 (202) 938-5713))

Disclaimer: Investing carries risk. This is not financial advice. The above content should not be regarded as an offer, recommendation, or solicitation on acquiring or disposing of any financial products, any associated discussions, comments, or posts by author or other users should not be considered as such either. It is solely for general information purpose only, which does not consider your own investment objectives, financial situations or needs. TTM assumes no responsibility or warranty for the accuracy and completeness of the information, investors should do their own research and may seek professional advice before investing.

Most Discussed

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

{"basename":"","ssrTDKData":{"titleTemplate":"%s - Tiger Brokers","title":"Tiger Brokers | Global Stocks, Options & Futures Trading App","description":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","keywords":"tiger brokers,tiger trade,tiger brokers singapore,broker online,stock trading in singapore,share trading singapore,brokerage firm singapore,trading app,stock broker singapore,stock trading platforms,trading account","social":{"ogDescription":"Tiger Brokers, one-stop investment in US stocks, SGX stocks, HK stocks, A-shares & other global assets. One of the best stock trading platforms in Singapore.","ogImage":"https://c1.itigergrowtha.com/portal5/static/media/og-logo.be62fbe1.png","ogUrl":"https://www-web.itiger.com/news/2581835541"},"companyName":"Tiger Brokers"},"pageData":{"isMobile":false,"isTiger":false,"isTTM":true,"region":"SGP","license":"TBSG","edition":"fundamental"},"isCrawlerRequest":true,"__swrFallback__":{"@#url:\"https://stock-news.skytigris.cn/v3/news\",params:#id:\"2581835541\",edition:\"fundamental\",auth_exemption:1,,,undefined,":{"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2581835541?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","thumbnail":"","is_english":true,"pubTime":"2025-11-08 03:07","share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","id":"2581835541","market":"us","top_or_hot":-1,"title":"GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech","media":"Reuters","content":"<html xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><head><title>GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech</title></head><body><p>By Blake Brittain</p><p>\n<span>Nov 7 (Reuters)</span><span> - </span>Internet domain registrar GoDaddy <span>GDDY.N</span> owes a patent owner $170 million for violating its rights in website-building technology, a <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VMM\">Delaware</a> federal jury said in a verdict made public on Friday.</p><p>The jury agreed with Express Mobile that GoDaddy's web-design tools infringe two of its patents.</p><p>GoDaddy said in a statement that it disagrees with the verdict and will \"vigorously fight it in the district court and on appeal, if necessary.\" Express Mobile attorney Jay Nuttall called the verdict \"an outstanding result for our client that confirms the value of Express Mobile’s foundational patents.\"</p><p>Novato, California-based Express Mobile owns patents covering internet and mobile technology developed by the company's founder, former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/IBM\">IBM</a> engineer Steven Rempell. Express Mobile sued GoDaddy in 2019, arguing that its user tools for building websites infringed Express Mobile's patents related to similar technology.</p><p>Tempe, Arizona-based GoDaddy denied the allegations and argued that the patents were invalid. GoDaddy won a separate jury trial over related Express Mobile infringement claims in 2023.</p><p>Express Mobile won a <span>$40 million verdict</span> in a similar case against e-commerce platform <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SHOP\">Shopify</a> in 2022. Shopify convinced a Delaware federal judge to <span>overturn the verdict</span> last year.</p><p> (Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; editing by Diane Craft)</p><p> ((blake.brittain@tr.com; +1 (202) 938-5713))</p></body></html>","source":null,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nGoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1032215980\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/4567337cbdf294b657b1fa87c5488b48);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Reuters </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2025-11-08 03:07</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><head><title>GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design tech</title></head><body><p>By Blake Brittain</p><p>\n<span>Nov 7 (Reuters)</span><span> - </span>Internet domain registrar GoDaddy <span>GDDY.N</span> owes a patent owner $170 million for violating its rights in website-building technology, a <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/VMM\">Delaware</a> federal jury said in a verdict made public on Friday.</p><p>The jury agreed with Express Mobile that GoDaddy's web-design tools infringe two of its patents.</p><p>GoDaddy said in a statement that it disagrees with the verdict and will \"vigorously fight it in the district court and on appeal, if necessary.\" Express Mobile attorney Jay Nuttall called the verdict \"an outstanding result for our client that confirms the value of Express Mobile’s foundational patents.\"</p><p>Novato, California-based Express Mobile owns patents covering internet and mobile technology developed by the company's founder, former <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/IBM\">IBM</a> engineer Steven Rempell. Express Mobile sued GoDaddy in 2019, arguing that its user tools for building websites infringed Express Mobile's patents related to similar technology.</p><p>Tempe, Arizona-based GoDaddy denied the allegations and argued that the patents were invalid. GoDaddy won a separate jury trial over related Express Mobile infringement claims in 2023.</p><p>Express Mobile won a <span>$40 million verdict</span> in a similar case against e-commerce platform <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SHOP\">Shopify</a> in 2022. Shopify convinced a Delaware federal judge to <span>overturn the verdict</span> last year.</p><p> (Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; editing by Diane Craft)</p><p> ((blake.brittain@tr.com; +1 (202) 938-5713))</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","isBrief":false,"type":0,"news_type":1,"symbol":"BK4543","symbol_name":"AI","start_time":0,"source_url":"https://api.refinitiv.com/data/news/v1/stories/urn:newsml:reuters.com:20251107:nL6N3WJ0ZS:1","article_id":"2581835541","we_media_id":"1032215980","thumbnails":[],"rights":null,"url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2581835541","pubTimestamp":1762542427,"columns":[],"sourceInfo":null,"weMediaInfo":{"media_name":"Reuters","introduction":"Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment and technology","home_visible":1,"id":"1032215980","head_image":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/4567337cbdf294b657b1fa87c5488b48"},"summary":"GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design techBy Blake Brittain","collect":0,"end_time":0,"defaultTopTitle":"","property":[],"viewcount":null,"language":"en","relate_stocks":{"BK4543":"AI","LU0321505868.SGD":"Schroder ISF Global Dividend Maximiser A Dis SGD","LU1880398471.USD":"AMUNDI FUNDS GLOBAL EQUITY \"A2\" (USD) ACC","LU0868494617.USD":"UBS (LUX) EQUITY SICAV - US TOTAL YIELD SUSTAINABLE \"P\" (USD) ACC","LU0321505439.SGD":"Schroder ISF Global Dividend Maximiser A Acc SGD","LU1880398554.USD":"AMUNDI FUNDS GLOBAL EQUITY \"A2\" (USD) INC","LU0957808578.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"ZU\" (USD) ACC","BK4116":"互联网服务与基础架构","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","GDDY":"Godaddy Inc.","BK4585":"ETF&股票定投概念","IBM":"IBM","LU1778281490.HKD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AD\" (HKD) INC","LU1894683264.USD":"AMUNDI FUNDS US EQUITY RESEARCH VALUE \"A2\" (USD) ACC","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","LU1642822529.SGD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"A\" (SGD) ACC","LU0444973449.USD":"CT (LUX) I GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"DU\" (USD) ACC","BK4602":"量子计算概念","BK4575":"芯片概念","LU1585245621.USD":"EASTSPRING INV GLOBAL LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND \"A\" (USD) ACC B","BK4528":"SaaS概念","LU1894683348.USD":"AMUNDI FUNDS US EQUITY RESEARCH VALUE \"A2\" (USD) INC","LU1430594728.SGD":"Eastspring Investments - Global Low Volatility Equity AS SGD","LU2095319765.USD":"Natixis Thematics Subscription Economy R/A USD","LU0476273544.USD":"CT (LUX) I GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"BU\" (USD) ACC","BK4612":"AI芯片","LU1815336760.USD":"THREADNEEDLE (LUX) GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY \"AUP\" (USD) INC","BK4538":"云计算","LU2491049909.HKD":"WELLINGTON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES \"A\" (HKD) ACC","LU1674673691.USD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AD\" (USD) INC","LU2210150020.SGD":"Natixis Thematics Subscription Economy R/A SGD","BK4579":"人工智能","LU2210149790.SGD":"Natixis Thematics Subscription Economy R/A SGD-H","LU0444971666.USD":"天利全球科技基金","BK4588":"碎股","LU2491050071.SGD":"WELLINGTON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES \"A\" (SGDHDG) ACC","LU1674673428.USD":"HSBC GIF GLOBAL LOWER CARBON EQUITY \"AC\" (USD) ACC","LU1883839398.USD":"AMUNDI FUNDS INCOME OPPORTUNITIES \"A2\" (USD) ACC","LU2491050154.USD":"WELLINGTON SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES \"A\" (USD) ACC","BK4134":"信息科技咨询与其它服务"},"translate_title":"GoDaddy因网页设计技术获得1.7亿美元专利判决","themeId":null,"isJumpTheme":false,"ttsUrl":null,"symbols_score_info":{"GDDY":0.9,"IBM":0.9},"content_text":"GoDaddy hit with $170 mln patent verdict over web-design techBy Blake Brittain\nNov 7 (Reuters) - Internet domain registrar GoDaddy GDDY.N owes a patent owner $170 million for violating its rights in website-building technology, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Friday.The jury agreed with Express Mobile that GoDaddy's web-design tools infringe two of its patents.GoDaddy said in a statement that it disagrees with the verdict and will \"vigorously fight it in the district court and on appeal, if necessary.\" Express Mobile attorney Jay Nuttall called the verdict \"an outstanding result for our client that confirms the value of Express Mobile’s foundational patents.\"Novato, California-based Express Mobile owns patents covering internet and mobile technology developed by the company's founder, former IBM engineer Steven Rempell. Express Mobile sued GoDaddy in 2019, arguing that its user tools for building websites infringed Express Mobile's patents related to similar technology.Tempe, Arizona-based GoDaddy denied the allegations and argued that the patents were invalid. GoDaddy won a separate jury trial over related Express Mobile infringement claims in 2023.Express Mobile won a $40 million verdict in a similar case against e-commerce platform Shopify in 2022. Shopify convinced a Delaware federal judge to overturn the verdict last year. (Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington; editing by Diane Craft) ((blake.brittain@tr.com; +1 (202) 938-5713))","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"-2","news_tag":"policyRegulatory","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}