Illinois Computer Research, LLC v. Google Inc., No. 07 C 5081 (N.D. Ill.) (Pallmeyer, J.).

The parties in this case filed a Stipulation of Dismissal this week — click here to read it.  Of course, details of the settlement were not disclosed.  But this appears to close what had been a very contentious dispute — click here to read the Blog’s coverage of the case. 

One other note about the case, I had been meaning to cover plaintiff’s motion to strike some of defendant’s pleadings for using variations of the term "shell corporation," arguing that the term is derogatory in a manner similar to the "patent troll" moniker.  Judge Pallmeyer ruled on the motion in a Minute Order stating that the Court would no longer use the terms, but denying the motion to strike.  Because the Minute Order does not provide much analysis and because the issue was already covered very well by Joe Mullin at The Prior Art blog — click here to read Mullin’s post — I will not do a separate post on the motion.  But if you are interested in the historical, legal use of the term, the pleadings on the motion are an excellent information source.