U.S. Federal Court Dismisses Natsoft’s Patent Claims Against Hexaware
A U.S. federal court dismissed patent infringement claims filed by Natsoft Corporation against Hexaware Technologies. The court ruled that Natsoft's patents were too abstract to be eligible for protection, clearing Hexaware of the allegations.
Why it matters
This ruling clarifies the threshold for software patent eligibility in the U.S. and protects IT service providers from litigation based on overly broad patent claims.
MUMBAI, India and LONDON and ISELIN, N.J., June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies Limited (NSE: HEXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that on June 9, 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed all claims in the complaint filed by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate, Updraft, LLC, against Hexaware Technologies Limited and its subsidiary, Hexaware Technologies Inc. (the “Company”). The dismissal includes Natsoft’s patent infringement claims—spanning nine patents across two patent families.
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