Epic Defeats Another Patent Troll, Continuing to Protect Members of the Epic Community From Vexatious Litigation

On May 14, 2025, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted Epic Systems Corporation’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, invalidating four patents owned by GreatGigz Solutions, LLC, a litigious non-practicing entity (NPE or “patent troll”). The Court held U.S. Patent Nos. 6,662,194, 7,490,086, 9,760,864, and 10,096,000 are invalid under 35 U.S.C. §101 for reciting an impermissible abstract idea.

Epic filed the Declaratory Judgment Action seeking to invalidate the four patents after GreatGigz sued one of Epic’s customers, contending its use of Epic’s software infringed the NPE’s four patents. Epic also vigorously defended its customer in that case, and received a stay of the customer case pending its Declaratory Judgment Action so that its customer would be shielded from the heavy distraction of litigation.

The Court’s May 14 order effectively ends GreatGigz’s vexatious litigation campaign against Epic and its customers, as well as against the entire healthcare industry. Epic stood out as a relentless fighter against GreatGigz’s unfounded claims, which were motivated by a desire to seek settlements. While dozens of other entities—including other EHR vendors—settled with GreatGigz, Epic stood firm.

This win continues Epic’s recent string of legal victories against “litigation-as-business model” companies seeking to leverage specious intellectual property claims. Just last month, the Eastern District of Texas granted a motion for attorneys’ fees against Decapolis LLC—another patent troll that sued Epic customers hoping to leverage a settlement out of Epic—bringing the fees awarded to over $1.2M. As in the GreatGigz case, Epic proactively sued the NPE when it threatened Epic’s customers, and obtained a judgment that the patents were invalid.    

“This victory is just the latest example of our deep commitment to our customers. While it would have been easy to settle this case early on, as many other targets did, it wouldn’t have been right. Epic won’t back down when it comes to meritless lawsuits – whether against patent trolls or otherwise,” said Epic Senior Vice President Stirling Martin.

Epic was represented by Quarles & Brady LLP’s Kristin Graham Noel, Matthew J. Duchemin, Bryce A. Loken, and Kelli Edson. The case is Epic Systems Corporation v. GreatGigz Solutions, LLC, Case No. 22-80276-CIV-SMITH (S.D. Fla.).