FlightPrep Patent Claim Turned Away -- Again

Here we go again... FlightPrep, which has been riding a mounting wave of very bad juju from the industry, overall, as well as repetitive repudiations from its 'competitors' is having another bad day. Further; it has become pretty obvious that their program claims appear to have gone astray while attempts to seek big bucks from their patent efforts are going down in flames. This, as yet another of the industry's leading online flight planning entities has decided that FlightPrep's patent doesn't apply to their operations.

The latest blow came late Thursday as Flight Plan, LLC (FltPlan.com) announced that it is 'not affected by FlightPrep’s U.S. Patent No. 7,640,098.'

FlightPrep recently contacted FltPlan.com concerning the patent which is directed to “A Process for Generating Travel Plans on the Internet.” In the letter, Chairman Roger Stenbock suggested that FltPlan.com enter into a confidentiality agreement to exchange confidential information.

After review of the patent, FltPlan.com states that 'it does not believe it is relevant to the FltPlan.com website so confidential or other discussions with FlightPrep are not warranted. FltPlan.com has asked FlightPrep if it alleges the FltPlan.com website infringes the patent but FlightPrep has not responded.'

“FlightPrep’s patent does not apply, nor is it relevant to the FltPlan.com website”, stated FltPlan.com’s President Ken Wilson.

“Since FltPlan.com does not use FlightPrep’s patented technology, we have not been, nor will we be in negotiations with FlightPrep.”
With over 100,000 users, FltPlan.com has been providing free online flight planning since 1999 which is two years prior to the filing of FlightPrep patent application which matured into U.S. Patent No. 7,640,098

FMI: www.fltplan.com