NPE activity ramped up slightly in May.* Frequent filers included Adaptive Avenue Associates, Communication Interface Technologies, eCeipt, Interface IP, Recog IP, S3G Technology, Symbology Innovations, and Tiare Technology.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Menard, Inc. (N.D. Ill.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Menard, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patents:          7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore); 7,428,707 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore)

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. The American Automobile Association, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).           

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The American Automobile Association, Inc.
  • AT&T Inc. 
  • H&R Block, Inc. 
  • Honeywell International Inc. 
  • Keller Williams Realty, Inc.  

Plaintiff:         Communication Interface Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Beaty Legal

Patents:          6,574,239 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server); 8,266,296 (Application-layer evaluation of communications received by a mobile device); 8,291,010 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server)

eCeipt LLC v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc.  6-23-cv-00345 ➞
  • Zale Corporation  6-23-cv-00346 ➞

Plaintiff:         eCeipt LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            8,643,875 (Receipt handling systems, print drivers and methods thereof)

Fitistics, LLC v. Fossil Group, Inc. et al (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Fossil Group, Inc.
  • Fossil Partners, LP
  • Fossil Stores I, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Fitistics, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents:          11,185,738 (System and method for processing information); 11,252,235 (System and method for processing information); 8,915,823 (System and method for processing information)

Interface IP Holdings LLC v. Latam Airlines Group SA (E.D. Tex.).  

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Latam Airlines Group SA

Plaintiff:         Interface IP Holdings LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Findlay Craft; Bradford Black

Patents:          7,080,325 (Graphical device for comprehensive viewing and input of variable data via a browser-based display); 7,406,663 (Graphical input device with dynamic field width adjustment for input of variable data via a browser-based display); 7,500,201 (Data input method and system with multi-sub-field matching of user entries into a graphical input device)

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. v. Authentixx LLC (D. Del.).

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Authentixx LLC

Plaintiff:         Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Polsinelli

Patents:          10,355,863 (System and method for authenticating electronic content); 7,631,191 (System and method for authenticating a web page)

Loyal-T Systems LLC v. American Express Company et al (D.N.J.).

Judge:             District Judge Kevin McNulty

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • American Express Company
  • American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Loyal-T Systems LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ohlandt Greeley Ruggiero & Perle; Cole Schotz; Pastore

Patents:          10,210,537 (System and method for managing a loyalty program via an association network infrastructure); 8,712,839 (System and method for managing a loyalty program via an association network infrastructure)

Recog IP LLC v. Sephora USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Sephora USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Recog IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            7,296,062 (Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been called)

S3G Technology LLC v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          10,387,140 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,304,758 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)

Symbology Innovations, LLC v. ADT Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex., E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • ADT Inc.
  • Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. f/k/a Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Symbology Innovations, LLC 

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patents:          7,992,773 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device); 8,424,752 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device); 8,651,369 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable device); 8,936,190 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device)

Tiare Technology, Inc. v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  • H E Butt Grocery Co. 
  • McDonald’s Corporation 
  • McDonald’s USA, LLC  
  • Starbucks Corporation 
  • Doctor’s Associates LLC f/k/a Doctor’s Associates, Inc. 
  • Franchise World Headquarters, LLC 
  • Subway Holdings, LLC 
  • Subway Sandwich Shops LLC 
  • Taco Bell Corp.  
  • Ulta Beauty, Inc. 
  • Walmart, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Tiare Technology, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Davis Firm 

Patents:          10,157,414 (Patron service system and method); 11,195,224 (Patron service system and method); 8,682,729 (Patron service system and method)

Spring came in like a lamb in the NPE world. NPE activity was light in April.* Frequent filers included Adaptive Avenue Associates, Advanced Transactions, Communication Interface Technologies, Innovaport, Linfo IP, and SITO Mobile R&D IP.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Blick Art Materials, LLC (N.D. Ill.).

Judge:             District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Blick Art Materials, LLC

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore); 7,428,707 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore)

Advanced Transactions, LLC v. AutoZone, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     AutoZone, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Advanced Transactions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patent:            10,783,529 (Third-party provider method and system); 7,065,555 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,386,594 (System and method related to generating an email campaign); 7,693,950 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,979,057 (Third-party provider method and system); 8,150,736 (Global electronic commerce system); 8,175,519 (Third-party provider method and system); 9,747,608 (Third-party provider method and system)

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council et al (E.D. Tex.).  

Judge:             District Judge Sean D. Jordan

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • American Dairy Queen Corporation
  • International Dairy Queen, Inc.
  • Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council

Plaintiff:         Communication Interface Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patent:            6,574,239 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server); 8,266,296 (Application-layer evaluation of communications received by a mobile device); 8,291,010 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server)

Innovaport LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc. (W.D. Wis.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     The Home Depot, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Innovaport LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Boyle Fredrickson

Patent:            8,775,260 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 8,787,933 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,489,690 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,990,670 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store)

Linfo IP, LLC v. Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants: 

  • Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC
  • Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. 
  • Lamps Plus, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content)

SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC et al v. ExploreLearning, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     ExploreLearning, Inc.

Plaintiffs:

  • SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC
  • SITO Mobile, Ltd.

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patent:            10,735,781 (System and method for routing media); 10,769,675 (System and method for streaming media); 7,191,244 (System and method for routing media); 8,015,307 (System and method for streaming media); 8,554,940 (System and method for routing media); 9,349,138 (System and method for streaming media)

NPE activity was light in March.* Frequent filers included Advanced Transactions, Locket IP, Rothschild, and Tron Holdings.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

McWane, Inc. et al v. Locket IP LLC (N.D. Ala.)

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Nicholas A. Danella

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP LLC

Plaintiffs:

  • McWane Plant and Industrial, LLC
  • McWane, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Maynard Cooper & Gale

Patent:            10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Advanced Transactions, LLC v. The Gap, Inc. (W.D. Tex.)

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     The Gap, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Advanced Transactions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patent:            10,783,529 (Third-party provider method and system); 7,065,555 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,386,594 (System and method related to generating an email campaign); 7,693,950 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,979,057 (Third-party provider method and system); 8,150,736 (Global electronic commerce system); 8,175,519 (Third-party provider method and system); 9,747,608 (Third-party provider method and system)

Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC v. Afterlight Collective, Inc. (E.D. Cal.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Afterlight Collective, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patent:            8,437,797 (Wireless image distribution system and method)

Tron Holdings, LLC v. Booking Holdings Inc. f/k/a Priceline Group Inc. (D. Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Booking Holdings Inc. f/k/a Priceline Group Inc.

Plaintiff:         Tron Holdings, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Napoli Shkolnik

Patent:            9,524,513 (System and method of advertising for use on internet and/or digital networking capable devices); 9,870,575 (Advertising during the loading of content)

Jabaa, LLC v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. (N.D. Ga.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Publix Super Markets, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Jabaa, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley

Patent:            7,480,637 (Internet transaction authentication apparatus, method, and system for improving security of internet transactions)

Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. Exclusive Group LLC d/b/a Binatone North America (multiple cases) (D. Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Exclusive Group LLC d/b/a Binatone North America
  • The Teaching Company, LLC

Plaintiff:         Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea; Phillips McLaughlin & Hall

Patent:            8,856,221 (System and method for storing broadcast content in a cloud-based computing environment)

NPE activity was very light in February.* Frequent filers included AuthWallet, Cedar Lane Technologies, and Dynapass IP Holdings.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Vector Security, Inc. (W.D. Pa.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Cynthia Reed Eddy

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Vector Security, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Napoli Shkolnik

Patents:          6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays)

Dynapass IP Holdings LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amazon.com, Inc.
  • Charles Schwab Bank, SSB
  • The Charles Schwab Corporation 
  • East West Bancorp, Inc. 
  • East West Bank
  • Experian Information Services, Inc.
  • First Citizens BancShares, Inc.  
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company
  • Simmons Bank
  • Simmons First National Corporation

Plaintiff:         Dynapass IP Holdings LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Williams Simons & Landis

Patent:            6,993,658 (Use of personal communication devices for user authentication)

AuthWallet, LLC v. Amarillo National Bank  (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amarillo National Bank
  • CIBC Bank USA 
  • Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
  • First Citizens Bank 
  • Fiserv, Inc.
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         AuthWallet, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            8,099,368 (Intermediary service and method for processing financial transaction data with mobile device confirmation)

The NPEs came back from their holidays with increased filings.* Frequent filers included AML IP, Cedar Lane Technologies, Communication Interface Technologies, Innovaport, Lockport, IP, Recog IP, Ridgeview IP, S3G Technology, and Sockeye Licensing.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

AML IP LLC v. Amazon.com Services LLC f/k/a Amazon.com Services, Inc. (W.D. Tex., N.D. Tex.).         

Judge:             District Judge David C. Godbey

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amazon.com Services LLC f/k/a Amazon.com Services, Inc.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc. 
  • Bloomingdales.com, LLC 
  • The Container Store, Inc. 
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation

Plaintiff:         AML IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            6,876,979 (Electronic commerce bridge system)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Alps Alpine North America Inc. (W.D. Wash.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge David W. Christel

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Alps Alpine North America, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. 

Pls. Cnsl:        Mann Law Group; Rabicoff Law

Patents:          6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays)

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. International Dairy Queen, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Sean D. Jordan

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     International Dairy Queen, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Communication Interface Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patents:          6,574,239 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server); 8,266,296 (Application-layer evaluation of communications received by a mobile device); 8,291,010 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server)

Innovaport LLC v. Best Buy Co., Inc. (W.D. Wis.).

Judges:          Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker; District Judge William M. Conley

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:   Best Buy Co., Inc.

Plaintiff:        Innovaport LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Boyle Fredrickson

Patents:        8,775,260 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 8,787,933 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,489,690 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,990,670 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store)

Mass Bay Brewing Co., Inc. v. Locket IP LLC (D. Mass.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge M. Page Kelley

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP LLC

Plaintiff:         Mass Bay Brewing Co., Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Downs Rachlin Martin

Patent:           10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Ridgeview IP LLC v. Anthology, Inc. (E.D. Va.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:    Anthology, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Ridgeview IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patent:            6,983,270 (Method and apparatus for displaying database search results)

Recog IP LLC v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright 

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:    Williams-Sonoma, Inc.  

Plaintiff:         Recog IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law  

Patent:           7,296,062 (Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been called)

S3G Technology LLC v. Best Buy Co., Inc. (E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne; District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:

  • Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • The Buckle, Inc.
  • Staples, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          10,387,140 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,304,758 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 11,210,082 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 8,572,571 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 10,261,774 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)

Sockeye Licensing TX LLC v. Best Buy Co., Inc. (W.D.  Tex.).

Claims:     Infringement

Defendant:      Best Buy Co., Inc.

Plaintiff:   Sockeye Licensing TX LLC

Pls. Cnsl:  Rabicoff Law

Patent:      9,547,981 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless device to control other devices)

NPE activity was above the norm for year-end.* Frequent filers included Ameranth, AML, Cedar Lane Technologies, Consolidated Transaction Processing, Linfo IP, Locket IP, Nimitz Technologies, R2 Solutions, Recog IP, and Sunflower Licensing.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Adim8, LLC v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Adim8, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Eureka Intellectual Property Law

Patents:          8,107,940 (System and method for providing advertising on a mobile device); 8,787,895 (System and method for providing advertising on a device)

Ameranth, Inc. v. DoorDash, Inc. (W.D. Pa.).

Judge:             District Judge W. Scott Hardy

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     DoorDash, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Ameranth, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Stamoulis & Weinblatt; Pribanic & Pribanic

Patent:            11,276,130 (Information management and synchronous communications system)

AML IP, LLC v. Stripe, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Stripe, Inc.
  • Airbnb, Inc.
  • Block, Inc. f/k/a Square, Inc.
  • Buff Technologies, Ltd.

Plaintiff:         AML IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey LLP

Patents:          6,876,979 (Electronic commerce bridge system); 7,177,838 (Method and apparatus for conducting electronic commerce transactions using electronic tokens)

Bright Capture LLC v. Shoeboxed, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Shoeboxed, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Bright Capture LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley

Patents:          10,049,410 (Receipts scanner and financial organizer); 7,746,510 (Receipts scanner and financial organizer); 8,693,070 (Receipts scanner and financial organizer)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Latecoere International, Inc. (W.D. Wash., W.D. Tex., D. Del.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Latecoere International, Inc.
  • VIA Technologies, Inc.
  • Zenitel Group
  • Snap One Holdings Corp.
  • Opticon, Inc. 
  • Digital Check Corp. d/b/a ST Imaging 
  • Lexmark International, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. 

Pls. Cnsl:        Mann Law Group; Rabicoff Law; Napoli Shkolnik

Patents:          6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means)

Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC v. ARO Liquidation, Inc. f/k/a Aeropostale, Inc. (multiple cases) (N.D. Ill.).

Judges:           District Judge Edmond E. Chang; District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer; District Judge John F. Kness; Magistrate Judge Mary M. Rowland; District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr.; District Judge Charles P. Kocoras; District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly; District Judge John Robert Blakey; District Judge Andrea R. Wood

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • ARO Liquidation, Inc. f/k/a Aeropostale, Inc.
  • Tapestry, Inc. f/k/a Coach, Inc.
  • Urban Outfitters, Inc. 
  • The Container Store Group, Inc.
  • Shoe Carnival, Inc. 
  • Patagonia, Inc.
  • Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC d/b/a Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Sephora USA, Inc
  • Target Corporation
  • West Marine, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patents:          8,396,743 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information); 8,712,846 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information)

Jobvite, Inc. v. Locket IP LLC (C.D. Cal.).

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP LLC

Plaintiff:         Jobvite, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Buchalter; Winstead

Patents:          10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface); 9,990,112 (Method and apparatus for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Linfo IP, LLC v. The Buckle, Inc. (E.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:    

  • The Buckle, Inc.
  • Isotoner and Totes Isotoner Corporation
  • Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC 
  • Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
  • Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. d/b/a Hollister Co.  
  • Vuori, Inc. 
  • Sally Beauty Supply LLC 

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content)

Locket IP LLC v. Winsupply, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Winsupply, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Locket IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Banie & Ishimoto

Patents:          10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface); 9,990,112 (Method and apparatus for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Nimitz Technologies LLC v. CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 
  • Clayton Homes, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Nimitz Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        O’Kelly & O’Rourke; The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            7,848,328 (Broadcast content encapsulation)

R2 Solutions LLC v. Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (N.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Karen Gren Scholer

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc.

Plaintiff:         R2 Solutions LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Nelson Bumgardner Conroy

Patents:          10,176,272 (System and method of automatically sizing and adapting a widget to available space); 7,698,329 (Method for improving quality of search results by avoiding indexing sections of pages); 8,190,610 (MapReduce for distributed database processing); 8,209,317 (Method and apparatus for reconstructing a search query); 8,341,157 (System and method for intent-driven search result presentation); 9,805,097 (Method and system for providing a search result)

Recog IP LLC v. Adidas America, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Adidas America, Inc. 
  • The Gap, Inc.  

Plaintiff:         Recog IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            7,296,062 (Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been called)

Sunflower Licensing LLC v. Avnet, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Avnet, Inc.
  • RBC Capital Markets, LLC 

Plaintiff:         Sunflower Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley

Patents:          6,487,528 (Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding audio or video frame data); 7,398,005 (Trick mode playback of recorded video)

Tiare Technology, Inc. v. Albertsons Companies, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Albertsons Companies, Inc. 
  • Albertsons LLC  
  • Applebee’s Restaurants LLC 
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc.  
  • Dunkin’ Donuts LLC d/b/a Dunkin’ Donuts 
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc.
  • The Kroger Co. 
  • Sonic Industries Services Inc.
  • The Wendy’s Company

Plaintiff:         Tiare Technology, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Davis Firm 

Patents:          10,157,414 (Patron service system and method); 11,195,224 (Patron service system and method); 8,682,729 (Patron service system and method)

NPE activity eased slightly in November, as it usually does toward year end and the holidays.* Frequent filers included Cedar Lane, Digi Portal, Implicit, Noblewood IP, Optinetix, Savannah Licensing, and Tron Holdings.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Xerox Corporation (W.D. Tex., D. Del., N.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Reed O’Connor 

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Xerox Corporation
  • Openeye US Inc. 
  • Enterprise Holdings, Inc. 
  • The Hertz Corporation 
  • Orlando Rentco LLC 
  • SIXT Rent A Car, LLC 
  • Avis Budget Group, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Napoli Shkolnik  

Patents:          6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means); 6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays)

Digi Portal LLC v. Five Guys Enterprises, LLC (multiple cases) (N.D. Ill.).      

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Five Guys Enterprises, LLC 
  • Panera, LLC 

Plaintiff:         Digi Portal LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patents:          5,983,227 (Dynamic page generator); 7,171,414 (Dynamic page generator); 7,565,359 (Dynamic page generator); 8,352,854 (Dynamic page generator); 9,626,342 (Dynamic page generator)

eCeipt LLC v. Sams East, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Sam’s East, Inc.

Plaintiff:         eCeipt LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            8,643,875 (Receipt handling systems, print drivers and methods thereof)

Gravel Rating Systems LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The Home Depot, Inc. 
  • Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. 
  • PetSmart LLC 
  • Sephora USA, Inc.
  • Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc. d/b/a The Body Shop 
  • The Container Store, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Gravel Rating Systems LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patent:            7,590,636 (Knowledge filter)

Implicit, LLC v. Wayfair, Inc. et al (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Wayfair, Inc.
  • Wayfair LLC

Plaintiff:         Implicit, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patent:            8,856,185 (Method and system for attribute management in a namespace)

Noblewood IP, LLC v. WMK, LLC (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Orlando L. Garcia

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • WMK, LLC 
  • DHL Express

Plaintiff:         Noblewood IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            7,941,553 (Method and device for streaming a media file over a distributed information system)

Optinetix (Israel) Ltd. v. Michaels Stores, Inc. (E.D. Tex., N.D. Ohio).

Judges:           District Judge Michael J. Truncale, Magistrate Judge Pamela Meade Sargent; District Judge James P. Jones   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Michaels Stores, Inc.
  • Giant Eagle, Inc. 
  • K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. d/b/a Food City 

Plaintiff:         Optinetix (Israel) Ltd.

Pls. Cnsl:        Sand Sebolt & Wernow; Budo Law; Merritt Law

Patents:          7,349,668 (Systems and methods for embedding commercial information into broadcast media)

Savannah Licensing LLC v. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (N.D. Ohio, S.D. Ohio, E.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge John R. Adams, District Judge Michael H. Watson; Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers, District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III    

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
  • Taco Bell Corp.
  • Quest Software, Inc.  
  • Optum, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Savannah Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Sand Sebolt & Wernow

Patents:          8,680,992 (Measuring and improving the quality of a user experience); 9,454,777 (Measuring and improving the quality of a user experience upon receiving a frustration event package)

Tron Holdings, LLC v. Trivago NV (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Trivago NV

Plaintiff:         Tron Holdings, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law

Patents:          9,524,513 (System and method of advertising for use on internet and/or digital networking capable devices); 9,870,575 (Advertising during the loading of content)

October was fairly busy. Frequent fliers included Advanced Transactions, Aeritas, AML IP, Bassfield IP, Communication Interface Technologies, Digi Portal, Noblewood IP, and Ridgeview IP.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Advanced Transactions, LLC v. Marco’s Pizza Holdings, LLC et al (E.D. Va.).

Claims:          Infringement

Defendants:

  • Marco’s Franchising, LLC
  • Marco’s Pizza Holdings, LLC

Plaintiff:        Advanced Transactions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patents:         10,783,529 (Third-party provider method and system); 7,065,555 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,386,594 (System and method related to generating an email campaign); 7,693,950 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,979,057 (Third-party provider method and system); 8,150,736 (Global electronic commerce system); 8,175,519 (Third-party provider method and system); 9,747,608 (Third-party provider method and system)

Aeritas, LLC v. Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. et al (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright 

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:    

  • Panda Express, Inc. 
  • Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. 

Plaintiff:        Aeritas, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patents:         7,706,819 (Mixed-mode interaction); 8,055,285 (Mixed-mode interaction); 9,888,107 (Mixed-mode interaction)

AML IP LLC v. Ace Hardware Corporation (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).         

Claims:          Infringement

Defendants:

  • Ace Hardware Corporation 
  • BPS Direct, LLC d/b/a Bass Pro Shops 
  • Small Luxury Hotels of the World Management, Inc. 

Plaintiff:        AML IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey LLP

Patent:           6,876,979 (Electronic commerce bridge system)

Bassfield IP LLC v. Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).            

Claims:          Infringement

Defendants:

  • Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. 
  • Total Quality Logistics, LLC 

Plaintiff:        Bassfield IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:           6,641,053 (Foreground/background document processing with dataglyphs)

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. International Dairy Queen, Inc. (multiple cases) (C.D. Cal.).

Judges:           District Judge Dolly M. Gee; Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner; Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick; District Judge Stephen V. Wilson; Judge Christina A. Snyder   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • International Dairy Queen, Inc.
  • Lego System A/S
  • Starbucks Corporation 

Plaintiff:        Communication Interface Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Law Offices of Seth W. Wiener

Patents:         6,574,239 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server); 8,266,296 (Application-layer evaluation of communications received by a mobile device); 8,291,010 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server)

Diatek Licensing LLC v. LEGO System A/S (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:            District Judge Alan D. Albright 

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     Lego System A/S  

Plaintiff:        Diatek Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley

Patents:         7,079,752 (Process for recording a scrambled MPEG stream); 8,195,828 (Method for discontinuous transmission, in sections, of data in a network of distributed stations, as well as a network subscriber station as a requesting appliance for carrying out a method such as this, and a network subscriber station as a source appliance for carrying out a method such as this)

Digi Portal LLC v. FedEx Corporation (multiple cases) (D. Del.).           

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • FedEx Corporation
  • Getaround, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Digi Portal LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law; Napoli Shkolnik

Patents:         5,983,227 (Dynamic page generator); 7,171,414 (Dynamic page generator); 7,565,359 (Dynamic page generator); 8,352,854 (Dynamic page generator); 9,626,342 (Dynamic page generator)

Distributed Media Solutions, LLC v. AMC Networks Inc. (D. Del.).

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     AMC Networks, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Distributed Media Solutions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Stamoulis & Weinblatt; King & Wood Mallesons

Patents:         6,697,811; 7,133,922; 7,739,714; 8,046,672 (Method and system for delivering technology agnostic rich media content within an email, banner ad, and web page); 8,122,004 (Generating and providing rich media presentations optimized for a device over a network); 8,437,389; 8,482,384

Noblewood IP LLC v. AutoZone, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:            District Judge Orlando L. Garcia

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     AutoZone, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Noblewood IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:           7,941,553 (Method and device for streaming a media file over a distributed information system)

Optinetix (Israel) Ltd. v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:            District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Optinetix (Israel) Ltd.

Pls. Cnsl:        Budo Law

Patent:           7,349,668 (Systems and methods for embedding commercial information into broadcast media)

Ridgeview IP LLC v. Anthology Inc. (N.D. Tex.).

Judge:            District Judge Karen Gren Scholer

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     Anthology, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Ridgeview IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patent:           6,983,270 (Method and apparatus for displaying database search results)

Ridgeview IP LLC v. Cvent Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:          Infringement

Defendant:     Cvent Inc.

Plaintiff:        Ridgeview IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patent:           6,983,270 (Method and apparatus for displaying database search results)

NPE activity ramped back up in September, as it often does as summer ends and kids go back to school.* Frequent filers included Advanced Transactions, Aeritas, Cedar Lane, Gratuity Solutions, Lexos Media, Optinetix, Push Data, S3G Technology, and Traxcell.

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Advanced Transactions, LLC v. Regis Corporation et al (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Regis Corporation
  • Supercuts Corporate Shops, Inc. d/b/a Supercuts, Cost Cutters, Roosters, and SmartStyle SuperCuts, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Advanced Transactions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patents:          10,783,529 (Third-party provider method and system); 7,065,555 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,386,594 (System and method related to generating an email campaign); 7,693,950 ( System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,979,057 (Third-party provider method and system); 8,150,736 (Global electronic commerce system); 8,175,519 (Third-party provider method and system); 9,747,608 (Third-party provider method and system)

Aeritas, LLC v. Staples, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland 

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Office Depot, LLC
  • Staples, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Aeritas, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patents:          7,706,819 (Mixed-mode interaction); 8,055,285 (Mixed-mode interaction); 8,620,364 (Mixed-mode interaction); 9,888,107 (Mixed-mode interaction)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Watchnet, Inc. (W.D.N.Y.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Watchnet, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law

Patents:          6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means); 6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays)

Gratuity Solutions LLC et al v. Toast, Inc. (D. Mass.).

Judge:             District Judge Patti B. Saris

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Toast, Inc.

Plaintiffs:

  • Gratuity Solutions LLC
  • Gratuity, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Arrowood

Patents:          10,726,436 (System and method for managing gratuities); 9,741,050 (System and method for managing gratuities)

Lexos Media IP, LLC. v. ABT Electronics, Inc. (N.D. Ill.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Mary M. Rowland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     ABT Electronics, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Lexos Media IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Buether Joe & Counselors; Fuksa Khorshid

Patents:          5,995,102 (Server system and method for modifying a cursor image); 6,118,449 (Server system and method for modifying a cursor image)

Lower48 IP LLC v. Shopify Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Shopify Inc.

Plaintiff:         Lower48 IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm; Daignault Iyer

Patents:          10,140,349 (Method and/or system for transforming between trees and strings); 11,100,070 (Manipulation and/or analysis of hierarchical data); 11,194,777 (Manipulation and/or analysis of hierarchical data); 7,681,177 (Method and/or system for transforming between trees and strings)

OHVA, Inc. v. MagTek, Inc. (E.D. Pa., W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • MagTek, Inc.
  • Electronic Merchant Systems, LLC 
  • Feitian Technologies Co., Ltd.  

Plaintiff:         OHVA, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Napoli Shkolnik

Patent:            9,679,286 (Methods and apparatus for enabling secure network-based transactions)

Optinetix (Israel) Ltd. v. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Optinetix (Israel) Ltd.

Pls. Cnsl:        Loaknauth Law; Budo Law

Patent:            7,349,668 (Systems and methods for embedding commercial information into broadcast media)

Push Data LLC v. Fleet Fleet, Incorporated (multiple cases) (C.D. Cal.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott; District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.; District Judge Fernando M. Olguin; Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Fleet Fleet, Incorporated
  • Gucci America, Inc. 
  • Guccio Gucci SpA 
  • The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc. 
  • Ulta Beauty, Inc.   
  • Smashburger IP Holder LLC 
  • TGI Friday’s, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Push Data LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Law Offices of Seth W. Wiener

Patents:          7,058,395 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,212,811 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems): 7,292,844 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 6,983,139 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems)

S3G Technology LLC v. Nordstrom, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Nordstrom, Inc.

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          10,261,774 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,081,897 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)

Traxcell Technologies, LLC v. AfterShip, Inc. (W.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., S.D. N.Y.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland 

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • AfterShip, Inc.
  • Bird Rides, Inc. 
  • NeighborFavor, Inc. d/b/a Favor
  • Neutron Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Lime   
  • GoShare, Inc.
  • Helbiz, Inc. 
  • Curb Mobility, LLC
  • Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
  • Shopify Data Processing (USA), Inc 
  • FlightAware, LLC 

Plaintiff:         Traxcell Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey LLP

Patent:            10,820,147 (Mobile wireless device providing off-line and on-line geographic navigation information)

NPE activity saw an uncharacteristic increase in August,* a month that is usually sleepy presumably as people take family vacations and enjoy the summer. Frequent filers included AuthWallet, Bassfield IP, Cedar Lane Technologies, eCeipt, Innovaport, Lexos IP, Locket IP, Mallard IP, and Tranquility IP. 

As usual, I prepared the report in partnership with and using Docket Navigator and its powerful database. Docket Navigator is a valuable resource, and the place to go if you want to keep track of new patent litigation filings or want to know what is happening in particular cases, how your judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history. Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see. I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape. So, I am very open to your suggestions for improving the report.

* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.

Alto Dynamics, LLC v. Wayfair LLC (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Wayfair LLC

Plaintiff:         Alto Dynamics, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents:          6,604,100 (Method for converting relational data into a structured document); 7,152,018 (System and method for monitoring usage patterns); 7,392,160 (System and method for monitoring usage patterns); 7,657,531 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication); 8,051,098 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication); RE46,513 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication)

AuthWallet, LLC v. Omni Hotels Management Corporation (N.D. Tex., S. D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Brantley Starr; District Judge Sam A. Lindsay

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Omni Hotels Management Corporation
  • Hotels.com, LP
  • Small Luxury Hotels of the World Management, Inc.

Plaintiff:         AuthWallet, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey LLP

Patent:            8,099,368 (Intermediary service and method for processing financial transaction data with mobile device confirmation)

Avayla Licensing LLC v. Lifesize, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Lifesize, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Avayla Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm; McArthur Law

Patent:            9,253,445 (Terminal multipoint control unit, system and method for implementing high definition multiple pictures)

Bassfield IP LLC v. Jimmy Johns Franchisor SPV, LLC (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Judges:           District Judge Robert Pitman; District Judge Kathleen Cardone; District Judge Fred Biery; District Judge Jason K. Pulliam

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Jimmy Johns Franchisor SPV, LLC
  • Paradies Lagardere @ AUS, LLC
  • Satellite Industries, Inc.
  • Success Foods Management Group, LLC

Plaintiff:         Bassfield IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            6,641,053 (Foreground/background document processing with dataglyphs)

eCeipt LLC v. Sams Club Texas LLC (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Lee Yeakel

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Sams Club Texas LLC

Plaintiff:         eCeipt LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            8,643,875 (Receipt handling systems, print drivers and methods thereof)

Hitel Technologies LLC v. Perry Ellis Menswear, LLC d/b/a OriginalPenguin.com (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Perry Ellis Menswear, LLC d/b/a OriginalPenguin.com

Plaintiff:         Hitel Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            7,689,617 (Dynamic learning for navigation systems)

iFixit Corporation v. Locket IP LLC (C.D. Cal.).

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP LLC

Plaintiff:         iFixit Corporation

Pls. Cnsl:        Offit Kurman

Patent:            10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Innovaport LLC v. Target Corporation (W.D. Wis.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker; District Judge William M. Conley

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Target Corporation

Plaintiff:         Innovaport LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Boyle Fredrickson

Patents:          8,775,260 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 8,787,933 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,489,690 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,990,670 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store)

Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Ulta Beauty, Inc. (E.D. Tex., N.D. Tex., D. Kan.).

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; District Judge Sam R. Cummings

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Ulta Beauty, Inc.
  • Gap Inc.
  • Ace Hardware Corporation
  • MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
  • Nike, Inc.
  • Overstock.com, Inc.
  • Wal-Mart.com USA LLC
  • Walmart Inc. f/k/a Walmart Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Lexos Media IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Buether Joe & Counselors; Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith; Buether Joe & Counselors

Patents:          5,995,102 Server system and method for modifying a cursor image); 6,118,449 (Server system and method for modifying a cursor image)

Mallard IP LLC v. Advantech Corporation (N.D. Ill.).

Judges:           District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer; District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Advantech Corporation
  • Fujitsu America, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Mallard IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley; Direction IP Law

Patent:            6,603,330 (Configuring digital functions in a digital configurable macro architecture)

Tranquility IP LLC v. NetApp, Inc. (D. Colo., N.D. Ill.)

Judges:           Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter; District Judge Charles R. Norgle, Sr.; District Judge Edmond E. Chang

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • NetApp, Inc.
  • Cambium Networks, Inc.
  • HMS Industrial Networks, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Tranquility IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            8,272,037 (Flexible WLAN access point architecture capable of accommodating different user devices)