The trolls eased into the holidays.  A few frequent fliers stayed busy: Eclipse IP, Pragmatus and Clear With Computers. 

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 a particular case, how your Judge has historically handled a particular type of motion, or a particular plaintiff’s litigation history.

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ArrivalStar SA et al v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc., (S.D. Fla.) (multiple cases). 

Judge:             District Judge James Lawrence King

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
  • Dewalt Industries, Inc.
  • Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC.
  • The Pep Boys-Manny
  • Moe & Jack, Inc.
  • Crocs, Inc.
  • Golfsmith USA, LLC
  • Billabong USA Holdings Party, Limited
  • Killer Dana, Inc.
  • Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
  • MIQ Global, LLC
  • Ortec International USA, Inc.
  • Aramex International
  • McKesson Corporation
  • Epes Transport System, Incorporated

Plaintiffs:

  • ArrivalStar SA
  • Melvino Technologies Limited

Pls. Cnsl:        McMahon Law Firm

Patents:          6,904,359 (Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurance of events); 6,952,645 (System and method for activation of an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicle travel); and 7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle).

Eclipse IP, LLC v. Wayfair, Inc., (N.D. Ill.). 

Judge:             District Judge Ronald A. Guzman

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendant:     Wayfair, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Eclipse IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Wawrzyn

Patents:          7,119,716 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); 7,319,414 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia); 7,482,952 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); and 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia).

Select Retrieval, LLC v. Backcountry.com, Inc., (D. Del.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Backcountry.com, Inc.
  • BodyBuilding.com, LLC
  • LMC Right Start, Inc.
  • MotoSport, Inc.
  • Provide Commerce, Inc.
  • QVC, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Select Retrieval, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Stamoulis & Weinblatt

Patent:            6,128,617 (Data display software with actions and links integrated with information).

Clear With Computers, LLC v. Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases). 

Judge:             District Judge Leonard Davis

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc.
  • Tory Burch LLC

Plaintiff:         Clear With Computers, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Spangler & Fussell; and Stamoulis & Weinblatt

Patent:            8,266,015 (Inventory sales system and method).

PrivaCash, Inc. v. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.). 

Judge:             District Judge Leonard Davis

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • American Express Prepaid Card Management Corporation
  • American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.

Plaintiff:         PrivaCash, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Brooks Kushman; and Ward & Smith Law Firm

Patent:            8,219,474 (Method and system for distributing and activating a non-personalized purchase card).

Princeton Digital Image Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et al, (D. Del.). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendant:

  • Electronic Arts, Inc.
  • Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Princeton Digital Image Corporation=

Pls. Cnsl:        O’Kelly Ernst & Bielli

Patent:            5,513,129 (Method and system for controlling computer-generated virtual environment in response to audio signals).

Cascades Branding Innovation LLC v. OfficeMax Incorporated, (N.D. Ill.). 

Judge:             District Judge Charles P. Kocoras

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendant:     OfficeMax Incorporated

Plaintiff:         Cascades Branding Innovation LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Flachsbart & Greenspoon

Patents:          7,768,395 (Brand mapping); and 8,106,766 (Brand mapping).

Aeritas, LLC v. Virgin America Inc., (D. Del.; N.D. Tex.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Virgin America Inc.
  • Cinemark USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Aeritas, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Bayard; Russ August & Kabat; and Law Office of David H Judson

Patents:          7,209,903 (Method and system for facilitation of wireless e-commerce transactions); 7,933,589 (Method and system for facilitation of wireless e-commerce transactions); 7,706,819 (Mixed-mode interaction); and 8,055,285 (Mixed-mode interaction).

Interface IP Holdings LLC v. AOL Inc., (D. Del.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • AOL Inc.
  • Avis Budget Group, Inc.
  • CNN Interactive Group, Inc.
  • Delta Airlines, Inc.
  • E*Trade Financial Corporation
  • Kayak Software Corporation
  • Priceline.com Incorporated
  • TripAdvisor LLC
  • The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Interface IP Holdings LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Black Chang & Hamill; and Farnan

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

Lodsys Group, LLC v. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases). 

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc.
  • Brooks Sports, Inc.
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • J&P Cycles, LLC
  • B&H Foto & Electronics Corp.
  • Charter Communications, Inc.
  • Corbis Corporation
  • Lamps Plus, Inc.
  • Nordstrom, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Lodsys Group, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kelley Goldfarb Gill Huck & Roth; and The Davis Firm

Patents:          7,222,078 (Methods and systems for gathering information from units of a commodity across a network); and 7,620,565 (Customer-based product design module).

Pragmatus Telecom, LLC v. 3M Company, (D. Del.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • 3M Company
  • Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.
  • Aramark Corporation
  • AT&T, Inc.
  • Bright House Networks, LLC
  • Brother International Corporation
  • CDW Corporation
  • Comcast Corporation
  • Comdata Corporation
  • Crocs, Inc.
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company
  • Frontier Communications Corporation
  • General Motors Company
  • HSN, Inc.
  • Lands’ End Inc.
  • Lenovo (United States) Inc.
  • Lexmark International, Inc.
  • NIKE, Inc.
  • OCE-America, Inc.
  • Office Depot, Inc.
  • Oriental Trading Company, Inc.
  • Redbox, Inc.
  • Rite Aid Corporation
  • Sprint Spectrum, LP
  • Thomson Reuters US, Inc.
  • U-Haul International, Inc.
  • Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Pragmatus Telecom, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Farnan; and Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson

Patents:          6,311,231 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via customer contract channel changing system using voice over IP); 6,668,286 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via customer contact channel changing system over IP); and 7,159,043 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via contact channel changing system).

LogMeIn, Inc. v. Pragmatus Telecom, LLC, (D. Del.). 

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment 

Defendant:     Pragmatus Telecom, LLC

Plaintiff:         LogMeIn, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Choate Hall & Stewart; and Potter Anderson & Corroon

Patents:          5,884,032 (System for coordinating communications via customer contact channel changing system using call centre for setting up the call between customer and an available help agent); 6,311,231 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via customer contract channel changing system using voice over IP); 6,668,286 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via customer contact channel changing system over IP); and 7,159,043 (Method and system for coordinating data and voice communications via contact channel changing system).

LBS Innovations, LLC v. Alfred Angelo, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • Alfred Angelo, Inc.
  • Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Holdings, Inc.
  • Denny’s, Inc. (d/b/a Denny’s Restaurants, Inc.)
  • Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
  • Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
  • Randall’s Food & Drugs, LP
  • Safeway, Inc.
  • The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.

Plaintiff:         LBS Innovations, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Buether Joe & Carpenter

Patent:            6,091,956 (Situation information system).

CreateAds LLC v. 1&1 Internet Inc., (D. Del.) (multiple cases). 

Claim:             Infringement 

Defendants:

  • 1&1 Internet Inc.
  • Endurance International Group Holdings, LLC
  • Hostgator.com, LLC
  • Just Host, Inc.
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Google Inc.
  • Federal Express Corporation
  • Intuit Inc.
  • Squarespace, Inc.
  • Staples, Inc.
  • Vistaprint USA Inc.
  • Network Solutions, LLC
  • Register.com, Inc.
  • Web.com Group, Inc.
  • Yahoo! Inc.

Plaintiff:         CreateAds LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Bayard; and Russ August & Kabat

Patent:            5,535,320 (Method of generating a visual design).