October was a busy month.  Eclipse IP filed cases in C.D. California, Delaware and N.D. Illinois.  Landmark Technology filed numerous cases.  And Cascades Branding and Activision TV also filed cases.

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.

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Eclipse IP LLC v. Ridecharge Inc., (C.D. Cal.; D. Del.; N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald; Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Ridecharge Inc.
  • Lyft, Inc.
  • Uber Technologies, Inc.
  • Side.Cr, LLC
  • Aeropostale, Inc.
  • American Apparel, Inc.
  • CafePress Inc.
  • Recreational Equipment, Inc.
  • Obey Giant LLC
  • Vitacost.com, Inc.
  • Patagonia, Inc.
  • AutoZone, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Eclipse IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Olavi Dunne; Stamoulis & Weinblatt; Newport Trial Group; and Wawrzyn

Patents:          7,064,681 (Response systems and methods for notification systems); 7,479,901 (Mobile thing determination systems and methods based upon user-device location); 7,482,952 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); 7,538,691 (Mobile thing determination systems and methods based upon user-device location); 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); 7,479,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to cause connection between a notified PCD and a delivery or pickup representative); and 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia)

Four Winds Interactive LLC v. Activision TV, Inc., (D. Col.)

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Activision TV, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Four Winds Interactive LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Patents:          6,215,411 (Remote control electronic display system); 6,384,736 (Remote control electronic display system); 7,369,058 (Remote control electronic display system); and 8,330,613 (Remote control electronic display system).

Landmark Technology, LLC v.The ADT Corporation (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Defendants:

  • The ADT Corporation           
  • The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
  • Briggs & Stratton Corporation
  • Brunswick Corporation
  • Geeknet, Inc.
  • Genesco, Inc.
  • Genuine Parts Company
  • Gregg Appliances Inc.
  • Hugo Boss USA, Inc.
  • The Jones Group, Inc.
  • Nacco Industries, Inc.
  • Samsonite, LLC

Plaintiff:         Landmark Technology, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell; and Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          5,576,951 (Automated sales and services system); and 7,010,508 (Automated multimedia data processing network).

Preservation Technologies LLC v. CBS Interactive, Inc. (D. Del.) (multiple cases).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • CBS Interactive, Inc.
  • Fox Broadcasting Company
  • New York Times Digital LLC
  • Vimeo, LLC
  • Target Brands, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Preservation Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy; and Farnan

Patents:          5,813,014 (Method and apparatus for management of multimedia assets); 5,832,495 (Method and apparatus for cataloguing multimedia data); 5,832,499 (Digital library system); 6,092,080 (Digital library system); 6,353,831 (Digital library system); 6,549,911 (Method and apparatus for cataloguing multimedia data); and 6,574,638 (Method and apparatus for cataloguing multimedia data using surveying data).

Cascades Branding Innovation LLC v. Whole Foods Market, Inc., (N.D. Ill.)

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cascades Branding Innovation LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Flachsbart & Greenspoon

Patents:          7,768,395 (Brand mapping); 8,106,766 (Brand mapping); and 8,405,504 (Brand mapping).

Activision TV, Inc. v. Smashburger Master LLC (D. Del.) (multiple cases).

Defendants:

  • Smashburger Master LLC
  • Wendy’s International, Inc.
  • Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.           

Plaintiff:         Activision TV, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Stamoulis & Weinblatt

Patents:          7,369,058 (Remote control electronic display system); and 8,330,613 (Remote control electronic display system).