The trolls continued the fourth quarter the way they ended the third — quiet.  Repeat filers included Hawk Technology, Interface IP and Phoenix Licensing.

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Eclipse IP LLC v. Express, Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • Express, Inc.
  • Lucky Brand Dungarees, Inc.
  • Partsbandit.com, LLC

Plaintiff:        Eclipse IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Olavi Dunne; and Tadlock Law Firm

Patent:            7,479,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to cause connection between a notified PCD and a delivery or pickup representative); 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia); and 7,319,414 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Travelzoo Inc.
  • HomeAway, Inc.
  • RetailMeNot, Inc.
  • Singapore Airlines Limited

Plaintiff:        Interface IP Holdings LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Black & 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); 7,500,201 (Data input method and system with multi-sub-field matching of user entries into a graphical input device); 7,743,542 (Magazine entrance guide); and 7,080,325 (Graphical device for comprehensive viewing and input of variable data via a browser-based display).

Magnacross LLC v.Best Buy Purchasing, LLC d/b/a Insignia Products, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

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

Defendants:

  • BlackBerry Corporation
  • Fujitsu America, Inc.
  • HTC America, Inc.
  • LG Electronics USA, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Motorola Mobility LLC
  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
  • Sony Electronics Inc.
  • ZTE (USA) Inc.

Plaintiff:        Magnacross LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            6,917,304 (Wireless mutliplex data transmission system).

Phoenix Licensing, LLC et al v. CenturyLink, Inc.(E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • T-Mobile
  • Charter Communications
  • Cox Communications
  • DISH Network
  • Holland America Line, NV
  • Kohl’s Corporation
  • Southwest Airlines Co.
  • Macy’s Inc.
  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
  • Hilton Worldwide
  • Hyundai
  • TDS Telecommunications Corporation
  • Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
  • United States Cellular Corporation
  • Insight Communications Company, Inc.
  • Time Warner
  • Hyatt

Plaintiffs:

  • LPL Licensing, LLC
  • Phoenix Licensing, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Russ August & Kabat

Patents:          5,987,434 (Apparatus and method for transacting marketing and sales of financial products); 6,999,938 (Automated reply generation direct marketing system); 7,890,366 (Personalized communication documents, system and method for preparing same); 8,234,184 (Automated reply generation direct marketing system); 8,352,317 (System for facilitating production of variable offer communications); 8,606,632 (System, method, and computer program product for selecting and presenting financial products and services); 8,738,435 (Method and apparatus for presenting personalized content relating to offered products and services); 7,860,744 (System and method for automatically providing personalized notices concerning financial products and/or services); and 7,991,649 (Method for automatically preparing a plurality of client communications offering one or more financial products or services).

Gonzalez v. Snap Interactive, Inc. (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Snap Interactive, Inc.
  • Tagged, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Emmanuel C Gonzalez

Pls. Cnsl:        Locke Lord

Patents:          7,558,807 (Host website for digitally labeled websites and method); 7,647,339 (Method for digitally labeling websites); 7,873,665 (Method for digitally labelling websites); 8,065,333 (Method for digitally labelling websites); and 8,296,325 (Method for digitally labelling websites).

Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC v. Terra Holdings, LLC, (S.D.N.Y.)

Judge:            District Judge George B. Daniels

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     Terra Holdings, LLC

Plaintiff:        Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Levisohn Berger

Patents:          6,886,750 (Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium); and 6,929,182 (Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium).

Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC (C.D. Cal.; D.N.J.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth; District Judge Christina A. Snyder

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC
  • Breezin’ Up, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Hawk Technology Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Lipscomb Eisenberg & Baker; and Patrick J Cerillo, LLC

Patent:            RE 43,462 (Video monitoring and conferencing system).