Litigation against retailers was remained busy in March.  Repeat filers included ArrivalStar, Eclipse IP, Hawk Technologies, LBS Innovations, Marshall Feature Recognition, Olivistar and Qommerce.

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Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Price Chopper Operating Co., Inc. et al, (N.D.N.Y., S.D. Tex.; S.D. W. Va.; S.D. Iowa) (multiple cases).

Judges:          District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy; Magistrate Judge Randolph F. Treece; Magistrate Judge Celeste F. Bremer; District Judge John A. Jarvey

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Price Chopper Operating Co., Inc.
  • The Golub Corporation
  • Texas Dow Employees Credit Union
  • Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
  • Racing Corporation of West Virginia
  • Conlin Properties, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Hawk Technology Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The James Law Firm; Law Office of David Bailey; Lockridge Grindal Nauen; and Mani Ellis & Layne; McKee Voorhees & Sease

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

Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC v. Health Care REIT, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Health Care REIT, Inc.
  • Lorillard, Inc.
  • Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
  • Midwest Holding Inc.

Plaintiff:        Marshall Feature Recognition, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Austin Hansley PLLC

Patents:          6,886,750 (Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium); and 8,910,876 (Method and apparatus for accessing electronic data via a familiar printed medium).

ZitoVault, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:              Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amazon.com, Inc.
  • Amazon.com, LLC
  • Amazon Web Services, Inc.
  • Amazon Web Services, LLC
  • Bazaarvoice, Inc.
  • Gearbox Software, LLC

Plaintiff:        ZitoVault, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Caldwell Cassady Curry

Patent:           6,484,257 (System and method for maintaining N number of simultaneous cryptographic sessions using a distributed computing environment).

T-Rex Property AB v. Renfroe Media, LLC, (N.D. Ga., N.D. Tex., D. Minn., W.D. Mich.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Jorge A. Solis; Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung; District Judge Ann D. Montgomery

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Renfroe Media, LLC
  • RMG Networks Holding Corporation
  • Outfront Media Citylites, LLC
  • Outfront Media Group, LLC
  • Outfront Media, Inc.
  • Outfront Media, LLC
  • Outfront Media Minnesota, LLC
  • Big D’s Leasing, LLC
  • Disselkoen Properties, Inc.
  • Grand Rapids Outdoors, LLC
  • GR Displays, LLC
  • Randy Disselkoen Properties, LLC

Plaintiff:        T-Rex Property AB

Pls. Cnsl:        Farney Daniels; The Maxim Law Firm; Carstens & Cahoon; and Twohey Maggini

Patents:          6,430,603 (System for direct placement of commercial advertising, public service announcements and other content on electronic billboard displays); 7,382,334 (Digital information system); and RE 39,470 (Digital information system).

Tiger Fitness Inc. v. Eclipse IP LLC, (C.D. Cal.).

Judges:           District Judge Margaret M. Morrow; Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:    Eclipse IP LLC

Plaintiff:        Tiger Fitness Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Mitchell + Company

Patents:          7,064,681 (Response systems and methods for notification systems); 7,113,110 (Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD’s and responses from notified PCD’s); 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); 7,479,900 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data); 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); 7,504,966 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); 7,528,742 (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); 7,561,069 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to change particulars of delivery or pickup); 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia); 8,068,037 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,232,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,242,935 (Notification systems and methods where a notified PCD causes implementation of a task(s) based upon failure to receive a notification); 8,284,076 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to quantity of goods and/or services for delivery and/or pickup); 8,362,927 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,368,562 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to stop location for delivery and/or pickup of good and/or service); 8,531,317 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,564,459 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to purchase order information for delivery and/or pickup of goods and/or services); and 8,711,010 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data).

Olivistar LLC v. Ally Financial Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judge:            District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Ally Financial Inc.
  • Amegy Bank National Association
  • American Bank of Texas
  • Bank of America Corporation
  • WoodForest National Bank
  • BOK Financial Corporation
  • Wells Fargo Bank, NA
  • The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
  • Capital One, National Association
  • BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.
  • Citicorp
  • City Bank
  • First United Bank & Trust Co.
  • HSBC USA Inc.
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • TD Bank US Holding Company
  • PlainsCapital Bank
  • Regions Bank
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
  • LegacyTexas Bank
  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • Valero Energy Corporation
  • Apache Corporation
  • Tesoro Corporation
  • Atmos Energy Corporation
  • Spectra Energy Corp.
  • Centerpoint Energy, Inc.
  • Southwestern Energy Company
  • Chesapeake Energy Corporation
  • Phillips 66 Company
  • Chevron Corporation
  • Cimarex Energy Co.
  • ConocoPhillips Company
  • DTE Energy Company
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Energy Transfer Equity, LP
  • Kinder Morgan, Inc.
  • Exelon Corporation
  • HollyFrontier Corporation
  • FirstEnergy Corp.
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation

Plaintiff:        Olivistar LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Austin Hansley PLLC

Patents:          7,606,843 (System and method for customizing the storage and management of device data in a networked environment); 8,239,347 (System and method for customizing the storage and management of device data in a networked environment); and 8,239,481 (System and method for implementing open-control remote device control).

Purity Cosmetics v. Eclipse IP, LLC, (C.D. Cal.).

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:   Eclipse IP LLC

Plaintiff:        Purity Cosmetics

Pls. Cnsl:        Mitchell + Company

Patents:          7,064,681 (Response systems and methods for notification systems); 7,113,110 (Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD’s and responses from notified PCD’s); 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); 7,479,900 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data); 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); 7,504,966 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); 7,528,742 (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); 7,561,069 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to change particulars of delivery or pickup); 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia); 8,068,037 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,232,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,242,935 (Notification systems and methods where a notified PCD causes implementation of a task(s) based upon failure to receive a notification); 8,284,076 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to quantity of goods and/or services for delivery and/or pickup); 8,362,927 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,368,562 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to stop location for delivery and/or pickup of good and/or service); 8,531,317 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,564,459 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to purchase order information for delivery and/or pickup of goods and/or services); and 8,711,010 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data).

ACCO Brands Corporation v. Eclipse IP, LLC, (C.D. Cal.).

Claim:              Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:    Eclipse IP, LLC

Plaintiff:        ACCO Brands Corporation

Pls. Cnsl:        Mitchell + Company

Patents:          7,064,681 (Response systems and methods for notification systems); 7,113,110 (Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD’s and responses from notified PCD’s); 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); 7,479,900 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data); 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); 7,504,966 (Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications); 7,528,742 (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); 7,561,069 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to change particulars of delivery or pickup); 7,876,239 (Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia); 8,068,037 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,232,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,242,935 (Notification systems and methods where a notified PCD causes implementation of a task(s) based upon failure to receive a notification); 8,284,076 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to quantity of goods and/or services for delivery and/or pickup); 8,362,927 (Advertisement systems and methods for notification systems); 8,368,562 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to stop location for delivery and/or pickup of good and/or service); 8,531,317 (Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations); 8,564,459 (Systems and methods for a notification system that enable user changes to purchase order information for delivery and/or pickup of goods and/or services); and 8,711,010 (Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data).

Qommerce Systems, LLC v. 1 800 Contacts, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Bluestem Brands, Inc
  • Build.com, Inc.
  • CafePress Inc.
  • CDW Corporation
  • Art.com Inc.
  • Colony Brands, Inc.
  • Beachbody LLC
  • Disney Store USA, LLC
  • Edible Arrangements, LLC
  • The Gap, Inc.
  • Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
  • Hayneedle Inc.
  • Karmaloop, Inc.
  • Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
  • One Kings Lane Inc.
  • US Auto Parts Network, Inc.
  • WW Grainger, Inc.
  • eBags, Inc.
  • GameFly, Inc.
  • Nasty Gal, Inc.
  • OmahaSteaks.com, Inc.
  • Zazzle, Inc.
  • B & H Foto & Electronics Corp.
  • JP Boden & Co. Ltd.
  • JP Boden Services Inc.
  • JP Boden USA LLC
  • Gander Direct Marketing Services, LLC
  • O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
  • Ellison Systems, Inc. d/b/a Shoplet.com

Plaintiff:        Qommerce Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:       Brandt Law Firm; and Spangler Law

Patent:           7,356,606 (Dynamic web storefront technology).

Eclipse IP LLC v. Alfa Vitamin Laboratories, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Fred Perry USA, Inc.
  • Moddeals LLC
  • Pen Chalet LLC
  • Swanson Health Products, Inc.
  • American Fitness Wholesalers, LLC
  • Dick Blick Holdings Inc.
  • eSupplements LLC
  • Hammer Nutrition Ltd.
  • Hugo Boss, Inc.
  • IT Cosmetics, LLC
  • Pro-Source Performance Products, Inc.
  • Kingsgate Transportation Services, LLC

Plaintiff:        Eclipse IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Olavi Dunne; and Tadlock Law Firm

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

LBS Innovations, LLC v. Apartment List, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:            District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Apartment List, Inc.
  • Etsy, Inc.
  • Pinterest, Inc.
  • Roadtrippers Inc.

Plaintiff:        LBS Innovations, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:       Buether Joe & Carpenter

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

CYVA Research Holdings, LLC v. Bid4Assets, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • IronPlanet, Inc.
  • AirBNB, Inc.
  • Desert Newco, LLC

Plaintiff:        CYVA Research Holdings, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ni Wang & Massand

Patent:           8,195,569 (E-bazaar featuring personal information security).

Cariloha, LLC v. Eclipse IP, LLC, (D. Utah).

Judge:            District Judge Robert J. Shelby

Claim:            Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:   Eclipse IP, LLC

Plaintiff:        Cariloha, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Workman Nydegger

Patent:             7,479,899 (Notification systems and methods enabling a response to cause connection between a notified PCD and a delivery or pickup representative).

Cherdak v. Marriot International, Inc., (E.D. Va.).

Judges:             District Judge Raymond A. Jackson; Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller

Claim:               Infringement

Defendant:     Marriot International, Inc.

Plaintiff:          Erik B Cherdak

Pls. Cnsl:         Erik B Cherdak, pro se

Patent:            8,915,823 (System and method for processing information).

Peschke Map Technologies LLC v. Weingarten Realty Investors, (M.D. Fla.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge David A. Baker; District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr.; District Judge Gregory A. Presnell; Magistrate Judge Karla R. Spaulding; Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell; Magistrate Judge Douglas N. Frazier; Senior District Judge G. Kendall Sharp

Claim:              Infringement

Defendants:

  • Weingarten Realty Investors
  • Highwoods Properties, Inc.
  • Miromar Development Corporation
  • UP Fieldgate US Investments-East Colonial, LLC

Plaintiff:        Peschke Map Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Allen Dyer Doppelt Milbrath & Gilchrist; and Ni Wang & Massand

Patent:           6,397,143 (Layout based method for map navigation).

NovelPoint Tracking LLC v. Chili’s, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • International Coffee & Tea, LLC
  • Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • KFC USA, Inc.
  • MasterCard Incorporated
  • OpenTable, Inc.
  • Starbucks Corporation
  • Starwood Hotels & Resorts Management Company
  • Uber USA, LLC
  • 7-Eleven International, Inc.
  • BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.
  • Burger King Holdings, Inc.
  • Hotels.com
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
  • Doctor’s Associates, Inc. d/b/a Subway
  • United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Plaintiff:        NovelPoint Tracking LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Spangler Law; and Stamoulis & Weinblatt

Patent:           6,442,485 (Method and apparatus for an automatic vehicle location, collision notification, and synthetic voice).

ArrivalStar SA et al v. 800-Flowers, Inc., (S.D. Fla.) (multiple cases).

Judges:         District Judge Beth Bloom; District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks; District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas; Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow; Magistrate Judge James M. Hopkins; District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg; District Judge James I. Cohn; Magistrate Judge Barry S. Seltzer

Claim:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • 800-Flowers, Inc.
  • Alex and Ani, LLC
  • GolfKnickers.com, LLC
  • Transporeon Group Americas, Inc.
  • Connected Telematics a/k/a U-Trac

Plaintiffs:

  • ArrivalStar SA
  • Melvino Technologies Limited

Pls. Cnsl:        Leslie Robert Evans & Associates

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); 6,975,998 (Package delivery notification system and method); 7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle; and 7,030,781 (Notification system and method that informs a party of vehicle delay).

Cascades Branding Innovation LLC v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., (N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Ruben Castillo; District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr.; District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
  • Staples, Inc.
  • Hallmark Cards, 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).

Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:              Infringement

Defendant:    Exxon Mobil Corporation

Plaintiff:         Symbology Innovations, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Brown Fox Kizzia & Johnson

Patents:          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); and 8,936,190 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device).

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. v. M&T Bank Corporation, (S.D.N.Y.) (multiple cases).

Judge:            District Judge Analisa Torres

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • M&T Bank Corporation
  • HSBC Bank USA, National Association
  • HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc.
  • Santander Bank, NA

Plaintiff:        Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Kheyfits & Maloney; and Tensegrity Law Group

Patents:          5,940,510 (Transfer of valuable information between a secure module and another module); 6,105,013 (Method, apparatus, system and firmware for secure transactions); and 6,237,095 (Apparatus for transfer of secure information between a data carrying module and an electronic device).

Ingeniador, LLC v. Crutchfield Corporation, (D.P.R.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Crutchfield Corporation
  • Crutchfield New Media LLC
  • Blucora, Inc.
  • Monoprice, Inc.
  • Zazzle, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Ingeniador, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ferraiuoli

Patent:           7,895,127 (Rating-based sorting and displaying of reviews).

Rothschild Location Technologies LLC v InTouch GPS, LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • InTouch GPS, LLC
  • Leica Geosystems Inc.
  • Navman Wireless North America Ltd.
  • Raven Industries, Inc. 6-15-cv-00258
  • Spireon, Inc.
  • Glympse Inc.
  • Lyft, Inc.
  • Phillips Electronics North America Corporation

Plaintiffs:

  • Rothschild Location Technologies LLC
  • Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:       Ni Wang & Massand; and Brown Fox Kizzia & Johnson

Patent:           8,60,6503 (Device, system and method for remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information device); 7,917,285 (Device, system and method for remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information device); and 8,788,090 (System and method for creating a personalized consumer product).

Location Services IP, LLC v. Chase Bank USA, NA, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • CVS Caremark Corporation
  • CVS Health
  • CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
  • HEB Grocery Company, LP
  • H E Butt Grocery Co.
  • Wells Fargo Bank, NA
  • Wells Fargo & Company
  • Microsoft Corporation

Plaintiff:        Location Services IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Collins Edmonds Pogorzelski Schlather & Tower

Patents:          6,202,023 (Internet based geographic location referencing system and method); 6,356,834 (Geographic location referencing system and method); and 8,935,220 (Unified geographic database and method of creating, maintaining and using the same); and 5,839,088 (Geographic location referencing system and method).