NPE filings began to increase in October, as they usually do in the beginning of Q4. Frequent filers included Hawk Technology, Reflection Code, Rothschild, Shipping & Transit, and Sockeye (as a declaratory judgment defendant). There were also large filings from Kobace and Location Services IP.

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Shipping and Transit, LLC v. Hayneedle Inc., (S.D. Fla.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas; Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow; District Judge William J. Zloch

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Hayneedle Inc.
  • Yandy, LLC
  • Knife Center, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Shipping and Transit, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Leslie Robert Evans & Associates

Patent:            7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle).

T-Rex Property AB v. The Wellness Network, LLC, (S.D.N.Y.; S.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Interactivation Health Networks LLC
  • Zipcast, LLC
  • DMX Holdings, Inc.
  • DMX, LLC
  • DMX Residential Holdings, LLC
  • DMX Residential, LLC
  • Mood Media North America, LLC
  • Muzak Holdings, LLC
  • Muzak, LLC
  • The Wellness Network, LLC
  • Interactivation Health Networks LLC
  • The Wellness Network

Plaintiff:        T-Rex Property AB

Pls. Cnsl:        Farney Daniels

Patent:            RE 39,470 (Digital information system); and 7,382,334 (Digital information system).

Goade v. Parker Compound Bows, Inc., (M.D. Tenn.).

Judge:             District Judge Aleta A. Trauger

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Parker Compound Bows, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Joseph Daniel Goade

Pls. Cnsl:        Krisher Law Firm

Patents:          7,721,724 (Shock suppressor for a bow); and 7,753,044 (Shock suppressor for a bow).

Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
  • Amazon.com LLC
  • ASUS Computer International
  • Belkin International, Inc.
  • BlackBerry Corp.
  • Dell Inc.
  • Epson America, Inc.
  • Yakel Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Favi Entertainment
  • Fujitsu America, Inc
  • Harman International Industries, Inc.
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • HTC America, Inc.
  • Huawei Technologies USA, Inc.
  • IOGEAR, Inc.
  • Lenovo (United States) Inc.
  • LG Electronics USA, Inc.
  • Logitech Inc.
  • Measy Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • NEC Corporation of America
  • NETGEAR, Inc.
  • NVIDIA Corporation
  • Panasonic Corporation of North America
  • Philips Electronics North America Corporation
  • Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
  • Ricoh Americas Corporation
  • Rocketfish, Inc.
  • Roku, Inc.
  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
  • Sharp Electronics Corporation
  • Sony Corporation of America
  • Toshiba America, Inc.
  • Vtooland Tech. Ltd., d/b/a RioRand Advanced Technology
  • Western Digital Corporation
  • Yamaha Corporation of America
  • ZTE (USA) Inc.

Plaintiff:        Sockeye Licensing TX, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        DiNovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy

Patents:          8,135,342 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless cell phone device to create a desktop computer and media center); and 8,879,987 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless device to control other devices).

St. Luke Technologies, LLC v. Dell, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Dell Inc.

Plaintiff:        St. Luke Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Capshaw DeRieux; and Olavi & Dunne

Patents:          7,181,017 (System and method for secure three-party communications); 7,587,368 (Information record infrastructure, system and method); 7,869,591 (System and method for secure three-party communications); 8,316,237 (System and method for secure three-party communications); 8,380,630 (Information record infrastructure, system and method); 8,600,895 (Information record infrastructure, system and method); and 8,904,181 (System and method for secure three-party communications).

Hennessy Industries, Inc. v. Plombco, Inc., (M.D. Tenn.).

Judge:             District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr.

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Plombco, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Hennessy Industries, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough

Patent:            9,157,501 (Vehicle wheel balance weights).

LGRT Pro LLC v. Sherwood Management Co. Inc. d/b/a Daniel’s Jewelers, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Sherwood Management Co. Inc. d/b/a Daniel’s Jewelers

Plaintiff:        LGRT Pro LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Corcoran IP Law

Patent:            6,895,554 (Method of document assembly).

Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Benny’s Carwash, LLC, (M.D. La.; D. Or.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Shelly D. Dick; Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Riedlinger; District Judge Michael H. Simon; District Judge Colin Stirling Bruce; Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Benny’s Carwash, LLC
  • ecoShuttle
  • Presence Hospitals PRV

Plaintiff:        Hawk Technology Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Bohrer Brady; Henderson Dantone; Lockridge Grindal Nauen; Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter; and Media Litigation Firm

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

Rothschild Location Technologies LLC v. Imarda USA, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge John D. Love; District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Imarda USA, Inc.
  • GoFleet Corporation
  • Smart Fleet LLC

Plaintiff:        Rothschild Location Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ni Wang & Massand

Patent:            8,606,503 (Device, system and method for remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information device).

Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al, (N.D.W.V.).

Judge:             District Judge Irene M. Keeley

Claim:             Infringement – ANDA

Defendants:

  • Mylan Inc.
  • Mylan Laboratories Limited
  • Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Plaintiffs:

  • AstraZeneca AB
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
  • AstraZeneca UK Limited

Pls. Cnsl:        O’Melveny & Myers; Thomas Combs & Spann; Ajay K Mago; Jeffrey L Crouch; and J Scott Anderson

Patents:          6,774,122 (Formulation); 7,456,160 (Formulation); 8,329,680 (Formulation); and 8,466,139 (Formulation).

AAVN, Inc. v. E&E Co., Ltd. d/b/a JLA Home, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

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

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • E&E Co. Ltd., d/b/a JLA Home
  • Sunham Home Fashions, LLC

Plaintiff:        AAVN, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Ajay K Mago; Jeffrey L Crouch; and J Scott Anderson

Patent:            9,131,790 (Proliferated thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package).

N5 Techologies LLC v. SunTrust Banks, Inc. et al, (E.D. Va.).

Judges:           Senior District Judge Claude M. Hilton; Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

Plaintiff:        AAVN, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Ajay K Mago; Jeffrey L Crouch; and J Scott Anderson

Patent:            9,131,790 (Proliferated thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package).

N5 Techologies LLC v. SunTrust Banks, Inc. et al, (E.D. Va.).

Judges:           Senior District Judge Claude M. Hilton; Magistrate Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • SunTrust Bank
  • SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Plaintiff:        N5 Techologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey

Patent:            7,197,297 (Authentication method for enabling a user of a mobile station to access to private data or services).

Reflection Code LLC v. Kohl’s Corporation, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Kohl’s Corporation
  • Kellogg Company
  • Michaels Stores, Inc.
  • General Mills, Inc.
  • Nestle Purina PetCare Company
  • Land O’Lakes, Inc.
  • Gerber Products
  • ACCO Brands Corporation

Plaintiff:        Reflection Code LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patents:          7,963,446 (Bar code device); 8,733,657 (Barcode device); and 8,763,907 (Barcode device).

eCeipt LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc. et al, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • The Home Depot, Inc.
  • The Home Depot USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:        eCeipt LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Spangler Law; and Stamoulis & Weinblatt

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

Best Buy Stores, LP et al v. Wildcat Licensing LLC et al, (N.D. Ill.).

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendants:

  • Jeffrey W Salmon
  • Sockeye Licensing TX LLC
  • Wildcat Licensing LLC

Plaintiffs:

  • BestBuy.com, LLC
  • Best Buy Purchasing, LLC d/b/a Insignia Products
  • Best Buy Stores LP

Pls. Cnsl:        Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone; and Robins Kaplan

Patents:          8,135,342 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless cell phone device to create a desktop computer and media center); and 8,879,987 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless device to control other devices).

Sony Electronics Inc. et al v. Wildcat Licensing LLC et al, (N.D. Ill.).

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendants:

  • Jeffrey W Salmon
  • Sockeye Licensing TX LLC
  • Wildcat Licensing LLC

Plaintiffs:

  • Sony Electronics, Inc.
  • Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Patents:          8,135,342 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless cell phone device to create a desktop computer and media center); and 8,879,987 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless device to control other devices).

Kobace LLC v. 1-800-Contacts, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • A City Discount, Inc.
  • adidas America Inc.
  • Aeropostale, Inc.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
  • American Girl Brands, LLC
  • Art.com, Inc.
  • Aveda Corporation
  • B&H Foto & Electronics Corp.
  • BarnesandNoble.com, Inc.
  • BPS Direct, LLC
  • Beaucoup Wedding Favors, Inc.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • Big Fish Games, Inc.
  • FullBeauty Brands, LP d/b/a KingSize
  • GameStop, Inc.
  • Lane Bryant, Inc.
  • Overstock.com, Inc.
  • Rakuten USA, Inc.
  • TigerDirect, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Kobace LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Chaudhari Law

Patent:            8,626,818 (System and method for generating user contexts for targeted advertising).

Location Services IP, LLC v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
  • Comcast Corporation
  • Groupon, Inc.
  • priceline.com LLC
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • McDonald’s USA, LLC
  • shopkick, Inc.

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).

Tangelo IP, LLC v. Euromarket Design, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
  • HD Supply, Inc.
  • Mary Kay Inc.
  • New Moosejaw, LLC
  • Wal-Mart

Plaintiff:        Tangelo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Collins Edmonds Pogorzelski Schlather & Tower

Patent:            8,429,005 (Method for determining effectiveness of display of objects in advertising images).