NPE’s started 2016 slow,  just like December 2015.  The majority of cases were filed by frequent filers, including Hawk Technology, Shipping & Transit and T-Rex Property.

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.  Finally, please let me know if you have thoughts about the report or changes you would like to see.  I am preparing it as a service for retailers and their supply chain who may want an overview of the patent litigation landscape.  So, I am very open to ways to improve the report for you.

6115187 Canada, Inc. d/b/a ImmerVision, Inc. v. Samsung Techwin America et al., (D. Del.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • KLM Marketing, LLC
  • Samsung Techwin America
  • Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd.

Plaintiff:        6115187 Canada, Inc. d/b/a ImmerVision, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel

Patent:            6,844,990 (Method for capturing and displaying a variable resolution digital panoramic image).

Opal Run LLC v. C & A Marketing, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     C&A Marketing, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Opal Run LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Andrade Law Firm

Patent:            6,704,120 (Product template for a personalized printed product incorporating image processing operations).

T-Rex Property AB v. Branded Cities Network, LLC et al., (D. Ariz.; D. Minn.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge David K Duncan; Magistrate Judge Janie S. Mayeron; District Judge Susan Richard Nelson

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Branded Cities Network, LLC
  • Branded Cities Phoenix, LLC
  • El Media Holdings USA, LLC
  • Reach Sports Marketing Group, Inc.

Plaintiff:        T-Rex Property AB

Pls. Cnsl:        Farney Daniels; and Hartman Titus

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).

Shipping and Transit LLC v. Marine Layer, Inc., (C.D. Cal.; S.D. Fla.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez; Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm; District Judge R. Gary Klausner; Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg; District Judge William J. Zloch

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Marine Layer, Inc.
  • 123Stores, Inc.
  • Arhaus, LLC
  • com, LLC d/b/a Hats.com
  • Langston Co.
  • Noonday Collection, Inc. a/k/a Noonday Holdings, LLC

Plaintiff:        Shipping and Transit LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Newport Trial Group; and Leslie Robert Evans & Associates

Patent:            7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle); 6,415,207 (System and method for automatically providing vehicle status information); 6,763,299 (Notification systems and methods with notifications based upon prior stop locations); and 6,904,359 (Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurance of events).

Skky, LLC v. Facebook, Inc. et al, (D. Minn.).

Judges:           District Judge Donovan W. Frank; Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Facebook, Inc.
  • Instagram, LLC

Plaintiff:        Skky, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Robins Kaplan

Patents:          7,548,875 (Media delivery platform); 8,892,465 (Media delivery platform); 9,037,502 (Media delivery platform); 9,118,693 (Media delivery platform); 9,124,717 (Media delivery platform); 9,124,718 (Media delivery platform); 9,203,870 (Media delivery platform); 9,203,956 (Media delivery platform); 9,215,310 (Media delivery platform); and 9,219,810 (Media delivery platform).

Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Shelby County Board of Education, (W.D. Tenn.; N.D. Ill.; W.D. Tex.; E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Iain D. Johnston; District Judge Frederick J. Kapala

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Shelby County Board Of Education
  • Northside Independent School District
  • Big Picture II, Inc.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc.
  • Olive Garden of Texas, Inc. d/b/a Olive Garden USA 1332
  • Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
  • Texoma Community Credit Union

Plaintiff:        Hawk Technology Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Henderson Dantone; Lipscomb Eisenberg & Baker; Media Litigation Firm; and The Andrade Law Firm

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

e.Digital Corporation v. Nest Labs, Inc., (N.D. Cal.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero

Claim:             Infringement

Defendant:     Nest Labs, Inc.

Plaintiff:        e.Digital Corporation

Pls. Cnsl:        Handal & Associates

Patents:          9,002,331 (System and method for managing mobile communications); and 9,178,983 (System and method for managing mobile communications).

EveryMD.com LLC v. eBay Inc., (C.D. Cal.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm; District Judge John F. Walter

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     eBay Inc.

Plaintiff:        EveryMD.com LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        TechCoastLaw

Patent:            8,499,047 (Method, apparatus and business system for online communication with online and offline recipients).