April was another busy month for NPE filings. Frequent filers included Hawk Technology, Kobace, Landmark Technology and Shipping & Transit.

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.

Shipping and Transit, LLC v. Tyson’s Mens Wear Inc., (C.D. Cal.; S.D. Fla.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Tyson’s Mens Wear Inc.
  • Coastermatic Inc.
  • Chapel Headware LLC
  • Chapel Headware LP
  • Makeup Geek, LLC
  • Notifii, LLC
  • NFI Industries, Inc. a/k/a NFI Interactive Logistics, LLC
  • Ride Charge, Inc. d/b/a GoCurb.com
  • McNutt Automotive Logistics, LLC d/b/a McNuttTransport.com
  • State Logistics Services, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Shipping and Transit, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Newport Trial Group; Schneider Rothman IP Law Group; and Leslie Robert Evans & Associates

Patents:          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); 6,904,359 (Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurance of events); and 7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle).

Pls. Cnsl:        Leslie Robert Evans & Associates

Landmark Technology, LLC v. G Stage Love.com Inc., (S.D. Cal.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Ruben B. Brooks; District Judge John A. Houston

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     G Stage Love.com Inc.

Plaintiff:        Landmark Technology, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Banie & Ishimoto

Patent:            6,289,319 (Automatic business and financial transaction processing system).

LGRT Pro LLC v. Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel, (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Euromarket Designs, Inc. d/b/a Crate & Barrel
  • Ethan Allen Global, Inc.
  • Mattress Firm, Inc.
  • Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
  • Select Comfort Corporation

Plaintiff:        LGRT Pro LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Corcoran IP Law

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

Kobace LLC v. Balsam Hill LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Balsam Hill LLC
  • Bailey Banks & Biddle, Inc.
  • Dese Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Amiclubwear
  • Montgomery Ward, Inc.
  • US Auto Parts Network, Inc.
  • Foot Locker Retail, Inc.
  • Online Stores, LLC
  • Arlington Contact Lens Service, Inc.
  • Belk, Inc.
  • Zumiez, Inc.
  • Cabela’s Incorporated
  • com, Inc.
  • Sports Warehouse
  • Claire’s Stores Incorporated
  • Action Village, Inc.
  • Staples, Inc.
  • RevZilla Motorsports, LLC
  • Helzberg Diamond Shops, Inc.
  • Genesco, 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. Angie’s List, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Angie’s List, Inc.
  • Burger King Corp.
  • Hilton Worldwide, Inc.
  • KFC Corporation
  • Pizza Hut, Inc.
  • Taco Bell Corp.
  • Yum! Brands, Inc.
  • Target Corporation
  • Walgreen Co.
  • Quality is Our Recipe, LLC
  • The Wendy’s Co.
  • Wendy’s International, LLC

Plaintiff:        Location Services IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Collins Edmonds 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).

Express Mobile Inc. v. BigCommerce, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     BigCommerce, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Express Mobile Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Brent Coon & Associates; and Devlin Law Firm

Patents:          6,546,397 (Browser based web site generation tool and run time engine); and 7,594,168 (Browser based web site generation tool and run time engine).

T-Rex Property AB v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. et al, (N.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • AC Holdings, Inc. d/b/a Georgia AC Holdings, Inc.
  • Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Plaintiff:        T-Rex Property AB

Pls. Cnsl:        Carstens & Cahoon; and Farney Daniels

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).

Retrospection Marketing LLC v. BPS Direct, LLC, (E.D. Tex.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • BPS Direct, LLC
  • Foot Locker, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Retrospection Marketing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        One LLP; and The Stafford Davis Firm

Patent:            7,296,062 (Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been called).

Cascades AV LLC v. Snell Limited d/b/a Snell Advanced Media, (N.D. Ill.).

Judge:             District Judge John W. Darrah

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     Snell Limited d/b/a Snell Advanced Media

Plaintiff:        Cascades AV LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Flachsbart & Greenspoon

Patent:            9,071,723 (AV timing measurement and correction for digital television).

Bounce Exchange, Inc. v. Zeus Enterprise Ltd. et al, (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Gurwitch Products LLC
  • Metadot Corp.
  • Omni Hotels Management Corporation
  • Zeus Enterprise

Plaintiff:        Bounce Exchange, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Fish & Richardson

Patents:          8,645,212 (Detection of exit behavior of an internet user); and 9,141,976 (Detection of exit behavior of an internet user).

eCeipt LLC v. GNC Holdings, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     GNC Holdings, Inc.

Plaintiff:        eCeipt LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Stamoulis & Weinblatt

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

Arunachalam v. International Business Machines Corporation et al, (D. Del.).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     International Business Machines Corporation

Plaintiff:        Lakshmi Arunachalam

Pls. Cnsl:        Lakshmi Arunachalam, pro se

Patent:            7,340,506 (Value-added network switching and object routing)

Internet Media Interactive Corporation v. Aldi Inc., (N.D. Ill.).

Judge:             District Judge Sara L. Ellis

Claim:            Infringement

Defendant:     Aldi Inc.

Plaintiff:        Internet Media Interactive Corporation

Pls. Cnsl:        Haller Law; and Noble IP

Patent:            6,049,835 (System for providing easy access to the World Wide Web utilizing a published list of preselected Internet locations together with their unique multi-digit jump codes).