June continued on pace with the rest of Q2. Frequent filers included Hawk Technology, Shipping & Transit and T-Rex Properties.
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Triple7Vaping.Com, LLC et al v. Shipping and Transit, LLC, (S.D. Fla.; C.D. Cal.; W.D. Wis.) (multiple cases).
Judges: Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon; District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks; District Judge Beth Bloom; District Judge Kenneth A. Marra; District Judge William J. Zloch; District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald; Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner; District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas; Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow; Magistrate Judge James M. Hopkins; District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg; Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow; Magistrate Judge James M. Hopkins; Magistrate Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum; District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg
Claim: Declaratory Judgment; Infringement
Defendants:
- Com, LLC
- Jason W. Cugle
- Skyline Vapor Lounge, LLC
- WOV, LLC
- Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC
- Crunchyroll, Inc.
- Jacksam Corporation d/b/a Blackoutx.com
- Invitation Consultants, Inc.
- Loginext Solutions Inc.
- Neptune Cigars, Inc.
- Nonin Medical, Inc.
- Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
- Blue Ridge Net Publishing, Inc. d/b/a WeatherShack.com
- Stickers Galore, Inc. d/b/a Acherryontop.com
- Online Stores, LLC
- Targus Group International, Inc.
- Tanner Goods
- Baby Supermall, LLC
- Laneaxis, Inc.
- Eyefreight Inc.
- com, Inc.
- com, Inc.
- Hawk Applications Corp.
- Holabird Sports, LLC
- Need Supply Company, LLC
- Metrogistics, LLC
- iCONTROL Inc.
- Tonzof, Inc.
- PINC Solutions, Inc.
- com, Inc.
- SunFrog, LLC
- Oden Industries, Inc.
- Discount Electronics, Inc.
- Leatherology, Inc.
- com
- Mason Companies, Inc.
- Spice Jungle, LLC
- Monkey Sports, Inc.
- 1A Auto, Inc.
- LD Products, Inc.
- Thrifty Drug Stores, Inc.
- AceRoute Field Services d/b/a AceRoute Software
- Eastern Shipping Worldwide, Inc.
- iGlobal, LLC
- Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation
Plaintiff: Shipping and Transit, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Electronic Frontier Foundation; Kaplan Young & Moll Parron; Turner Boyd; Leslie Robert Evans & Associates; Newport Trial Group; Schneider Rothman IP Law Group; Grant’s Law Firm; and Merchant & Gould
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); 7,400,970 (System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle); and 6,317,060 (Base station system and method for monitoring travel of mobile vehicles and communicating notification messages).
Hawk Technology Systems, LLC v. Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School, (E.D. Pa.; S.D. Miss; M.D. Fla.; N.D. Ill.; N.D. Miss.; E.D. Tex.; N.D. Tex.; E.D. Wis.; D.P.R.) (multiple cases).
Judges: District Judge Juan R. Sanchez; Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball; District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III; District Judge Gregory A. Presnell; Magistrate Judge Thomas B. Smith; District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr.; Magistrate Judge S. Allan Alexander; District Judge Debra M. Brown; District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School
- Liberty Bank & Trust Company
- Bob Evans Farms, LLC
- The Walsh Group, Ltd.
- Piggly Wiggly, LLC
- Eastman Chemical Company
- 7-Eleven, Inc.
- W2007 MVP Dallas, LLC
- City of Green Bay
- Green Bay Brown County Professional Football Stadium District
- The Green Bay Packers, Inc.
- Sheraton PR Management, LLC
Plaintiff: Hawk Technology Systems, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Fiore & Barber; Henderson & Dantrone; Lipscomb Eisenberg & Baker; Media Litigation Firm; Law Office of David Bailey; and Raul Gonzalez Toro Law Offices
Patent: RE 43,462 (Video monitoring and conferencing system).
EMG Technology, LLC v. Etsy, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: Magistrate Judge John D. Love; District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III
Claim: Infringement
Defendant: Etsy, Inc.
Plaintiff: EMG Technology, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Parker Bunt & Ainsworth
Patents: 6,600,497 (Apparatus and method to navigate interactive television using unique inputs with a remote control); and 7,194,698 (Method to advertise and search on television for web content using a simplified interface).
Symbology Innovations, LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).
Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- AT&T Mobility LLC
- AT&T Services, Inc.
- Actiontec Electronics, Inc.
- Auntie Anne’s LLC
- Falcon Safety Products, Inc.
- Kwikset Corporation
- NETGEAR, Inc.
- Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
- Waterpik, Inc.
Plaintiff: Symbology Innovations, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: 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).
T-Rex Property AB v. Cinemark USA, Inc., (E.D. Tex.; S.D.N.Y.; D. Minn.; N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases).
Judges: District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III; District Judge Ron Clark; District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; District Judge John Robert Blakey; Spence PC
Claims: Infringement; and Declaratory Judgment
Defendants:
- Cinemark USA, Inc.
- Broadsign International, LLC
- Prismview, LLC
- Cedar Fair LP
- AutoNetTV Media, Inc.
- National CineMedia, LLC
- Regal Entertainment Group
Plaintiff: T-Rex Property AB
Pls. Cnsl: Farney Daniels; Brown Rudnick;
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); RE 39,470 (Digital information system).
North Star Innovations Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., (E.D. Del.) (multiple cases).
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- com, Inc.
- GoPro, Inc.
- Sharp Electronics Corporation
Plaintiff: North Star Innovations Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Farnan; and Friedman Suder & Cooke
Patents: 5,892,777 (Apparatus and method for observing the mode of a memory device); and 7,043,479 (Remote-directed management of media content).
Falkon Treasures LLC v. adidas America Inc., (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- adidas America Inc.
- Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
- Burlington Coat Factory Direct Corporation
- GameStop, Inc.
- Limited Stores, LLC
Plaintiff: Falkon Treasures LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Direction IP Law
Patent: 6,233,682 (Distribution of musical products by a web site vendor over the internet).
Mantis Communications, LLC v. Best Buy Co., Inc., (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- Best Buy Co., Inc.
- The Home Depot, Inc.
- HSN, Inc.
- Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
- Kmart Corporation
Plaintiff: Mantis Communications, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Capshaw DeRieux; and Russ August & Kabat
Patents: 7,403,788 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); 7,792,518 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); 8,131,262 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); 8,437,784 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); 8,761,732 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); 8,938,215 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system); and 9,092,803 (System and method to initiate a mobile data communication utilizing a trigger system).
Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Sally Beauty Supply LLC, (E.D. Tex.).
Claim: Infringement
Defendant: Sally Beauty Supply LLC
Plaintiff: Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Spence PC; and The Davis Firm
Patent: 7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore).
Encoditech LLC v. Under Armour, Inc., (E.D. Tex.).
Claim: Infringement
Defendants:
- Under Armour, Inc.
- LVMH Watch & Jewelry USA Inc.
Plaintiff: Encoditech LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Stamoulis & Weinblatt
Patent: 6,321,095 (Wireless communications approach).