May filings were slow until the end of the month.  After the TC Heartland venue decision came down, filings increased and diversified.  As you would expect, NPEs began filing most cases outside of the Eastern District of Texas.  Most of the non-Texas filings went to Delaware, but many were also dispersed across California and Illinois, in particular.  Frequent filers included DDR Holdings, Guyzar, Internet Media Interactive Corporation, Landmark Technology, Location Based Services, Rothschild, and Uniloc.

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 your suggestions for improving the report.

Antennas Direct, Inc. v. Landmark Technology, LLC, (E.D. Mo.).

Judge:             District Judge Ronnie L. White

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Landmark Technology, LLC

Plaintiff:        Antennas Direct, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Harness Dickey & Pierce

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

Guyzar LLC v. Genesco, Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • Genesco, Inc.
  • Olympus America, Inc.
  • Sony Corporation of America
  • Zinio, LLC
  • Zoho Corporation
  • Zoosk, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Guyzar LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ferraiuoli

Patent:            5,845,070 (Security system for internet provider transaction).

Lexos Media IP, LLC v. AmeriMark Direct, LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:

  • AmeriMark Direct, LLC
  • Boscov’s Department Store, LLC

Plaintiff:        Lexos Media IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Buether Joe & Carpenter

Patents:          5,995,102 (Server system and method for modifying a cursor image); 6,118,449 (Server system and method for modifying a cursor image); and 7,111,254 (System for replacing a cursor image in connection with displaying the contents of a web page).

DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline.com LLC, (D. Del.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • com LLC
  • com BV
  • TicketNetwork, Inc.
  • Tourico Holidays, Inc.
  • Travel Holdings, Inc.
  • Shopify, Inc.

Plaintiff:        DDR Holdings, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Farnan; and Law Offices of Louis J. Hoffman

Patents:          7,818,399 (Methods of expanding commercial opportunities for internet websites through coordinated offsite marketing); 8,515,825 (Methods of expanding commercial opportunities for internet websites through coordinated offsite marketing); 9,043,228 (Specially programmed computer server serving pages offering commercial opportunities for merchants through coordinated offsite marketing); and 9,639,876 (Method and computer system for serving commerce information of an outsource provider in connection with host web pages offering commercial opportunities).

X Commerce, Inc. d/b/a Magento, Inc. v. Express Mobile, Inc., (N.D. Cal.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Express Mobile, Inc.

Plaintiff:        X Commerce, Inc. d/b/a Magento, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Sidley Austin

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).

Cumberland Systems LLC v. The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           Magistrate  K. Nicole Mitchell; District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • The Rocket Science Group, LLC d/b/a MailChimp
  • Startups.com, LLC
  • CashStar, Inc.
  • Mainstream Technologies, Inc.
  • NC Financial Solutions, LLC
  • iReverse Home Loans, LLC
  • Edmunds.com, Inc.
  • Marriot International, Inc.
  • True Media, LLC
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Cumberland Systems LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Chaudhari Law

Patent:            8,023,647 (Password self encryption method and system and encryption by keys generated from personal secret information).

Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC v. ADT LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • ADT LLC
  • D-Link Systems, Inc.
  • Honeywell International, Inc.
  • Logitech, Inc.
  • YI Technologies, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kizzia Johnson

Patents:          8,204,437 (Wireless image distribution system and method); 8,437,797 (Wireless image distribution system and method); and 8,594,722 (Wireless image distribution system and method).

Digital Verification Systems, LLC v. DocuFirst, LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • DocuFirst, LLC
  • Eversign, LLC
  • ESign Genie
  • PandaDoc, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Digital Verification Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh

Patent:            9,054,860 (Digital verified identification system and method).

Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Infor, Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judges:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III; District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Infor, Inc.
  • Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • athenahealth, Inc.
  • ZenPayroll, Inc. d/b/a Gusto
  • Apple Inc.

Plaintiffs:

  • Uniloc Luxembourg, SA
  • Uniloc USA, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Nelson Bumgardner; Prince Lobel Tye; and Hayes Messina Gilman & Hayes

Patents:          6,110,228 (Method and apparatus for software maintenance at remote nodes); 6,564,229 (System and method for pausing and resuming move/copy operations); 6,324,578 (Methods, systems and computer program products for management of configurable application programs on a network); 6,510,466 (Methods, systems and computer program products for centralized management of application programs on a network); 6,728,766 (Methods, systems and computer program products for license use management on a network); 7,069,293 (Methods, systems and computer program products for distribution of application programs to a target station on a network); 6,661,203 (Battery charging and discharging system optimized for high temperature environments); and 7,092,671 (Method and system for wirelessly autodialing a telephone number from a record stored on a personal information device).

ZenPayroll, Inc., d/b/a Gusto v. Uniloc USA, Inc. et al, (N.D. Cal.).

Claim:             Declaratory Judgment

Defendants:  

  • Uniloc Luxembourg, SA
  • Uniloc USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:        ZenPayroll, Inc. d/b/a Gusto

Pls. Cnsl:        Fenwick & West

Location Based Services, LLC v. Trimble Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Trimble Inc.
  • Niantic, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Location Based Services, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ni Wang & Massand

Patent:            7,860,648 (Map display system and method); and 7,522,996 (Map display system and method).

Pherah LLC v. CamelBak Products, LLC, (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • CamelBak Products, LLC
  • Axon Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a TASER International
  • Beverages & More, Inc. d/b/a BevMo
  • Lindt & Sprungli (USA) Inc. d/b/a Ghiradelli
  • Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
  • Red Bull North America Inc.

Plaintiff:        Pherah LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Chaudhari Law

Patent:            RE 44,652 (Computer-readable data product for managing sales information).

Serenitiva LLC v. Freshdesk Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Judge:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • Freshdesk Inc.
  • 3M Company
  • Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
  • Zendesk Inc.
  • com, Inc.
  • Lonely Planet USA, LLC
  • TalkDesk, Inc.
  • TaskUs, Inc.
  • mediaocean LLC

Plaintiff:        Serenitiva LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Chaudhari Law

Patent:            6,865,268 (Dynamic, real-time call tracking for web-based customer relationship management).

Kaldren LLC v. American Express Company, (S.D.N.Y.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • American Express Company
  • The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
  • HSBC USA, Inc.
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • PNY Technologies, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Kaldren LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Corcoran IP Law; and Zimmerman Law Group

Patents:          6,098,882 (Variable formatting of digital data into a pattern); 6,176,427 (Variable formatting of digital data into a pattern); 6,820,807 (Variable formatting of digital data into a pattern); and 8,281,999 (Variable formatting of digital data into a pattern).

Voit Technologies, LLC v. Mac of All Trades, LLC, (M.D. Fla.; E.D. Tex.; W.D. Tex.; E.D.N.C.; W.D.N.C.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington; and Magistrate Judge Thomas B. McCoun, III; District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III; District Judge Terrence W. Boyle

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Mac of All Trades, LLC
  • The Guitar Sanctuary, Inc.
  • World of Organics, Inc.
  • Medusa Skates, LLC
  • Del-Ton, Inc.
  • Decorative Iron of North Carolina, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Voit Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Lipscomb & Partners; and Leak & Jamison

Patent:            6,226,412 (Secure digital interactive system for unique product identification and sales)

Mozly Tech LLC v. HubSpot, Inc., (E.D. Tex.) (multiple cases).

Claim:            Infringement

Defendants:  

  • HubSpot, Inc.
  • LexisNexis, a Division of RELX, Inc.
  • RingCentral, Inc.
  • SAP America, Inc.

Plaintiff:        Mozly Tech LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kizzia Johnson

Patent:            7,367,044 (System and method for network operation).

Internet Media Interactive Corporation v. McDonald’s Corporation, (N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman; District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr.

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Abbott Laboratories

Plaintiff:        Internet Media Interactive Corporation

Pls. Cnsl:        Haller Law

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).

Venadium LLC v. Allstate Insurance Holdings LLC, (N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases).

Judges:           District Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr.; District Judge Edmond E. Chang; District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr.; District Judge Manish S. Shah; District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly

Claim:             Infringement

Defendants:

  • Allstate Insurance Holdings LLC
  • WW Grainger, Inc.
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • Paylocity Corporation
  • State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Plaintiff:        Venadium LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Andreou & Casson; and Corcoran IP Law

Patent:            6,330,549 (Protected shareware).