NPEs stayed busy entering the fourth quarter. Frequent filers included AlexSam, Consolidated Transaction Processing, Cascades Branding, Devine Licensing, Express Mobile, Geographic Location Innovations, Guada Technologies, and Symbology.
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Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. (M.D. Fla., S.D. Fla., S.D. of Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Steven D. Merryday; Magistrate Judge Julie S. Sneed; District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks; Magistrate Judge Dave Lee Brannon
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.
- Night Owl SP, LLC
- Firstline Manufacturing, Corp.
Plaintiff: Symbology Innovations, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Sand Sebolt & Wernow
Patent: 8,424,752 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device)
Proxense, Inc. v. CVS Health Corporation (N.D. Ill.) (multiple cases) (N.D. Ill.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- CVS Health Corporation
- Walmart Inc. f/k/a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Plaintiff: Proxense, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: McCaulley Dowell
Patent: 8,340,672 (Wireless network synchronization of cells and client devices on a network)
Be TopNotch Wyoming, LLC v. My Wedding Workbook, LLC d/b/a Planning Pod (D. Colo.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: My Wedding Workbook, LLC d/b/a Planning Pod
Plaintiff: Be TopNotch Wyoming, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Chavous Intellectual Property Law
Patent: 9,373,104 (Assign photographers on an event invite and automate requesting, uploading, and sharing of photos and videos for an event)
Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, et al. (multiple cases) (D. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Ford Motor Company
- The Home Depot, Inc.
- JC Penney Company, Inc.
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Plaintiff: Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Devlin Law Firm
Patents: 8,396,743 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information); and 8,712,846 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information)
Express Mobile, Inc. v. Wix.com, Ltd. et al. (N.D. Cal.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- com, Inc.
- com Ltd.
Plaintiff: Express Mobile, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Devlin Law Firm; Steptoe & Johnson
Patents: 6,546,397 (Browser based web site generation tool and run time engine); 7,594,168 (Browser based web site generation tool and run time engine); 9,063,755 (Systems and methods for presenting information on mobile devices); 9,471,287 (Systems and methods for integrating widgets on mobile devices); and 9,928,044 (Systems and methods for programming mobile devices)
AlexSam, Inc. v. Simon Property Group, LP (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Simon Property Group, LP
Plaintiff: AlexSam, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Heninger Garrison Davis; Insight
Patent: 6,000,608 (Multifunction card system)
Cascades Branding Innovation LLC v. Ace Hardware Corporation (N.D. Ill.).
Judge: District Judge Andrea R. Wood
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Ace Hardware Corporation
Plaintiff: Cascades Branding Innovation LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Flachsbart & Greenspoon
Patents: 7,768,395 (Brand mapping); 8,106,766 (Brand mapping); and 8,405,504 (Brand mapping)
Scanning Technologies Innovations LLC v. Shopkeep, Inc. (D. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Shopkeep, Inc.
Plaintiff: Scanning Technologies Innovations LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Stamoulis & Weinblatt
Patent: 9,934,528 (Systems and methods for indicating the existence of accessible information pertaining to articles of commerce)
Geographic Location Innovations LLC v. Juno USA, LP (multiple cases) (D. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Juno USA, LP
- Mobike, Inc.
- Via Transportation, Inc.
Plaintiff: Geographic Location Innovations LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Stamoulis & Weinblatt
Patent: 7,917,285 (Device, system and method for remotely entering, storing and sharing addresses for a positional information device)
Devine Licensing LLC v. Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP (E.D. Pa.).
Judges: District Judge Michael M. Baylson
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP
Plaintiff: Devine Licensing LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Stamoulis & Weinblatt; Rabicoff Law
Patent: 6,339,769 (Query optimization by transparently altering properties of relational tables using materialized views)
Driessen v. Walmart Inc. f/k/a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (D.D.C).
Judge: District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Walmart Inc. f/k/a Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Plaintiff: James L. Driessen
Pls. Cnsl: James L Driessen (pro se)
Patent: 10,304,052 (Retail point of sale (RPOS) apparatus for internet merchandising)
Guada Technologies LLC v. Dupont De Nemours, Inc. (D. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Dupont De Nemours, Inc.
- Munchkin, Inc.
- Newell Brands Inc.
Plaintiff: Guada Technologies LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Direction IP Law; Stamoulis & Weinblatt
Patent: 7,231,379 (Navigation in a hierarchical structured transaction processing system)