NPE activity sped up in June. Frequent filers included Advanced Transactions, Buffalo Patents, Cedar Lane Technologies, Locket IP, Lexos Media, M4siz, RFCyber, and Savannah Licensing.

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Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Overstock.com, Inc. (D. Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Overstock.com, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law; Chong Law Firm

Patents:          7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore); 7,428,707 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore)

Advanced Transactions, LLC v. Fiesta Mart, LLC et al. (W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Bodega Latina Corporation d/b/a El Super, Smart & Final Holdings, Inc.
  • Chedraui USA, Inc.
  • Fiesta Mart, LLC
  • Grupo Comercial Chedraui, SAB de CV
  • Smart & Final Stores LLC

Plaintiff:         Advanced Transactions, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Daignault Iyer

Patents:          10,783,529 (Third-party provider method and system); 7,065,555 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,386,594 (System and method related to generating an email campaign); 7,693,950 (System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign); 7,979,057 (Third-party provider method and system); 8,150,736 (Global electronic commerce system); 8,175,519 (Third-party provider method and system); 9,747,608 (Third-party provider method and system)

Buffalo Patents, LLC v. ZTE Corporation (W.D. Tex., E.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • ZTE Corporation
  • Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC
  • The Coca-Cola Company
  • Cafection Ventures Inc. f/k/a Cafection Enterprises, Inc.
  • Evoca SpA
  • Nespresso USA, Inc.
  • Nestle Nespresso SA
  • Nestle USA, Inc.
  • Nestl SA

Plaintiff:         Buffalo Patents, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Antonelli Harrington & Thompson

Patents:          7,187,670 (Communications terminal, a system and a method for internet/network telephony); 7,408,915 (Communications terminal, a system and a method for internet/network telephony); 8,611,328 (Communications terminal, a system and a method for internet/network telephony); 9,001,816 (Communications terminal, a system and a method for internet/network telephony); 7,664,885 (Communication system with automatic configuration of the communication interface)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Ekin LLC (S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y, W.D. Tex., W.D. Wash., E.D. Va.).

Judges:           District Judge Ann M. Donnelly; Magistrate Judge James R. Cho; District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland; District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema; Magistrate Judge John F. Anderson

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Ekin LLC
  • IPVideo Corporation
  • Bird Home Automation, Gmbh
  • Digital Data Communications GmbH
  • VIDEOR E. Hartig GmbH
  • i3 International, Inc
  • Mobotix Corporation
  • Latecoere International, Inc.
  • Hitron Systems, Inc.
  • Fuho Technology Co., Ltd.
  • GeoVision, Inc.
  • AVer Information Inc. (Taiwan)
  • Dynacolor Inc.
  • Dynacom Communications Inc.
  • EverFocus Co., Ltd.
  • Logipix Ltd.
  • Hi Sharp Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Lumens Digital Optics Inc.
  • Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd.
  • Lorex Technology, Inc.
  • Longse Technology Limited

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Mann Law Group; Rabicoff Law

Patents:          6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means)

Locket IP LLC v. Nordstrom, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • The TJX Companies, Inc.
  • Dollar General Corporation
  • E-Advance, LLC d/b/a AdvanceAutoParts.com
  • Office Depot LLC

Plaintiff:         Locket IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patents:          10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface); 9,990,112 (Method and apparatus for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Lexos Media IP, LLC v. eBay Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     eBay Inc.

Plaintiff:         Lexos Media IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Buether Joe & Counselors

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)

M4siz Limited v. The ODP Corporation (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).  

Judges:           District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The ODP Corporation
  • Wayfair Inc.
  • Sears Holdings Management Corporation d/b/a SHMC, Inc.
  • Retail Ecommerce Ventures, LLC
  • Albertsons LLC
  • The Kroger Co.
  • Pottery Barn, Inc.
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc. d/b/a Pottery Barn
  • PetSmart LLC
  • Aldi Inc.
  • Aldi (Texas) LLC
  • H-E-B, LP f/k/a H-E-B Grocery Company, LP

Plaintiff:         M4siz Limited

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey LLP

Patent:            6,526,402 (Searching procedures)

Nearby Systems LLC v. CVS Health Corporation et al. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • CVS Health Corporation
  • CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
  • Rent-A-Center, Inc.
  • Deli Management, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Nearby Systems LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents:          10,469,980 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices); 9,532,164 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices)

RFCyber Corp. v. Visa USA Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Visa USA Inc.

Plaintiff:         RFCyber Corp.

 Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm; Fabricant

Patents:          8,118,218 (Method and apparatus for providing electronic purse); 8,448,855 (Method and apparatus for funding an electronic purse); 9,189,787 (Method and apparatus for conducting e-commence and m-commence); 9,240,009 (Mobile devices for commerce over unsecured networks)

S3G Technology LLC v. QuikTrip Corporation d/b/a QuikTrip (E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne; District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • QuikTrip Corporation d/b/a QuikTrip
  • Ace Hardware Corporation
  • Lululemon USA Inc.
  • Michaels Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          11,210,082 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 8,572,571 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 10,387,140 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,304,758 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 9,081,897 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 10,831,468 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)

Savannah Licensing LLC v. Envoy, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).         

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Envoy, Inc.
  • Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
  • Sauce Labs, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Savannah Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            9,454,777 (Measuring and improving the quality of a user experience upon receiving a frustration event package)