NPE activity quieted in July after a busy June.* Frequent filers included Advanced Transactions, Cedar Lane Technologies, M4siz, Noblewood IP, Savannah Licensing, and Sunflower Licensing.
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.
* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so.
Advanced Transactions, LLC v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. et al (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
- E-Advance, LLC d/b/a AdvanceAutoParts.com
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)
Bungalow Living, Inc. v. Locket IP LLC (N.D. Cal.).
Judge: Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim
Claims: Declaratory Judgment
Defendants: Locket IP LLC
Plaintiff: Bungalow Living, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Patent: 10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface)
Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Moog, Inc. (W.D.N.Y., W.D. Tex., E.D. Tex., S.D. Tex.).
Judges: Judge Alia Moses; District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Moog, Inc.
- ParkHelp USA, Inc.
- Oinone Technology, LLC
- R. Stahl, Inc.
Plaintiff: Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law
Patents: 6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means); 6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays)
Context Directions LLC v. Avis Budget Group, Inc. et al (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Avis Budget Group, Inc.
- Avis Rent A Car System LLC
- Budget Rent A Car System Inc.
- Alamo Rent-A-Car, LLC
- EAN Holdings, Inc.
- EAN Holdings, LLC d/b/a Enterprise Rent A Center
- National Car Rental System LLC
Plaintiff: Context Directions LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Budo Law
Patents: 10,142,791 (Method and system for context awareness of a mobile device); 11,057,738 (Adaptive context detection in mobile devices); 9,807,564; (Method for detecting context of a mobile device and a mobile device with a context detection module)
Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Office Depot, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Office Depot, Inc.
- CDW LLC
- The TJX Companies, 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. Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
- J. Crew Group, Inc.
- Nike, Inc.
- Gap Inc.
- G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. d/b/a G-III Leather Fashions, Inc.
- Abercrombie & Fitch Co. d/b/a Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.
- Victoria’s Secret & Co. d/b/a Victoria’s Secret Stores, LLC
- Under Armour, Inc.
- Authentic Brands Group, LLC
Plaintiff: M4siz Limited
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey LLP
Patent: 6,526,402 (Searching procedures)
Noblewood IP LLC v. DallasNews Corporation (N.D. Tex., S.D. Tex.).
Judge: Judge Ada Brown
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- DallasNews Corporation
- Southern Newspapers Inc.
Plaintiff: Noblewood IP LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Chong Law Firm; PRA Law
Patent: 7,941,553 (Method and device for streaming a media file over a distributed information system)
Savannah Licensing LLC v. Hubzu USA, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Alan D. Albright
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Hubzu USA, Inc.
- Ross Stores, Inc.
Plaintiff: Savannah Licensing LLC
Pls. Cnsl: The Mort Law Firm; Chong Law Firm
Patent: 9,454,777 (Measuring and improving the quality of a user experience upon receiving a frustration event package)
Sunflower Licensing LLC v. Central Security Group – Nationwide, Inc. d/b/a Alert360 (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Alan D. Albright; Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Central Security Group – Nationwide, Inc. d/b/a Alert360
- Observint Technologies Inc.
- Vivint, Inc.
Plaintiff: Sunflower Licensing LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Kent & Risley
Patents: 6,487,528 (Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding audio or video frame data); 7,398,005 (Trick mode playback of recorded video)