Spring came in like a lamb in the NPE world. NPE activity was light in April.* Frequent filers included Adaptive Avenue Associates, Advanced Transactions, Communication Interface Technologies, Innovaport, Linfo IP, and SITO Mobile R&D IP.
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.
Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Blick Art Materials, LLC (N.D. Ill.).
Judge: District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Blick Art Materials, LLC
Plaintiff: Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Direction IP Law
Patent: 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. AutoZone, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: AutoZone, Inc.
Plaintiff: Advanced Transactions, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Daignault Iyer
Patent: 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)
Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council et al (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Sean D. Jordan
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- American Dairy Queen Corporation
- International Dairy Queen, Inc.
- Texas Dairy Queen Operators Council
Plaintiff: Communication Interface Technologies, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Devlin Law Firm
Patent: 6,574,239 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server); 8,266,296 (Application-layer evaluation of communications received by a mobile device); 8,291,010 (Virtual connection of a remote unit to a server)
Innovaport LLC v. The Home Depot, Inc. (W.D. Wis.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: The Home Depot, Inc.
Plaintiff: Innovaport LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Boyle Fredrickson
Patent: 8,775,260 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 8,787,933 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,489,690 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store); 9,990,670 (Apparatus and method for providing product location information to customers in a store)
Linfo IP, LLC v. Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Alan D. Albright
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC
- Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
- Lamps Plus, Inc.
Plaintiff: Linfo IP, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey
Patent: 9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content)
SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC et al v. ExploreLearning, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: ExploreLearning, Inc.
Plaintiffs:
- SITO Mobile R&D IP, LLC
- SITO Mobile, Ltd.
Pls. Cnsl: Daignault Iyer
Patent: 10,735,781 (System and method for routing media); 10,769,675 (System and method for streaming media); 7,191,244 (System and method for routing media); 8,015,307 (System and method for streaming media); 8,554,940 (System and method for routing media); 9,349,138 (System and method for streaming media)