NPEs continued their August and September busyness.* Frequent filers included Accessify, Adaptive Avenue Associates, Advanced Transactions, AML IP, Fall Line Patents, Linfo IP, Patent Armory, Push Data, S3G Technology and Symbology.

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.

Accessify, LLC v. Financial Times Limited (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The Financial Times Limited
  • Canva, Inc
  • Canva Pty Ltd

Plaintiff:         Accessify, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents:          10,554,424 (Enhanced security preview of digital content); 11,418,356 (Enhanced security preview of digital content); 7,039,722 (Method and apparatus for translating web addresses and using numerically entered web addresses); 7,316,032 (Method for allowing a customer to preview, acquire and/or pay for information and a system therefor); 7,562,397 (Method and system for facilitating search, selection, preview, purchase evaluation, offering for sale, distribution, and/or sale of digital content and enhancing the security thereof); 7,752,656 (Controlling access to name service for a domain name system); 8,069,489 (Method and system for facilitating search, selection, preview, purchase evaluation, offering for sale, distribution, and/or sale of digital content and enhancing the security thereof); 7,472,354 (Graphical user interface having an attached toolbar for drag and drop editing in detail-in-context lens presentations); 8,416,266 (Interacting with detail-in-context presentations); 9,400,586 (Graphical user interface having an attached toolbar for drag and drop editing in detail-in-context lens presentations)

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

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. Staples, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Staples, Inc.

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)

AML IP, LLC v. Sally Beauty Supply LLC (W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Sally Beauty Supply LLC

Plaintiff:         AML IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            6,876,979 (Electronic commerce bridge system)

Fall Line Patents, LLC v. Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Judge:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Burger King Company, LLC 
  • Chick-fil-A, Inc. 
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 
  • Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. d/b/a Dunkin’ Donuts d/b/a Baskin Robbins
  • Dunkin’ Donuts LLC d/b/a Dunkin’ Donuts 
  • Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.  
  • Panera Bread Company  
  • Panera, LLC  
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. 
  • Sonic Franchising LLC 
  • Sonic Industries Services LLC 
  • Franchise World Headquarters, LLC 
  • FWH Technologies, LLC 
  • Subway IP LLC
  • Quality is Our Recipe, LLC 
  • Wendy’s International, LLC 
  • Whatabrands LLC
  • Whataburger Restaurants LLC 

Plaintiff:         Fall Line Patents, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Antonelli Harrington & Thompson

Patent:            9,454,748 (System and method for data management)

Linfo IP, LLC v. L’Oreal USA, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     L’Oréal USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            9,430,131 (System, methods, and user interface for organizing unstructured data objects)

Patent Armory Inc. v. Chicken Express, Inc. (E.D. Tex., D. Del.).

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Chicken Express, Inc.
  • Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. 
  • Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
  • Fuzzys Taco Opportunities, LLC 
  • Scantech Hangzhou Co., Ltd
  • Gainsco Auto Insurance Agency, Inc.
  • Bang & Olufsen America, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Patent Armory Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Phillips McLaughlin & Hall

Patents:          10,237,420 (Method and system for matching entities in an auction); 10,491,748 (Intelligent communication routing system and method); 7,023,979 (Telephony control system with intelligent call routing); 7,269,253 (Telephony control system with intelligent call routing); 9,456,086 (Method and system for matching entities in an auction); 7,256,899 (Wireless methods and systems for three-dimensional non-contact shape sensing); 7,336,375 (Wireless methods and systems for three-dimensional non-contact shape sensing); 7,130,430 (Phased array sound system)

Push Data LLC v. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Sean D. Jordan

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:    

  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
  • ASICS American Corporation 
  • H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB 
  • Planet Fitness Franchising 
  • Zara USA, Inc.
  • Zumiez, Inc.
  • Gucci America, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Push Data LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Beaty Legal

Patents:          6,983,139 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,058,395 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,212,811 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,292,844 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems)

S3G Technology LLC v. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (W.D. Tex., E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
  • Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
  • Cinemark USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patent:            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); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 11,210,082 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 11,662,995 (Network efficient location-based dialogue sequence using virtual processor)

Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Dexcom, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     DexCom, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Symbology Innovations, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patent:            8,424,752 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device); 8,651,369 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable device); 8,936,190 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device)