NPEs continued an active start to the year in February.* Frequent filers Analytical Technologies, Advanced Transactions, Communication Interface Technologies, Consolidated Transaction Processing, Linfo IP, S3G Technology, Symbology and Virtual Creative Artists.
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* Note I am catching up on a backlog because of some very busy IP litigation over the last year or so
Analytical Technologies, LLC v. Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc.
Plaintiff: Analytical Technologies, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Garteiser Honea
Patent: 8,799,083 (System and method for managing restaurant customer data elements)
Advanced Transactions, LLC v. DSW Shoe Warehouse, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: DSW Shoe Warehouse, 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)
Automated Vending, LLC v. The Lego Group (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: The Lego Group
Plaintiff: Automated Vending, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Garteiser Honea
Patents: 9,245,403 (Method and device for accessing, controlling and purchasing a product through a dispenser); 9,959,530 (Method and device for accessing, controlling and purchasing a product through a dispenser)
Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. CVS Health Corporation (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Sean D. Jordan
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- CVS Health Corporation
- Express, Inc.
- Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
- First Horizon Bank
- Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc.
- Staples, Inc.
- Subway IP LLC
- Vitamin Shoppe Industries, LLC
Plaintiff: Communication Interface Technologies, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Beaty Legal
Patents: 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)
Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC v. Batteries Plus LLC (E.D. Tex.).
Judge: District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Batteries Plus LLC
Plaintiff: Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Beaty Legal
Patents: 8,396,743 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information); 8,712,846 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information)
Linfo IP, LLC v. Raymours Furniture Company, Inc. (S.D.N.Y, S.Tex., W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Raymours Furniture Company, Inc.
- CSC Generation Holdings, Inc.
- G2.com, Inc.
- Ulta Beauty, Inc.
Plaintiff: Linfo IP, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey; Law Office of David J. Hoffman
Patent: 9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content)
S3G Technology LLC v. PetSmart LLC (W.D. Tex.. E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne; Magistrate Judge James Boone Baxter
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- PetSmart LLC
- Kohl’s, Inc. f/k/a Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
- The Kroger Co.
Plaintiff: S3G Technology LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Parker Bunt & Ainsworth
Patents: 10,831,468 (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); 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); 10,387,140 (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); 9,304,758 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)
Virtual Creative Artists, LLC v. Homeaway.com, Inc. (W.D. Tex., S.D.N.Y.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Homeaway.com, Inc.
- RVShare, LLC
- Airbnb, Inc.
- Dailymotion, Inc.
Plaintiff: Virtual Creative Artists, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Direction IP Law; Loaknauth Law
Patents: 9,477,665 (Revenue-generating electronic multi-media exchange and process of operating same); 9,501,480 (Revenue-generating electronic multi-media exchange and process of operating same)
WirelessWerx IP LLC v. DHL Express (USA), Inc. (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claims: Infringement
Defendants: DHL Express (USA), Inc.
Plaintiff: WirelessWerx IP LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey
Patent: 7,317,927 (Method and system to monitor persons utilizing wireless media)