NPEs had a slow start to the fall which is traditionally busier. Frequent filers included Andra Group, Patent Armory and Random Chat.

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.

Andra Group, LP v. Nordstrom, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).            

Judge:             District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • Mejuri, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Andra Group, LP

Pls. Cnsl:        Bruster; Sorey & Hoover

Patent:            8,078,498 (Virtual showroom system and method)

Patent Armory Inc. v. Time2Market Cloud Services LLC (D. Colo., N.D. Ill., E.D. Va., S. D. Tex.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter; District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo; District Judge Martha M. Pacold

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Time2Market Cloud Services LLC
  • ModivCare Solutions, LLC 
  • Employers Mutual Casualty Company 
  • Aims Community College 
  • InspereX LLC 
  • Inb, N.a. 
  • Help at Home, LLC
  • Mercury Systems, Inc.
  • Maximus, Inc.
  • Food Huggers, Inc.
  • Efinancial, LLC
  • BruMate, Inc. d/b/a BruMate Coolers
  • American Heart Association 
  • Alight Solutions LLC 

Plaintiff:         Patent Armory Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law

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)

Random Chat, LLC v. Costco Wholesale Corporation (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Costco Wholesale Corporation
  • Gartner, Inc. 
  • Kate Spade & Company LLC  
  • Lamps Plus, Inc. 
  • Lowe’s Companies, Inc. 

Plaintiff:         Random Chat LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            8,402,099 (Method for carrying out a multimedia communication based on a network protocol, particularly tcp/ip and/or udp)