After a busy Q1, NPEs slowed considerably in April. Frequent filers included Adaptive Avenue Associates, Aloft Media, AML IP, Cedar Lane Technologies, OrderMagic, Patent Armory, S3G Technology, and VDPP.
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Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. (E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Sean D. Jordan; District Judge David Counts
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Amazon.com Services LLC
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Best Buy Co., Inc.
- BestBuy.com, LLC
- Best Buy Stores, LP
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Home Depot USA, Inc.
- Walmart Inc.
Plaintiff: Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Direction IP Law; Padmanabhan & Dawson
Patents: 7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore); 7,428,707 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore)
AML IP, LLC v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
- Wyndham Rewards, Inc.
Plaintiff: AML IP, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey
Patent: 7,177,838 (Method and apparatus for conducting electronic commerce transactions using electronic tokens)
Calibrate Networks LLC v. Shopify, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Shopify, Inc.
- Box, Inc.
- Airbnb, Inc.
Plaintiff: Calibrate Networks LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law
Patent: 9,584,633 (Method and system for managing network communications)
DigiMedia Tech, LLC v. Pinterest, Inc. (D. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Pinterest, Inc.
Plaintiff: DigiMedia Tech, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Kent & Risley; Stamoulis & Weinblatt
Patent: 6,684,220 (Method and system for automatic information exchange); 7,287,088 (Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device by eliminating duplicate image transmissions); 7,587,514 (Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device); 8,073,965 (TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH AND MEMORY REQUIREMENTS REDUCTION IN A PORTABLE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE); 8,868,778 (Transmission bandwidth and memory requirements reduction in a portable image capture device)
Helical LLC v. Little Bird ApS (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne;
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Little Bird ApS
- Marshall Group AB
- Meizhou Guo Wei Electronics Co., Ltd.
Plaintiff: Helical LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law
Patent: 9,445,183 (Sound System with Ear Device with Improved Fit and Sound)
The Morse Group, Inc. v. Aloft Media, LLC (N.D. Ill.).
Judge: District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer
Claims: Declaratory Judgment
Defendant: Aloft Media, LLC
Plaintiff: The Morse Group, Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: HolmstromKennedy
Patent: 10,372,793 (Hyperlink with graphical cue)
OrderMagic LLC v. Cafe and Bakery Group, LLC (E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Cafe and Bakery Group, LLC
- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
- Chick-Fil-A, Inc.
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
- Deli Management, Inc.
- Inspire Brands, Inc.
- Mr Yum Holdings Pty Ltd.
- Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC
- BBQ Holdings LLC
- Thrive Restaurant Group LLC
Plaintiff: OrderMagic LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law
Patent: 7,831,475 (REMOTE ORDERING SYSTEM)
Patent Armory Inc. v. Gusto, Inc. (multiple cases) (S. Del.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Gusto, Inc.
- Impossible Foods Inc.
- Inovalon Holdings, Inc.
Plaintiff: Patent Armory Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Rabicoff Law; Garibian Law Offices
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)
S3G Technology LLC v. Wendy’s International, LLC (E.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Wendy’s International, LLC
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); 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); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)
VDPP, LLC v. Brandmotion, LLC (E.D. Mich., W.D. Tex.).
Judges: Magistrate Judge David R. Grand; Magistrate Judge Jonathan J. C. Grey
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Brandmotion, LLC
- Office Depot, LLC
Plaintiff: VDPP, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Ramey
Patents: 10,951,881 (Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filer spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials); 9,716,874 (Continuous adjustable 3Deeps Filter Spectacles for optimized 3Deeps stereoscopic viewing, control method and means therefor, and system and method of generating and displaying a modified video); 9,699,444 (Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials)