March was the busiest month of the first quarter. Frequent filers included Cedar Lane Technologies, Digi Portal, Implicit, Internet Media Interactive, Liberty Peak Ventures, Linfo IP, mCom IP, Noblewood IP, and Recog IP.

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AML IP LLC v. Amy’s Hallmark (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).     

Judge:             District Judge Sean D. Jordan

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Amy’s Hallmark
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.
  • Hallmark Licensing, LLC
  • Bath & Body Works, LLC
  • Atwood Distributing, LP
  • Atwoods Ranch & Home
  • Beauty Brands, Inc.
  • Beauty Brands, LLC
  • Big Lots Stores, Inc. d/b/a Big Lots, Inc.
  • The Buckle, Inc.
  • Zale Corporation

Plaintiff:         AML IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

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

Caselas, LLC v. Capital One, NA (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Capital One, NA
  • Comerica Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank NA
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • Frost Bank
  • Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union

Plaintiff:         Caselas, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patents:          7,529,698 (Apparatus and method for providing transaction history information, account history information, and/or charge-back information); 7,661,585 (Apparatus and method for providing transaction history information, account history information, and/or charge-back information); 9,117,206 (Apparatus and method for providing transaction history information, account history information, and/or charge-back information); 9,117,230 (Apparatus and method for providing transaction history information, account history information, and/or charge-back information); 9,715,691 (Apparatus and method for providing transaction history information, account history information, and/or charge-back information)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. 3xlogic, Inc. (D. Del.).

Judges:           District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne; District Judge Kevin McNulty

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • 3xlogic, Inc.
  • VOXX Electronics Corporation
  • FirsTech, Inc.
  • Texas Instruments, Inc.
  • Carrier Global Corporation
  • CBC America LLC
  • Thorlabs, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law;Gawthrop Greenwood

Patents:          6,473,527 (Module and method for interfacing analog/digital converting means and JPEG compression means); 6,972,790 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,537,242 (Host interface for imaging arrays); 8,165,867 (Methods for translating a device command)

Creative Magnetic Solutions LLC v. Jack in the Box Inc. (S.D. Cal.).

Judges:           Magistrate Judge Daniel E. Butcher; District Judge Todd W. Robinson

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Jack In The Box Inc.

Plaintiff:         Creative Magnetic Solutions LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Law Offices of David Alan Makman; Wawrzyn LLC

Patents:          7,870,687 (Signage apparatus having simple magnet-based structure for ease of modification); 8,205,369 (Signage apparatus having simple magnet-based structure for ease of modification); 8,464,447 (Signage apparatus having simple magnet-based structure for ease of modification)

DatRec, LLC v. GE Healthcare, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     GE Healthcare, Inc.

Plaintiff:         DatRec, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            8,381,309 (Methods and systems for secure communication over a public network)

Digi Portal LLC v. The Knot Worldwide Inc. (D.Del).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The Knot Worldwide Inc.
  • Rexel USA, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Digi Portal LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law; Chong Law Firm

Patents:          5,983,227 (Dynamic page generator); 7,171,414 (Dynamic page generator); 7,565,359 (Dynamic page generator); 8,352,854 (Dynamic page generator); 9,626,342 (Dynamic page generator)

Fintech Innovations Associates LLC v. PayPal, Inc. (multiple cases) (N.D. Ill.).

Judges:           District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama; District Judge Edmond E. Chang; District Judge Charles P. Kocoras; District Judge Joan H. Lefkow

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • PayPal, Inc.
  • Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • PNC Bank, NA
  • Bank of America, NA
  • JPMorgan Chase, NA

Plaintiff:         Fintech Innovations Associates LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Wawrzyn LLC

Patent:            D945,453 (Display screen portion with animated graphical user interface)

Hawaii Life Real Estate Services, LLC v. Locket IP, LLC (D. Haw.).

Judges:           District Judge Susan Oki Mollway; Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP, LLC

Plaintiff:         Hawaii Life Real Estate Services, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher; Offit Kurman

Patent:            10,514,832 (Method for locating regions of interest in a user interface)

Hitel Technologies LLC v. BB Opco LLC (W.D. Tex.).     

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • BB Opco LLC
  • Bonobos, Inc.
  • Claire’s Stores, Inc.
  • James Avery Craftsman, Inc.
  • Recreational Equipment, Inc.
  • Zale Corporation

Plaintiff:         Hitel Technologies LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            7,689,617 (Dynamic learning for navigation systems)

Implicit, LLC v. Ace Hardware Corporation (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Ace Hardware Corporation

Plaintiff:         Implicit, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patent:            8,856,185 (Method and system for attribute management in a namespace)

Internet Media Interactive Corp. v. Brightcove Inc. (D.Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Brightcove Inc.

Plaintiff:         Internet Media Interactive Corp.

Pls. Cnsl:        O’Kelly & O’Rourke; Haller Law

Patent:            6,049,835 (System for providing easy access to the World Wide Web utilizing a published list of preselected Internet locations together with their unique multi-digit jump codes)

Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC v. Comerica Incorporated et al. (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Comerica Bank
  • Comerica Incorporated

Plaintiff:         Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Bragalone Olejko Saad

Patents:          6,886,101 (Privacy service); 7,953,671 (Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions); 8,572,712 (Device independent authentication system and method); 8,794,509 (Systems and methods for processing a payment authorization request over disparate payment networks); 8,851,369 ( Systems and methods for transaction processing using a smartcard); 9,195,985 (Method, system, and computer program product for customer-level data verification)

Linfo IP, LLC v. Big Lots Stores, Inc. (W.D. Tex., S. D. Tex.).    

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Big Lots Stores, Inc.
  • Corridor Wine, Inc. d/b/a Total Wine & More
  • Amy’s Hallmark Shop
  • Hallmark Cards, Inc.
  • Hallmark Licensing, LLC
  • Pentair Filtration Solutions, LLC
  • Pentair plc

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey & Schwaller

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

Lupercal LLC v. BancorpSouth Bank (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     BancorpSouth Bank

Plaintiff:         Lupercal, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm

Patent:            9,386,094 (System, method and apparatus for media submission)

mCom IP, LLC v. CIBC Bank USA (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     CIBC Bank USA

Plaintiff:         mCom IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            8,862,508 (System and method for unifying e-banking touch points and providing personalized financial services)

Noblewood IP LLC v. Dotdash Meredith, Inc. (D. Del.).   

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Dotdash Meredith, Inc.
  • Everyday Health, Inc.
  • Ziff Davis, Inc. f/k/a j2 Global, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Noblewood IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Budo Law; Chong Law Firm

Patent:            7,941,553 (Method and device for streaming a media file over a distributed information system)

Onscreen Dynamics, LLC v. Avis Budget Group, Inc. (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Avis Budget Group, Inc.
  • Hertz Vehicles, LLC

Plaintiff:         Onscreen Dynamics, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Devlin Law Firm

Patents:          9,395,917 (Electronic display with a virtual bezel); 9,645,663 (Electronic display with a virtual bezel)

Pharmaca Integrated Pharmacy, Inc. v. Locket IP, LLC (N.D. Cal.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu

Claims:           Declaratory Judgment

Defendant:     Locket IP, LLC

Plaintiff:         Pharmaca Integrated Pharmacy, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Fenwick & West; Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds

Patent:            9,836,190 (Method and apparatus for restricting user operations when applied to cards or windows)

Recog IP LLC v. Recreational Equipment, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Recreational Equipment, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Recog IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patent:            7,296,062 (Method for generating a presentation for re-locating an information page that has already been called)

Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC v. H&M System Software, Inc. (D.N.J.).

Judge:             District Judge Noel L. Hillman

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     H&M System Software, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Law Office of Mark A. Kriegel

Patent:            8,437,797 (Wireless image distribution system and method)

Rubin v. Kahoot! ASA et al. (W.D. Tex.).  

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Kahoot! ASA
  • Kahoot Edu, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Aviel D. Rubin

Pls. Cnsl:        Davis Firm; Vasquez Benisek & Lindgren

Patent:            9,064,376 (Utilization of multiple devices to secure online transactions)

Virtual Creative Artist, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Virtual Creative Artist, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

Patents:          10,339,576 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)

Wepay Global Payments LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (N.D. Ill., W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Franklin U. Valderrama; District Judge Elaine E. Bucklo; Senior District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • com, Inc.
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
  • McDonald’s Corporation
  • Apple Inc.
  • Tesla, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Wepay Global Payments LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        OhanianIP; Wawrzyn LLC

Patent:            D930,702 (Display screen portion with animated graphical user interface)