April showed a slight uptick as NPEs typically do during the beginning of the second quarter, although not a substantial increase. Frequent filers included Aperture Net, Cedar Lane Technologies, Digi Portal, Display Technologies, Internet Media Interactive, R2 Solutions, Sockeye Licensing and Transcend Shipping Systems.

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 Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. MySpace LLC (D. Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     MySpace LLC

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law; Chong Law Firm

Patents:          7,171,629 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore); 7,428,707 (Customizable web site access system and method therefore)

Alto Dynamics, LLC v. GoBrands, Inc. et al (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:              

  • GoBrands, Inc.
  • GoBrands Texas, LLC

Plaintiff:   Alto Dynamics, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rozier Hardt McDonough

Patents:          6,604,100 (Method for converting relational data into a structured document); 6,662,190 (Learning automatic data extraction system); 6,691,103 (Method for searching a database, search engine system for searching a database, and method of providing a key table for use by a search engine for a database); 6,757,662 (Method and system for display advertisement qualification and notification); 7,152,018 (System and method for monitoring usage patterns); 7,392,160 (System and method for monitoring usage patterns); 7,657,531 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication); 8,051,098 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication); RE46,513 (Systems and methods for state-less authentication)

Aperture Net LLC v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Alaska Airlines, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Aperture Net LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        The Mort Law Firm; Chong Law Firm

Patent:            6,711,204 (Channel sounding for a spread-spectrum signal)

Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. v. Adaptive Recognition America Corporation (D. Del., D.N.J., W.D. Wash., E.D.N.Y., W.D. Tex., E.D. Va.).

Judges:     District Judge John Michael Vazquez; District Judge Pamela K. Chen; Magistrate Judge Taryn A. Merkl; District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Adaptive Recognition America Corporation
  • Alcatraz AI, Inc.
  • Commend Inc.
  • Firstech, LLC
  • Vicon Industries Inc.
  • LaVision Inc.
  • Advanced Technology Video, Inc.
  • AxxonSoft US, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Cedar Lane Technologies Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; Gawthrop Greenwood; Mann Law Group;

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)

Diatek Licensing LLC v. Red Bull Media House North America, Inc. (N.D. Ga., W.D. Tex.).

Judge:                         District Judge Alan D. Albright

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Red Bull Media House North America, Inc.
  • Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Plaintiff:         Diatek Licensing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Kent & Risley

Patents:               7,079,752 (Process for recording a scrambled MPEG stream); 8,195,828 (Method for discontinuous transmission, in sections, of data in a network of distributed stations, as well as a network subscriber station as a requesting appliance for carrying out a method such as this, and a network subscriber station as a source appliance for carrying out a method such as this)

Digi Portal LLC v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. (multiple cases) (D. Del.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.
  • GameStop, Inc.
  • Expedia Group, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Digi Portal LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law; Chong Law Firm

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

Display Technologies, LLC v. BOSS International Group, Inc. (multiple cases) (C.D. Cal.).          

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • BOSS International Group, Inc.
  • Bionime USA Corporation

Plaintiff:         Display Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        SML Avvocati

Patent:                 9,300,723 (Enabling social interactive wireless communications)

Internet Media Interactive Corp. v. Future US LLC et al. (D.D.C., D. Del.).

Claims: Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Future US Holdings Inc.
  • Future US LLC
  • Brinker International, Inc. d/b/a Maggiano’s Little Italy

Plaintiff:         Internet Media Interactive Corp.

Pls. Cnsl:        Haller Law; 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)

Linfo IP LLC v. Gartner, Inc. et al (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Gartner, Inc.
  • Software Advice, Inc.
  • Penney OpCo LLC d/b/a JCPenny
  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • Sephora USA, Inc.
  • EC Barton & Company d/b/a Home Outlet
  • Torrid LLC

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:                 9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content); 9,430,131 (System, methods, and user interface for organizing unstructured data objects)

R2 Solutions LLC v. American Airlines, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Judge:                         District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • American Airlines, Inc.
  • CVS Health Corporation
  • CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
  • Hilton International Holding, LLC
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
  • Citigroup Inc.

Plaintiff:         R2 Solutions LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Nelson Bumgardner Conroy

Patent:                 7,698,329 (Method for improving quality of search results by avoiding indexing sections of pages); 8,190,610 (MapReduce for distributed database processing); 8,209,317 (Method and apparatus for reconstructing a search query); 8,341,157 (System and method for intent-driven search result presentation); 7,370,011 (Financial information portal)

RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC v. United Supermarkets, LLC (E.D. Tex.).

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     United Supermarkets, LLC

Plaintiff:         RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Fresh IP

Patent:            7,430,471 (Method and system for monitoring a vehicle)

Sockeye Licensing TX LLC v. Walmart Inc. f/k/a Walmart Stores, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Walmart Inc. f/k/a Walmart Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Sockeye Licensing TX LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law

Patents:               8,135,342 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless cell phone device to create a desktop computer and media center); 9,547,981 (System, method and apparatus for using a wireless device to control other devices)

Transcend Shipping Systems, LLC v. Premier Trailers, LLC d/b/a Premier Trailer Leasing (E.D. Tex.).

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

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Premier Trailers, LLC d/b/a Premier Trailer Leasing

Plaintiff:         Transcend Shipping Systems, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patents:               10,181,109 (Apparatus and method for providing shipment information); 10,796,268 (Apparatus and method for providing shipment information); 7,253,731 (Apparatus and method for providing shipment information); 7,482,920 (Apparatus and method for providing shipment information); 9,847,029 (Apparatus and method for providing shipment information)

Wireless Discovery LLC v. Coffee Meets Bagel, Inc. (multiple cases) (D. Del.).              

Defendants:   

  • Coffee Meets Bagel, Inc.
  • Down App, Inc.
  • eHarmony, Inc.
  • Grindr, Inc.
  • Hily Corp.
  • The League App, Inc.
  • The Meet Group, Inc.
  • Zoosk, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Wireless Discovery LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey; Chong Law Firm

Patent:            9,264,875 (Location-based discovery of network members by personal attributes for alternate channel communication)