NPEs ended the summer busy.* Frequent filers included Communication Interface Technologies, Patent Armory, Recog IP, S3G Technology and Symbology.
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.
Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. Adidas America, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Adidas America, Inc.
- City Gear, LLC
- Hibbett Retail, Inc. f/k/a Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.
- Forever 21 a/k/a F21 OpCO, LLC
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Marriott International, Inc. d/b/a Courtyard by Marriott Middleton
- OnePlus USA Corp.
- Priority Pass Inc.
- Sport Clips Inc.
- SuperCuts, Inc.
Plaintiff: Communication Interface Technologies, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Beaty Legal
Patent: 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)
DKR Consulting, LLC v. Shopify Inc. (C.D. Cal.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Shopify Inc.
Plaintiff: DKR Consulting, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Perkowski Legal; Daignault Iyer
Patent: 10,846,785 9System and method for generating and distributing embeddable buy buttons); 11,157,995 (System and method for generating and distributing embeddable electronic commerce stores); 11,455,678 (System and method for distributable e-commerce product listings); 11,488,237 (System and method for facilitating social shopping)
Nearby Systems LLC v. Penney OpCo LLC d/b/a JCPenney (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Penney OpCo LLC d/b/a JCPenney
- Cinemark USA, Inc.
Plaintiff: Nearby Systems LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Rozier Hardt McDonough
Patent: 10,469,980 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices); 9,532,164 (Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices)
Patent Armory Inc. v. BLH Acquisition Co., LLC (E.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., D. Del., W.D. Tex., D.N.J.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- BLH Acquisition Co., LLC
- American National Insurance Company
- Cruise America Travel, Incorporated
- LinkedIn Corporation
- Rent-A-Wreck Of America Inc.
- Avis Budget Group, Inc.
- Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
- Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP
- Ryder System, Inc.
- SIXT Rent A Car, LLC
- The Hertz Corporation
- U-Haul International, Inc.
- United Rentals, Inc.
- Airbnb, Inc.
- Best Western International, Inc.
- Choice Hotels International, Inc.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Drury Hotels Company, LLC
- Expedia, Inc.
- Extended Stay America, Inc.
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
- Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Marriott International, Inc. d/b/a Courtyard by Marriott Middleton
- Radisson Hospitality, Inc.
- Travelzoo Inc.
- Trip.com Group Limited
- American Income Life Insurance Company
- Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Ltd.
- Chili’s, Inc.
- CiCi Enterprises, LP
Plaintiff: Patent Armory Inc.
Pls. Cnsl: Phillips McLaughlin & Hall; Rabicoff Law, Garibian Law Offices
Patent: 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); 8,831,205 (Intelligent communication routing)
Recog IP LLC v. Nordstrom, Inc. (W.D. Tex.).
Claims: Infringement
Defendant: Nordstrom, 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)
Ruian City Han Sen Technology Co. Ltd. v. RB Distribution Inc. (N.D. Tex.).
Judge: Judge Ada Brown
Claims: Declaratory Judgment
Defendant: RB Distribution Inc.
Plaintiff: Ruian City Han Sen Technology Co. Ltd.
Pls. Cnsl: Ni Wang & Massand
Patent: 11,635,005 (Oil filter assembly)
S3G Technology LLC v. The Gap, Inc. (E.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.).
Judges: District Judge Rodney Gilstrap; Magistrate Judge James Boone Baxter
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- The Gap, Inc.
- Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
Plaintiff: S3G Technology LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Parker Bunt & Ainsworth
Patents: 8,572,571 (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); 9,940,124 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine); 10,261,774 (Modification of terminal and service provider machines using an update server machine)
Symbology Innovations LLC v. Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc. (N.D. Tex., D. Del.).
Judges: District Judge Sam A. Lindsay; District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater; Judge Ada Brown
Claims: Infringement
Defendants:
- Yves Saint Laurent America, Inc.
- AARP Services Inc.
- Bottega Veneta Inc.
Plaintiff: Symbology Innovations, LLC
Pls. Cnsl: Garteiser Honea; Phillips McLaughlin & Hall
Patents: 7,992,773 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device); 8,424,752 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device); 8,651,369 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable device); 8,936,190 (System and method for presenting information about an object on a portable electronic device)