NPE activity stayed steady this month.* Frequent filers included Adaptive Avenue Associates, AML IP, Consolidated Transaction Processing, Linfo IP, Patent Armory, and S3G Technology

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.

Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC d/b/a Saks Fifth Avenue (N.D. Ill.).

Judge:             District Judge Steven C. Seeger

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Saks Fifth Avenue, LLC d/b/a Saks Fifth Avenue

Plaintiff:         Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Direction IP Law

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. DeLonghi America, Inc (D. Del., W.D. Tex.).

Judges:           District Judge Brian R. Martinotti; District Judge Alan D. Albright  

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • DeLonghi America, Inc
  • Jimmy Choo USA, Inc.
  • Cost Plus World Market, LLC
  • Steven Madden, Ltd. 
  • Aveda Corporation 
  • URBN US Retail LLC f/k/a Anthropologie, Inc.

Plaintiff:         AML IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey; Hecht Partners

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

Analytical Technologies, LLC v. Darden Restaurants, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:   

  • Darden Restaurants, Inc.
  • delivery.com, LLC
  • Five Guys Properties, LLC
  • Roark Capital, Inc. d/b/a Subway 

Plaintiff:         Analytical Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Garteiser Honea

Patents:          8,224,700 (System and method for managing restaurant customer data elements); 8,799,083 (System and method for managing restaurant customer data elements); 9,911,164 (System and method for managing restaurant customer data elements); 10,783,596 (System and method for managing restaurant customer data elements)

Communication Interface Technologies, LLC v. Auntie Anne’s Franchisor SPV LLC   (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).         

Judges:           District Judge Sean D. Jordan; District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III; District Judge Sean D. Jordan

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Auntie Anne’s Franchisor SPV LLC
  • The Buckle, Inc.
  • Carter’s, Inc.  
  • Destination XL Group, Inc.
  • FAT Brands, Inc.
  • GameStop, Inc.
  • Murphy Oil USA, Inc. 
  • Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC 
  • Rooms To Go.com, Inc.  
  • Sleep Number Corporation
  • Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
  • Whatabrands LLC

Plaintiff:         Communication Interface Technologies, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Shea Beaty

Patents:          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)

Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC v. The Children’s Place, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).    

Judge:             District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • The Children’s Place, Inc. 
  • Eyemart Express LLC 
  • Mattress Firm, Inc. 
  • RTG Furniture Corp.
  • Sally Beauty Supply LLC 
  • Tilly’s, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Consolidated Transaction Processing LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Shea Beaty

Patents:          8,396,743 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information); 8,712,846 (Sending targeted product offerings based on personal information)

Linfo IP, LLC v. Alibaba Group US Inc. (N.D. Cal.).

Judge:             Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson

Claims:           Infringement

Defendant:     Alibaba Group US Inc.

Plaintiff:         Linfo IP, LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Ramey

Patent:            9,092,428 (System, methods and user interface for discovering and presenting information in text content)

Patent Armory, Inc. v. California Tortilla Group, Inc. (D. Md., D. Del.).

Judge:             District Judge Paula Xinis

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • California Tortilla Group, Inc.
  • Planmeca USA Inc.
  • Straumann USA, LLC
  • Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC 
  • Ledo Pizza System, Inc.

Plaintiff:         Patent Armory Inc.

Pls. Cnsl:        Rabicoff Law; DNL Zito; 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); 7,256,899 (Wireless methods and systems for three-dimensional non-contact shape sensing)

Push Data LLC v. Belk, Inc. (multiple cases) (E.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Belk, Inc.
  • Cowboy Chicken Franchise Inc.
  • Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
  • Five Below, Inc. 
  • Michaels Stores, Inc. 
  • Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. 
  • Smoothie King Franchises, Inc.
  • Torrid LLC

Plaintiff:         Push Data LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Shea Beaty

Patents:          7058395 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,212,811 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems); 7,292,844 (Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems)

S3G Technology LLC v. Massage Envy Franchising LLC (multiple cases) (W.D. Tex.).

Claims:           Infringement

Defendants:

  • Massage Envy Franchising, LLC.
  • Rooms To Go.com, Inc.

Plaintiff:         S3G Technology LLC

Pls. Cnsl:        Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Patents:          10,387,140 (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); 11,662,995 (Network efficient location-based dialogue sequence using virtual processor)