Early Stage Patent Infringement (July 11, 2011)
Last week was a shorter week due to 4th of July long weekend. Only 34 new cases were filed last week:
1. Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00306 filed on 7/4/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Capshaw DeRieux LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Elizabeth L. DeRieux
Defendant(s): Google; Microsoft
Patent(s): 7,043,450 - Paid search engine bid management
7,974,912
2. Wm. T. Burnett Fiber LLC v. Milliken & Company et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-01828 filed on 7/4/2011 in District of Maryland
Plaintiff(s): Wm. T. Burnett Fiber LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Venable LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): James K. Archibald
Defendant(s): Milliken & Company; Precision Custom Coatings
Patent(s): 7,410,920 - Lightweight nonwoven fire retardant barrier
7,851,392
3. Microchip Technology Incorporated v. LSI et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-01326 filed on 7/5/2011 in District of Arizona
Plaintiff(s): Microchip Technology Incorporated
Plaintiff law firm(s): Covington & Burling LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Alan H. Blankenheimer; Jo Dale Carothers
Defendant(s): LSI; Agere Systems
Patent(s): 5,693,561 - Method of integrated circuit fabrication including a step of depositing tungsten
6,153,543 - High density plasma passivation layer and method of application
5,373,180 - Planar isolation technique for integrated circuits
5,663,900 - Electronic simulation and emulation system
5,523,259 - Method of forming metal layers formed as a composite of sub-layers using Ti texture control layer
5,599,739 - Barrier layer treatments for tungsten plug
4. IpVenture Inc. v. Fujitsu America et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00588 filed on 7/5/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): IpVenture Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Blank Rome LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Steven L. Caponi
Defendant(s): Fujitsu America; Lenovo; Fujitsu; Lenovo Group
Patent(s): 7,506,190 - Thermal and power management for computer systems
7,937,599
5. Adams Arms, Inc. v. Sig Sauer Inc.
Case: 8:11-cv-01473 filed on 7/5/2011 in Middle District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Adams Arms, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mindi M. Richter; Jason Paul Stearns; John Todd Timmerman
Defendant(s): Sig Sauer Inc.
Patent(s): 7,739,939 - Direct drive retrofit for rifles
7,971,518
7,469,624 - Direct drive retrofit for rifles
6. Irwin Industrial Tool Company v. Klein Tools, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00322 filed on 7/5/2011 in Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff(s): Irwin Industrial Tool Company
Plaintiff law firm(s): McGuireWoods LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Robert Ashley Muckenfuss
Defendant(s): Klein Tools, Inc.
Patent(s): 6890133 - Stepped drill bit having split tip
7. Weeks Marine, Inc. v. Tdm America, LLC
Case: 2:11-cv-03850 filed on 7/5/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Weeks Marine, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Gibbons, Pc
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David E. Delorenzi
Defendant(s): Tdm America, LLC
Patent(s): 5,931,605 - Remediation of earthen material
6,293,731 - Method for treatment of dredged materials to form a structural fill
8. John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc v. Corning Gilbert Inc.
Case: 5:11-cv-00761 filed on 7/5/2011 in Northern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Hiscock, Barclay Law Firm
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Douglas J. Nash; Gabriel M. Nugent; Alpa V. Patel
Defendant(s): Corning Gilbert Inc.
Patent(s): 6,558,194 - Connector and method of operation
6,848,940 - Connector and method of operation
6,153,830 - Connector and method of operation
9. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation v. Nycomed US Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-04551 filed on 7/5/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jack B. Blumenfeld; Karen Jacobs Louden
Defendant(s): Nycomed US Inc.
Defendant law firm(s): WilmerHale; Richards, Layton & Finger, PA
Defendant lawyer(s): David A. Manspeizer; Andrew B. Zoltan; Christine Duh; Jeffrey L. Moyer; Jason James Rawnsley
Patent(s): 7,217,422 - Compositions and methods for enhancing corticosteroid delivery
7,794,738 - Compositions and methods for enhancing corticosteroid delivery
6,765,001 - Compositions and methods for enhancing corticosteroid delivery
7,220,424 - Compositions and methods for enhancing corticosteroid delivery
10. Lodsys, LLC v.
Case: 2:11-cv-00309 filed on 7/5/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Lodsys, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): DriveTime Automotive Group; Eset; ForeSee Results; OpinionLab; New York Times Company; LivePerson
Patent(s): 7,620,565
7,222,078 - Methods and systems for gathering information from units of a commodity across a network
5,999,908 - Customer-based product design module
11. BioTex, Inc. v. Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00309 filed on 7/5/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): BioTex, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): DiNovo Price Ellwanger and Hardy LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Andrew Gerald DiNovo
Defendant(s): Heidelberg Engineering, Inc.
Patent(s): 6507747 - Method and apparatus for concomitant structural and biochemical characterization of tissue
12. Yao-Hung Huang et. al. v. Marklyn Group Inc
Case: 1:11-cv-01765 filed on 7/6/2011 in District of Colorado
Plaintiff(s): Yao-Hung Huang; Big Time Auto Parts Manufacturing, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Lathrop & Gage, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Aaron P. Bradford
Defendant(s): Marklyn Group Inc
Patent(s): D614780 - Flexible attachment strip having a plurality of forward facing LEDs
13. Arizona Board of Regents et. al. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-00595 filed on 7/6/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Arizona Board of Regents; Intervet
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mary B. Graham
Defendant(s): Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc.
Patent(s):
14. Cascades Computer Innovation, LLC v. Motorola Mobility Holdings et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-04574 filed on 7/6/2011 in Northern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Cascades Computer Innovation, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, Ltd.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Arthur Anthony Gasey; Paul Christopher Gibbons; Raymond P. Niro
Defendant(s): Motorola Mobility Holdings; Samsung Electronics
Patent(s): 7065750 - Method and apparatus for preserving precise exceptions in binary translated code
15. Vibram S.P.A. et. al. v. Fila U.S.A., Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-11192 filed on 7/6/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Vibram S.P.A.; Vibram
Plaintiff law firm(s): Cantor Colburn LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael J. Rye
Defendant(s): Fila U.S.A., Inc.
Patent(s): D579181 - Footwear
7,805,860 - Footwear having independently articuable toe portions
D582134 - Footwear
16. San Francisco Technology Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc.
Case: 2:11-cv-03865 filed on 7/6/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): San Francisco Technology Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Mount Sperlman & Fingerman PC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Kathryn G. Spelman; Daniel H. Fingerman
Defendant(s): Pfizer, Inc.
Patent(s): 5087454 - Ibuprofen tablet
17. Shire Development et. al. v. Roxane Laboratiores, Inc.
Case: 2:11-cv-03886 filed on 7/6/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Shire Development; Shire
Plaintiff law firm(s): Gibbons, Pc
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael R. Griffinger; Lisa H. Wang
Defendant(s): Roxane Laboratiores, Inc.
Patent(s): 7,718,619 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,700,561 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,678,770 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,223,735 - Abuse resistant lysine amphetamine compounds
7,674,774 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,687,467 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,659,254 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,655,630 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,723,305 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,671,030 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,678,771 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
7,105,486 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine compounds
7,687,466 - Abuse-resistant amphetamine prodrugs
18. Fenner Investments, Ltd. v. MetroPCS Wireless et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00348 filed on 7/6/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Fenner Investments, Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Loewinsohn Flegle Deary LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jim L. Flegle
Defendant(s): MetroPCS Wireless; Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless; MetroPCS Communications; Metropcs Texas
Patent(s): 5561706 - System for managing access by mobile users to an interconnected communications network where a billing authority is identified by a billing code from the user
19. Eset LLC v. Lodsys LLC
Case: 2:11-cv-00650 filed on 7/6/2011 in Eastern District of Wisconsin
Plaintiff(s): Eset LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Jones Day
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Nicola A. Pisano
Defendant(s): Lodsys LLC
Patent(s): 7,620,565
7,222,078 - Methods and systems for gathering information from units of a commodity across a network
7,133,834 - Product value information interchange server
5,999,908 - Customer-based product design module
20. Mosaid Technologies Inc. v. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00598 filed on 7/7/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Mosaid Technologies Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Bayard, P.A.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Stephen B. Brauerman; Richard D. Kirk
Defendant(s): Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications; HTC America
Patent(s): 6,518,889 - Voice-activated personal alarm
5,650,770 - Self-locating remote monitoring systems
6,198,390 - Self-locating remote monitoring systems
21. Crystal Photonics, Inc. v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Case: 6:11-cv-01118 filed on 7/7/2011 in Middle District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Crystal Photonics, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, PA
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Angela M. Miller
Defendant(s): Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
Patent(s): 7151261 - Method of enhancing performance of cerium doped lutetium orthosilicate crystals and crystals produced thereby
22. Kar Enterprises, LLC v. Ford Motor Company
Case: 1:11-cv-11200; 4:11-cv-11200 filed on 7/7/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Kar Enterprises, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Lambert & Associates
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David J. Connaughton; Gary E. Lambert
Defendant(s): Ford Motor Company
Patent(s): 7,757,803 - Motor vehicle operator identification and maximum speed limiter
7,959,177
23. Visual Interactive Phone Concepts, Inc. v. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC
Case: 2:11-cv-12945 filed on 7/7/2011 in Eastern District of Michigan
Plaintiff(s): Visual Interactive Phone Concepts, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Mantese Assoc.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Ian M. Williamson
Defendant(s): Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC
Patent(s): 5,724,092 - Videophone interactive mailbox facility system and method of processing information
5,606,361 - Videophone interactive mailbox facility system and method of processing information
24. Frank Kauer et. al. v. Nostalgia Products Group, LLC
Case: 3:11-cv-00330 filed on 7/7/2011 in Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff(s): Frank Kauer; Access Asia
Plaintiff law firm(s): Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): J Mark Wilson
Defendant(s): Nostalgia Products Group, LLC
Patent(s): D632123
25. Ferring B.V. v. Watson Laboratories et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-00481 filed on 7/7/2011 in District of Nevada
Plaintiff(s): Ferring B.V.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Jones Vargas
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Molly Malone Rezac
Defendant(s): Watson Laboratories; Watson Pharmaceuticals; Watson Laboratories, Inc. - Florida
Patent(s): 7947739
26. Purdue Pharma L.P. et. al. v. Sandoz Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-04694 filed on 7/7/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Purdue Pharma L.P.; The P.F. Laboratories, Inc.; Purdue Pharmaceuticals L.P.; Rhodes Technologies; Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System; Grunenthal GMBH
Plaintiff law firm(s): Ropes & Gray Llp; R. Kunstadt, P.C.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Sona de; Robert J. Goldman; Pablo Daniel Hendler; Robert M. Kunstadt; Ilaria Maggioni
Defendant(s): Sandoz Inc.
Patent(s): 7,683,072 - Oxycodone hydrochloride having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone
7,674,800 - Oxycodone hydrochloride having less than 25 PPM 14-hydroxycodeinone
7,674,799 - Oxycodone hydrochloride having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone
7,776,314 - Abuse-proofed dosage system
6,488,963 - Hot-melt extrudable pharmaceutical formulation
27. Ogma LLC v. Lenovo Group Limited et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00312 filed on 7/7/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Ogma LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Agility IP Law LLP; Spangler Law PC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David A. Caine; Thomas T. Carmack; Xiang Long; James C. Otteson; Andrew W. Spangler
Defendant(s): Lenovo Group Limited; Lenovo Holding Company, Inc.; Lenovo (United States) Inc
Defendant law firm(s): Findlay Craft
Defendant lawyer(s): Eric Hugh Findlay
Patent(s): 5825427 - Image display system
28. Target Training International, LTD. v. Extended DISC International, Ltd.
Case: 4:11-cv-02531 filed on 7/7/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Target Training International, LTD.
Plaintiff law firm(s): McKee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C.; Slusser, Wilson & Partridge, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Edmund J. Sease; Bradley J. Powers; Michael E. Wilson
Defendant(s): Extended DISC International, Ltd.
Patent(s): 7249372 - Network based document distribution method
29. Worldslide, LLC v. Wal-Mart Stores
Case: 2:11-at-00965 filed on 7/8/2011 in Eastern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Worldslide, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Bernheim, Gutierrez & McCready
Plaintiff lawyer(s): William S. Bernheim
Defendant(s): Wal-Mart Stores
Patent(s): 7309302 - Sliding exercise apparatus and recreational device
30. Foldfast, LLC v. Maxi Aids, Inc. et. al.
Case: 0:11-cv-61506 filed on 7/8/2011 in Southern District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Foldfast, LLC
Defendant(s): Maxi Aids, Inc.; Elliot Zaretsky; Amazon.com, Inc.
Patent(s): 6360927 - Garment folding apparatus
31. Artisent, Inc v. International Armor
Case: 1:11-cv-11210 filed on 7/8/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Artisent, Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Birnbaum & Godkin, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David S. Godkin
Defendant(s): International Armor
Patent(s): 7,600,268 - Helmet retention system with improved stability
7,908,667
32. Cobra Products, Inc. v. G.T. Water Products, Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-03924 filed on 7/8/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Cobra Products, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Mattioni, Ltd
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Stephen J. Galati
Defendant(s): G.T. Water Products, Inc.
Patent(s): 6775873 - Apparatus for removing hair from a drain
33. Ferring B.V. v. Apotex, Inc. et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-00485 filed on 7/8/2011 in District of Nevada
Plaintiff(s): Ferring B.V.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Jones Vargas
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Molly Malone Rezac
Defendant(s): Apotex, Inc. et. al.
Patent(s): 7947739
34. JayBird Gear v. Freebit
Case: 2:11-cv-00638 filed on 7/8/2011 in District of Utah
Plaintiff(s): JayBird Gear
Plaintiff law firm(s): Parr Brown Gee & Loveless
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Kara M. Houck; Timothy B. Smith
Defendant(s): Freebit
Patent(s): 6944307