Early Stage Patent Infringement (August 8, 2011)
In the first week of August, over 40 new patent cases were filed in the US courts:
1. Advanced Display Technologies of Texas, LLC v. Dell et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00391 filed on 8/1/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Advanced Display Technologies of Texas, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Dovel & Luner
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Julien Antonio Adams
Defendant(s): Dell; Philips Electronics North America; Sanyo North America; Motorola Mobility Holdings; Lenovo; Sony Corporation of America; Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications; Futurewei Technologies; HTC; Sony Ericsson Mobile; Communications AB
Patent(s): 5,739,931 - Illumination system employing an array of microprisms
6,261,664 - Optical structures for diffusing light
2. Remote Vehicle Technologies, LLC v. Hyundai Motor America
Case: 6:11-cv-00392 filed on 8/1/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Remote Vehicle Technologies, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Russ August & Kabat
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Marc A. Fenster
Defendant(s): Hyundai Motor America
Patent(s): 7084735 - Remote vehicle security system
3. KFX Medical Corporation v. Arthrex Incorporated
Case: 3:11-cv-01698 filed on 8/1/2011 in Southern District of California
Plaintiff(s): KFX Medical Corporation
Plaintiff law firm(s): Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Phillip A. Bennett
Defendant(s): Arthrex Incorporated
Patent(s): 7585311 - System and method for attaching soft tissue to bone
4. Gian Biologics LLC v. Biomet, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00303 filed on 8/1/2011 in Northern District of Indiana
Plaintiff(s): Gian Biologics LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris James LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Richard K. Herrmann; Dan A. Kotchen PHV; Daniel L. Low PHV; Mary Matterer
Defendant(s): Biomet, Inc.
Defendant law firm(s): Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Defendant lawyer(s): Rodger Dallery Smith
Patent(s): 6835353 - Centrifuge tube assembly
5. SFA Systems, LLC v. Newegg et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00399 filed on 8/1/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): SFA Systems, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Russ August & Kabat
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Marc A. Fenster
Defendant(s): Newegg; barnesandnoble.com; Newegg.com; OverTon's; Barnes & Noble; Gander Mountain Company
Patent(s): 7941341
6. Amsted Industries Incorporated v. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-00659 filed on 8/1/2011 in Southern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Amsted Industries Incorporated
Plaintiff law firm(s): Thomas Q. Keefe PC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Thomas Q. Keefe
Defendant(s): Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies; CSR Qishuyan Locomotive Company; Tianrui Group Foundry Company; Standard Car Truck Company
Patent(s): 5,752,564 - Railway truck castings and method and cores for making castings
5,954,114 - Method of making railway truck bolsters
6,622,776 - Method of making sideframes for railway car trucks
7. SFA Systems, LLC v. CareStream Health et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00400 filed on 8/1/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): SFA Systems, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Russ August & Kabat
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Marc A. Fenster
Defendant(s): CareStream Health; Ricoh Americas; Enterasys Networks; BigMachines
Patent(s): 7941341
8. SFA Systems, LLC v. Zappos.Com et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00398 filed on 8/1/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): SFA Systems, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Russ August & Kabat
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Marc A. Fenster
Defendant(s): Zappos.Com; Dollar Tree Stores; Amazon.Com; DSW; New York & Company; Dollar Tree; Meijer; Zappos Development; Symantec; Rite Aid; TigerDirect; Buy.com; Target
Patent(s): 7941341
9. Wirtgen America, Inc. v. Roadtec, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00729 filed on 8/1/2011 in Middle District of Tennessee
Plaintiff(s): Wirtgen America, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Waddey & Patterson
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Ryan D. Levy; John F. Triggs; Paul C. Ney
Defendant(s): Roadtec, Inc.
Patent(s): 7918512 - Automotive machine for producing carriageways
10. Tahir Mahmood v. Research in Motion Ltd
Case: 1:11-cv-05345 filed on 8/1/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Tahir Mahmood
Plaintiff law firm(s): Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Ronald Marc Daignault; David Leichtman; Ronald J. Schutz
Defendant(s): Research in Motion Ltd
Patent(s): 6219694 - System and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device having a shared electronic address
11. Belden Inc. v. Superior Essex Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00678 filed on 8/1/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Belden Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Karen Elizabeth Keller; Pilar Gabrielle Kraman; Adam Wyatt Poff
Defendant(s): Superior Essex Inc. et. al.
Patent(s): 7,977,575 - High performance data cable
7,663,061
12. Heibert Patent Licensing, Corp. v. Inkonic et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-01265 filed on 8/1/2011 in Middle District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Heibert Patent Licensing, Corp.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, PA
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Robert L. Wolter
Defendant(s): Inkonic; E-Toner Mart;Prinko Image; Printronic; Inkcube; HT Tech; TCT Imaging; Power Imaging Supply; Tonerize
Patent(s): 5,525,183 - Method and apparatus for reconditioning and resealing a toner cartridge
5,223,068 - Reconditioned and resealed toner cartridge, the method of making the same, and a table saw used in this method
13. Trece Inc v. Alpha Scents Inc
Case: 5:11-cv-00867 filed on 8/1/2011 in Western District of Oklahoma
Plaintiff(s): Trece Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Crowe & Dunlevy-OKC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David M. Sullivan
Defendant(s): Alpha Scents Inc
Patent(s): 6,528,049 - Bisexual attractants, aggregants and arrestants for adults and larvae of codling moth and other species of lepidoptera
6,264,939 - Bisexual attractants, aggregants and arrestants for adults and larvae of codling moth and other species of lepidoptera
14. Quintal Research Group et. al. v. Leapfrog Enterprises
Case: 3:11-cv-03771 filed on 8/1/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Quintal Research Group; Wordtech Systems
Plaintiff law firm(s): Attorney at Law; Wordtech Systems, Inc.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Richard Esty Peterson; Marilyn Harper Riddervold
Defendant(s): Leapfrog Enterprises
Patent(s): 7425944 - Computerized information retrieval system
15. Tibotec et. al. v. Lupin et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-04437 filed on 8/1/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Tibotec; G.D. Searle; Tibotec Pharmaceuticals
Plaintiff law firm(s): Mccarter & English, Llp
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mark H. Anania; John Edmund Flaherty; Symone J. Redwine; Carissa L. Rodrigue; Jonathan M.H. Short; Elina Slavin
Defendant(s): Lupin; Lupin Pharmaceuticals; Mylan Pharmaceuticals; Mylan
Patent(s): 5,843,946 - .alpha.-and .beta.-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamides useful as retroviral protease inhibitors
6,248,775 - .alpha.- and .beta.-amino acid hydroxyethylamino sulfonamides useful as retroviral protease inhibitors
16. Belden Inc. v. Ls Cable America, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-05289 filed on 8/1/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Belden Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Foley & Lardner Llp
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Barry G. Felder
Defendant(s): Ls Cable America, Inc.; Ls Cable And System Ltd.
Patent(s): 7977575 - High performance data cable
17. DCG Systems, Inc v. Checkpoint Technologies, LLC
Case: 5:11-cv-03792 filed on 8/2/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): DCG Systems, Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mark E. Miller
Defendant(s): Checkpoint Technologies, LLC
Patent(s): 7,224,828 - Time resolved non-invasive diagnostics system
7,227,702 - Bi-convex solid immersion lens
7,466,852 - Time resolved non-invasive diagnostics system
7,492,529 - Bi-convex solid immersion lens
7,639,025 - Collection optics integrating an objective and a SIL
7,733,100 - System and method for modulation mapping
7,990,167
18. Changzhou Trina Solar Energy et. al. v. Westinghouse Solar et. al.
Case: 5:11-cv-03800 filed on 8/2/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Changzhou Trina Solar Energy; Trina Solar; ZEP Solar
Plaintiff law firm(s): Farella Braun & Martel LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jeffrey M. Fisher; Deepak Gupta; Roderick Manley Thompson
Defendant(s): Westinghouse Solar; Andalay Solar
Patent(s): 7987641
19. D and D Technologies USA Inc v. Safetech Hardware Inc
Case: 8:11-cv-01154 filed on 8/2/2011 in Central District of California
Plaintiff(s): D and D Technologies USA Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Kathryn B. Bartow; Robert D. Becker; Benjamin Kleinman
Defendant(s): Safetech Hardware Inc
Patent(s): D614935 - Self closing hinge
20. Dexter Shoe Company v. Etonic Worldwide LLC
Case: 3:11-cv-01214 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Connecticut
Plaintiff(s): Dexter Shoe Company
Plaintiff law firm(s): St. Onge, Steward, Johnston & Reens
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Steven B. Simonis
Defendant(s): Etonic Worldwide LLC
Patent(s): 5542198 - Bowling shoe construction with removable slide pad and heel
21. Smart Memory Solutions LLC v. Fujitsu Semiconductor America et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00680 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Smart Memory Solutions LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Proctor Heyman LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Neal C. Belgam; Melissa N. Brochwicz Donimirski
Defendant(s): Fujitsu Semiconductor America; Toshiba America; Electronic Components; Fujitsu Semiconductor; Panasonic Corporation of North America
Patent(s): 5633832 - Reduced area word line driving circuit for random access memory
22. Oracle Corporation et. al. v. Oasis Research LLC
Case: 1:11-cv-00679 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Oracle Corporation et. al.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mary B. Graham
Defendant(s): Oasis Research LLC
Patent(s): 6,411,943 - Internet online backup system provides remote storage for customers using IDs and passwords which were interactively established when signing up for backup services
5,771,354 - Internet online backup system provides remote storage for customers using IDs and passwords which were interactively established when signing up for backup services
7,080,051 - Internet download systems and methods providing software to internet computer users for local execution
5,901,228 - Commercial online backup service that provides transparent extended storage to remote customers over telecommunications links
23. Webstone Co., Inc. v. Red-White Valve et. al.
Case: 4:11-cv-40145 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Webstone Co., Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Zachary W. Berk
Defendant(s): Red-White Valve; VIR Valvo Industria Ing. Rizzo S.P.A.
Patent(s): 7,631,662 - Hot/cold fluid isolation valve
7,681,596 - Isolation valve with valve in drain
7,644,730 - Method for isolating an appliance in a plumbing system
7,621,295 - System for controlling fluid flow to an appliance
7,857,002 - Method for isolating an appliance in a plumbing system
7,789,106 - Hot water fluid isolation valve
24. Aktiebolaget Hassle et. al. v. Hetero Drugs, Ltd., Unit Iii et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-04468 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Aktiebolaget Hassle; Astrazeneca Ab; Astrazeneca; Kbi; Kbi-E
Plaintiff law firm(s): Mccarter & English, Llp
Plaintiff lawyer(s): John Edmund Flaherty
Defendant(s): Hetero Drugs, Ltd., Unit Iii et. al.
Patent(s): 5,690,960 - Pharmaceutical formulation of omeprazole
5,714,504 - Compositions
5,877,192 - Method for the treatment of gastric acid-related diseases and production of medication using (-) enantiomer of omeprazole
5,900,424 - Omeprazole magnesium salt form
6,147,103 - Omeprazole process and compositions thereof
6,166,213 - Omeprazole process and compositions thereof
6,191,148 - Omerazole process and compositions thereof
6,369,085 - Form of S-omeprazole
6,428,810 - Pharmaceutical formulation comprising omeprazole
6,875,872 7,411,070
25. Source Vagabond Systems, Ltd. v. Hydrapak, Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-05379 filed on 8/2/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Source Vagabond Systems, Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Clyde Alvin Shuman; Guy Yonay
Defendant(s): Hydrapak, Inc.
Patent(s): 7648276 - Sealing device for flexible liquor container
26. Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp. v. Browning Corp.
Case: 1:11-cv-02000 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Colorado
Plaintiff(s): Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corp.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Sheridan Ross, P.C.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Ian Richard Walsworth
Defendant(s): Browning Corp.
Patent(s): D464483 - Two sided sheath for carrying a plurality of tools
27. Wellogix Technology Licensing v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00401 filed on 8/2/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Wellogix Technology Licensing
Plaintiff law firm(s): Cooley LLP; Chandler Law Offices
Plaintiff lawyer(s): James P. Brogan; Orion Armon; George Chandler
Defendant(s): Automatic Data Processing, Inc; Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc; Hunt Oil Co; Noble Energy Inc; SandRidge Energy, Inc.; Southwestern Energy Production Company; XTO Energy, Inc.
Patent(s): 7991680
28. Datatreasury Corporation v. U S Bank National Association
Case: 2:11-cv-00346 filed on 8/2/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Datatreasury Corporation
Plaintiff law firm(s): Ostrow Kaufman LLP; Albritton Law Firm; Gilbert's LLP; Nix Patterson & Roach; Kendall Law Group, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jeanpierre J. Giuliano; Matthew L. Kaufman; Elyssa S. Lane; Seth H. Ostrow; Eric Miller Albritton; Elizabeth S. Depchand; Timothy H. Gilbert; Shonagh McVean; Alexander James Stack; Sara Carli Zborovski; Anthony Kyle Bruster; Edward K. Chin; Rodney Allyn Cooper; Derek Tod Gilliland; Richard Benjamin King; Nicole R. Kliewer; Harold Wayne Nix; Louis Brady Paddock; Charles Cary Patterson; Nelson James Roach; David Neil Smith; Andrew Joseph Wright; Elton Joe Kendall; Karl Anthony Rupp
Defendant(s): U S Bank National Association
Defendant law firm(s): Attorney at Law; Nixon Peabody LLP; Foley & Lardner; Yarbrough; Beck Redden & Secrest; Jeremy Michael Thompson, Esq.
Defendant lawyer(s): Guy N. Harrison; John T. Gutkoski; George Christopher Beck; Ryan S. Bewersdorf; Kimberly K. Dodd; John J. Feldhaus; Jason J. Keener; Lisa Sara Mankofsky; Liane M. Peterson; Clarence Edward Polk; Melvin R. Wilcox; David J. Beck; Timothy Alan Cleveland; Robert David Daniel; Joe W. Redden; Michael Ernest Richardson; Jeremy M. Thompson
Patent(s): 5,717,868 - Electronic payment interchange concentrator
5,265,007 - Central check clearing system
6,032,137 - Remote image capture with centralized processing and storage
5,930,778 - System for expediting the clearing of financial instruments and coordinating the same with invoice processing at the point of receipt
5,583,759 - Mechanism for expediting the deposit, transport and submission of checks into the payment system
5,910,988 - Remote image capture with centralized processing and storage
29. SAP America, Inc. v. Wellogix, Inc. et. al.
Case: 4:11-cv-02840 filed on 8/2/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): SAP America, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Jones Day
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael Paul Graham
Defendant(s): Wellogix, Inc. et. al.
Patent(s): 7,293,029 - Modular and customizable process and system for capturing field documentation data in a complex project workflow system
7,669,133 - System and method for developing rules utilized in a knowledge management system
7,043,486 - Process and system for tracking versions of field documentation data collection configurations in a complex project workflow system
7,155,439 - Modular and customizable process and system for capturing field documentation data in a complex project workflow system
7,991,680
7,096,223 - Process and system for managing and reconciling field documentation data within a complex project workflow system
30. Effingo Wireless, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility Holdings et. al.
Case: 5:11-cv-00649 filed on 8/2/2011 in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Effingo Wireless, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Courtenay Brian Allen; Jack Daniel Harkins; Derrick A. Pizarro; Charles M. Salmon
Defendant(s): Motorola Mobility Holdings; Motorola Solutions; Motorola Mobility
Patent(s): 7505793 - Wireless earpiece assembly
31. High Country Concepts v. Gandermountain.com of North Carolina et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00703 filed on 8/2/2011 in District of Utah
Plaintiff(s): High Country Concepts
Plaintiff law firm(s): Kirton & Mcconkie
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Dax D. Anderson; Todd E. Zenger
Defendant(s): Gandermountain.com of North Carolina; Gander Mountain Company of Minnesota; Overtons.com of North Carolina
Patent(s): 6553586 - Folding bed frame
32. NanoEn Tek et. al. v. Bio-Rad Laboratories
Case: 2:11-cv-00427 filed on 8/2/2011 in Eastern District of Virginia
Plaintiff(s): NanoEn Tek; Digital-Bio Technology
Plaintiff law firm(s): Stites & Harbison PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Marvin Petry; Robert Emmett Scully
Defendant(s): Bio-Rad Laboratories
Patent(s): 7842157 - Method for bonding plastic micro chip
33. Kraft Foods Global, Inc. et. al. v. Vanlaw Food Products, Inc.
Case: 2:11-cv-06365 filed on 8/3/2011 in Central District of California
Plaintiff(s): Kraft Foods Global, Inc. et. al.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Goldberg Cohen LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Morris E. Cohen; Lee A. Goldberg
Defendant(s): Vanlaw Food Products, Inc.
Patent(s): D611347 - Bottle
D568164 - Bottle
D585747 - Bottle
D585746 - Bottle
D569733 - Bottle
34. Joby Photo Inc v. Eastman Kodak Co.
Case: 3:11-cv-03821 filed on 8/3/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Joby Photo Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Gordon-Creed Kelley Holl & Sugerman, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jeremy Joseph Sugerman
Defendant(s): Eastman Kodak Co.
Patent(s): 7891615 - Mounting apparatus using ball and socket joints with gripping features
35. Nanometrics Incorporated v. KLA-Tencor Corporation
Case: 1:11-cv-00685 filed on 8/3/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Nanometrics Incorporated
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Mary B. Graham
Defendant(s): KLA-Tencor Corporation
Patent(s): 6,982,793 - Method and apparatus for using an alignment target with designed in offset
7,230,705 - Alignment target with designed in offset
36. Duco, Inc. v. Aker Solutions US, Inc.
Case: 4:11-cv-02858 filed on 8/3/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Duco, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Raley & Bowick, L.L.P.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): John Wesley Raley
Defendant(s): Aker Solutions US, Inc.
Patent(s): 6472614
37. Lantech.Com, LLC v. Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00432 filed on 8/3/2011 in Western District of Kentucky
Plaintiff(s): Lantech.Com, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Reed Weitkamp Schell & Vice PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael W. Oyler; John S. Reed
Defendant(s): Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Patent(s): RE37237
38. Peggy R. Durney et. al. v. Team Athletic Goods
Case: 1:11-cv-00083 filed on 8/3/2011 in District of Montana
Plaintiff(s): Peggy R. Durney; Michael J. Durney
Plaintiff law firm(s): Crowley Fleck
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jeffery J. Oven
Defendant(s): Team Athletic Goods
Patent(s): 6038748 - Laundry holder with sock snare
39. Rydex, Ltd. v. Lincoln Industrial et. al.
Case: 4:11-cv-02863 filed on 8/3/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Rydex, Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Collins, Edmonds & Pogorzelski, PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Stephen Frederick Schlather
Defendant(s): Lincoln Industrial; Balcrank; Badger Meter
Patent(s): 5913180 - Fluid delivery control nozzle
40. Flip Face U.S.A., LLC v. Woodgrain Distribution et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-02560 filed on 8/3/2011 in Northern District of Georgia
Plaintiff(s): Flip Face U.S.A., LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): DLA Piper US LLP; Tripp Scott, P.A
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Alexander D. Brown; Peter D. Herman; James M. Rusert, Paul Monnin
Defendant(s): Woodgrain Distribution; Woodgrain Millwork; Home Depot
Patent(s): D620,136 - Two sided crown molding
D620,137 - Two sided crown molding
D620,138 - Two sided crown molding
D620,139 - Two sided crown molding
D620,140 - Two sided crown molding
D620,141 - Two sided crown molding
D620,142 - Two sided crown molding
D620,143 - Two sided crown molding
D621,966 - Two sided crown molding
D623,771 - Two sided crown molding
D623,772 - Two sided crown molding
41. Visual Interactive Phone Concepts, Inc. v. United States Cellular Corporation
Case: 1:11-cv-05289 filed on 8/3/2011 in Northern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Visual Interactive Phone Concepts, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Kohn and Assoc; Kohn & Associates PLLC; Mantese and Rossman, PC; Mantese Assoc.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Kenneth I. Kohn; Barbara L. Mandell; Brendan H. Frey; Gerard V. Mantese; Ian M. Williamson
Defendant(s): United States Cellular Corporation
Defendant law firm(s): Sidley Austin LLP; Dykema Gossett
Defendant lawyer(s): Richard J. O'Brien; John P. Guenther; Patrick F. Hickey
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
42. Flowserve Management Company et. al. v. Valvitalia USA, Inc.
Case: 4:11-cv-02889 filed on 8/4/2011 in Southern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Flowserve Management Company et. al.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Vinson & Elkins
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Peter Elton Mims
Defendant(s): Valvitalia USA, Inc.
Patent(s): 6296016 - Double obturator valve
43. RightNow Technologies Inc v. Lodsys LLC
Case: 2:11-cv-00737 filed on 8/4/2011 in Eastern District of Wisconsin
Plaintiff(s): RightNow Technologies Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Fox O'Neill & Shannon SC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael J. Hanrahan
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
44. Operating Systems Solutions, LLC v. Apple, Inc.
Case: 8:11-cv-01754 filed on 8/5/2011 in Middle District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Operating Systems Solutions, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Stephen MacIsaac, PA; Berenato & White, LLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Stephen J. MacIsaac; Joseph W. Berenato; Matthew W. Stavish
Defendant(s): Apple, Inc.
Patent(s): 6434696 - Method for quickly booting a computer system
45. Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-05320 filed on 8/5/2011 in Northern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Oracle America, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): KrausFlaming LLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Todd H. Flaming
Defendant(s): Google Inc.
Patent(s): 5,966,702 - Method and apparatus for pre-processing and packaging class files
6,061,520 - Method and system for performing static initialization
6,125,447 - Protection domains to provide security in a computer system
6,192,476 - Controlling access to a resource
RE38,104
6,910,20
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