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