Early Stage Patent Infringement (June 13, 2011)
Last week there were more than 50 new patent infringement cases:
1. Prime Source Accessories, Inc. v. Kennedy International et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-14196 filed on 6/6/2011 in Southern District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Prime Source Accessories, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Ross Earle & Bonan P.A.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): John Patrick Carrigan
Defendant(s): Kennedy International; Macbeth Collection
Patent(s): D638636
2. Lawson Software, Inc. et. al. v. Webvention et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00502 filed on 6/6/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Lawson Software, Inc.; Lawson Software Americas, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Richard L. Horwitz; David Ellis Moore
Defendant(s): Webvention; Webvention Holdings
Patent(s): 5251294 - Accessing, assembling, and using bodies of information
3. Conbraco Industries, Inc. v. Link-Tech (Tianjin) Metal Products, Co., Ltd.
Case: 3:11-cv-00272 filed on 6/6/2011 in Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff(s): Conbraco Industries, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): W Thad Adams
Defendant(s): Link-Tech (Tianjin) Metal Products, Co., Ltd.
Patent(s): 7,823,433
7,628,052 - Hand crimping tool interchangeable and interactive jaws
4. Ogma LLC v. Vivitek Corporation
Case: 2:11-cv-00278 filed on 6/6/2011 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): Vivitek Corporation
Defendant law firm(s): Potter Minton
Defendant lawyer(s): Earl Glenn Thames
Patent(s): 5825427 - Image display system
5. MacroSolve, Inc. v. Syclo et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00287 filed on 6/6/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): MacroSolve, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Matthew J. Antonelli
Defendant(s): Syclo; Ventyx; Invensys Systems; Data Systems International; Cengea Solutions; Survey Analytics; Spira Data; Xora; Air2Web; Antenna Software; Millenium Information Technology; General Data Company; Spring Wireless; TrueContext Mobile Solutions; Environmental Systems; Research Institute; Zerion Software; BizSpeed; Realtime Results; Agilis Systems; DataMAX Software Group
Patent(s): 7822816
6. Ogma LLC v. ViewSonic Corporation
Case: 2:11-cv-00277 filed on 6/6/2011 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): ViewSonic Corporation
Patent(s): 5825427 - Image display system
7. Ogma LLC v. Canon Inc et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00275 filed on 6/6/2011 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): Canon Inc et. al.
Defendant law firm(s): Attorney at Law
Defendant lawyer(s): Guy N. Harrison
Patent(s): 5825427 - Image display system
8. Osram GMBH v. LG Electronics, Inc. et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-02699 filed on 6/6/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Osram GMBH
Plaintiff law firm(s): Goodwin Procter LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Andy H. Chan; Thomas F. Fitzpatrick; Charles H. Sanders
Defendant(s): LG Electronics, Inc.; LG Innotek Co.,LTD; LG Electronics USA, Inc.; LG Innotek USA, Inc.
Patent(s): 6812500 - Light-radiating semiconductor component with a luminescence conversion element
9. Random Biometrics LLC v. Tyco International et. al.
Case: 6:11-cv-00290 filed on 6/6/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Random Biometrics LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Navarro Huff, PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Winston Oliver Huff
Defendant(s): Tyco International; Tyco International; Verity Technologies Private; CEM Systems
Patent(s): 7,793,109 - Random biometric authentication apparatus
7,921,297
10. Barnes & Noble Inc. v. LSI Corporation
Case: 3:11-cv-02709 filed on 6/6/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Barnes & Noble Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Quinn Emanuel et al
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Carl Gunnar Anderson; Melissa J. Baily; David Eiseman; Shon Morgan; John B. Quinn
Defendant(s): LSI Corporation
Patent(s): 5,862,182 - OFDM digital communications system using complementary codes
6,044,073 - Methods of and devices for enhancing communications that use spread spectrum technology by using variable power techniques
6,404,732 - Digital modulation system using modified orthogonal codes to reduce autocorrelation
6,452,958 - Digital modulation system using extended code set
5,546,420 - Methods of and devices for enhancing communications that use spread spectrum technology by using variable code techniques
6,707,867 - Wireless local area network apparatus
5,920,552 - Variable rate coding for wireless applications
6,119,091 - DVD audio decoder having a direct access PCM FIFO
5,670,730 - Data protocol and method for segmenting memory for a music chip
7,583,582
11. Universal Innovations LLC v. CS Industries et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00501 filed on 6/6/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Universal Innovations LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Proctor Heyman LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Dominick T. Gattuso
Defendant(s): CS Industries; Party City; BuySeasons
Patent(s): 5187512 - Film cassette containing pre-exposed film
12. Spectros Corp. v. Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-02733 filed on 6/6/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Spectros Corp.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Dergosits & Noah LLP; Goldstein & Vowell LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael E. Dergosits; Igor Shoiket; Edward W. Goldstein
Defendant(s): Art Advanced Research Technologies, Inc.
Patent(s): 5413098 - Path constrained spectrophotometer and method for determination of spatial distribution of light or other radiation scattering and absorbing substances in a radiation scattering medium
13. Revision Military, Inc. et. al. v. Balboa Manufacturing Company dba Bobster Eyewear
Case: 5:11-cv-00149 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of Vermont
Plaintiff(s): Revision Military, Inc.; Revision Military, Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Gravel & Shea; Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Andrew D. Manitsky; Thomas I. Ross; Gregory J. Chinlund; Julianne M. Hartzell; Tiffany D.
Defendant(s): Balboa Manufacturing Company dba Bobster Eyewear
Patent(s): D537,098 - Protective goggles
D620,039 - Goggles
14. CH20, Inc. v. AquaPulse Systems
Case: 3:11-cv-05437 filed on 6/7/2011 in Western District of Washington
Plaintiff(s): CH20, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Seed Intellectual Property Group PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Timothy LeRoy Boller
Defendant(s): AquaPulse Systems
Patent(s): 5,863,584 - Method for treating produce and process water
7,601,266 - Method of promoting unrestricted flow of irrigation water through irrigation networks
15. MedioStream Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation
Case: 5:11-cv-02525 filed on 6/7/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): MedioStream Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Capshaw DeRieux LLP; Susman Godfrey LLP; Goodwin Procter LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Elizabeth L. DeRieux; Byron W. Cooper; Stephen D. Susman; Andy H. Chan
Defendant(s): Microsoft Corporation
Patent(s): 7,009,655 - Method and system for direct recording of video information onto a disk medium
7,283,172 - Method and system for direct recording of video information onto a disk medium
16. Jeffrey Campbell LLC v. Steve Madden Ltd et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-04836 filed on 6/7/2011 in Central District of California
Plaintiff(s): Jeffrey Campbell LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Cislo and Thomas LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Daniel Miles Cislo; Mark D. Nielsen; Sean D. O'Brien
Defendant(s): Steve Madden Ltd; Does 1-9
Patent(s):
17. Network Signatures, Inc. v. Roche Diagnostics Corporation et. al.
Case: 8:11-cv-00851 filed on 6/7/2011 in Central District of California
Plaintiff(s): Network Signatures, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): One Llp
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Peter R. Afrasiabi; Nathaniel L. Dilger; Joseph K. Liu; William J. O'Brien
Defendant(s): Roche Diagnostics Corporation; Genentech, Inc.
Patent(s): 5511122 - Intermediate network authentication
18. Ivera medical Corporation v. Hospira Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-01246 filed on 6/7/2011 in Southern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Ivera medical Corporation
Plaintiff law firm(s): Findlay Craft; X-Patents, APC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Roger Brian Craft; Jonathan Hangartner
Defendant(s): Hospira Inc.
Defendant law firm(s): Greenberg Traurig; Potter Minton
Defendant lawyer(s): George M. Belfield; Douglas Ray McSwane
Patent(s): 7780794 - Medical implement cleaning device
19. Otter Products, LLC v. Global Cellular, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-01494 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of Colorado
Plaintiff(s): Otter Products, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Turner Boyd LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Karen Irene Boyd
Defendant(s): Global Cellular, Inc.; Cellairis Franchise, Inc.
Patent(s): 7,933,122
D615535 - Case
D617784 - Case
20. Nuance Communications Inc. v. Vlingo Corp.
Case: 1:11-cv-00504 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Nuance Communications Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Jack B. Blumenfeld; Rodger Dallery Smith
Defendant(s): Vlingo Corp.
Patent(s): 7,058,573 - Speech recognition system to selectively utilize different speech recognition techniques over multiple speech recognition passes
6,785,653 - Distributed voice web architecture and associated components and methods
6,487,534 - Distributed client-server speech recognition system
7,127,393 - Dynamic semantic control of a speech recognition system
6,839,669 - Performing actions identified in recognized speech
21. Foresee Results, Inc. v. Lodsys, LLC
Case: 1:11-cv-03886 filed on 6/7/2011 in Northern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Foresee Results, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Brett Edward Bachtell; Jeffrey R. Gargano; Brent Allen Hawkins
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
22. Heathcote Holdings Corp, Inc. v. Oxo International, Ltd et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-03889 filed on 6/7/2011 in Northern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Heathcote Holdings Corp, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Hinshaw & Culbertson
Plaintiff lawyer(s): James Constantine Vlahakis
Defendant(s): Oxo International, Ltd; Helen of Troy, Ltd.
Patent(s): 6,131,000 - Electrophotographic printing apparatus using electric potential dividing development
6,006,959 - Tea kettle
6,431,389 - Composite bowl
6,006,956 - Valve stabilizing bracket for chemical canister
5,200,000 - Phosphate treatment solution for composite structures and method for treatment
5,388,000 - Anti-glare fitment
23. Firepass Ip Holdings, Inc. et. al. v. Bombardier Aerospace et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00769 filed on 6/7/2011 in Southern District of Indiana
Plaintiff(s): Firepass Ip Holdings, Inc.; Firepass
Plaintiff law firm(s): Ice Miller Llp
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Adam Arceneaux; Alexander D. Forman; Nikita S. Williams
Defendant(s): Bombardier Aerospace; Bombardier
Patent(s): 6,418,752 - Hypoxic fire prevention and fire suppression systems and breathable fire extinguishing compositions for human occupied environments
7,207,392 - Method of preventing fire in computer room and other enclosed facilities
6,314,754 - Hypoxic fire prevention and fire suppression systems for computer rooms and other human occupied facilities
24. Altra Recovery, LLC v. Electronic Controls Company
Case: 0:11-cv-01491 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of Minnesota
Plaintiff(s): Altra Recovery, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens; Neaton & Puklich, PLLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Daniel P. Dooley; Mark E. Dooley; Michael L. Puklich
Defendant(s): Electronic Controls Company
Patent(s): 7,061,372 - System and method of providing scalable sensor systems based on stand alone sensor modules
6,642,839 - System and method of providing scalable sensor systems based on stand alone sensor modules
25. Brica, Inc et. al. v. Monahan Products, LLC
Case: 1:11-cv-00138 filed on 6/7/2011 in Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff(s): Brica, Inc; 6134548 Canada Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Carter & Schnedler, P.A.; Northup, McConnell & Sizemore
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Steven C. Schnedler; Brady James Fulton
Defendant(s): Monahan Products, LLC
Patent(s): 7150499 - Collapsible cover for seating unit
26. Thomas A. Simonian v. Pfizer, Inc.
Case: 2:11-cv-03265 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Thomas A. Simonian
Defendant(s): Pfizer, Inc.
Patent(s): 5071643 - Solvent system enhancing the solubility of pharmaceuticals for encapsulation
27. Hoffman- La Roche Inc. v. Mylan, Inc. et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-03276 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of New Jersey
Plaintiff(s): Hoffman- La Roche Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Gibbons P.C.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): David E. De Lorenzi; Sheila F. McShane
Defendant(s): Mylan, Inc.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Patent(s): 5472949 - N.sup.4 -(substituted-oxycarbonyl)-5'-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine compounds, compositions and methods of using same
28. Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A. v. Apotex Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-03860 filed on 6/7/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Baker Botts LLP; Leydig Voit & Mayer Ltd; Dilworth Paxson LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Lisa Kole; Paul A. Ragusa; Jennifer C. Tempesta; Robert Fritz Green; Christopher Thomas Griffith; Kate M. Lesciotto; Jamaica P. Szeliga; John J. Higson
Defendant(s): Apotex Inc.; Apotex Corp.; Ethypharm S.A
Defendant law firm(s): Flaster/Greenberg P.C.
Defendant lawyer(s): Jeffrey Alan Cohen
Patent(s): 7,101,574 - Pharmaceutical composition containing fenofibrate and the preparation method
7,863,331
29. GHJ Holdings, LLC v. Interline Brands, Inc.
Case: 5:11-cv-00112 filed on 6/7/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): GHJ Holdings, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): Garteiser Law Group
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Randall T. Garteiser; Christopher S. Johns; Christopher A. Honea
Defendant(s): Interline Brands, Inc.
Patent(s):
30. Hydro-Quebec v. A123 Systems, Inc. et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-01217 filed on 6/7/2011 in Northern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Hydro-Quebec
Plaintiff law firm(s): Baker Botts
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Darryl Jedd Adams; James W. Cannon; Kevin James Meek
Defendant(s): A123 Systems, Inc.; Valence Technology, Inc.
Patent(s): 7955733
31. Zagg Intellectual Property Holding Co., Inc. v. NLU Products, LLC et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00517 filed on 6/7/2011 in District of Utah
Plaintiff(s): Zagg Intellectual Property Holding Co., Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Durham Jones & Pinegar
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Clinton E. Duke; J Mark Gibb; Jason P. Nixon; David W. Tufts
Defendant(s): NLU Products, LLC; Wrapsol, LLC.; XO Skins, LLC.; Fusion of Ideas, Inc.; Ghost Armor, LLC.; Clear-Coat, LLC; Case-ARI, LLC; United SGP Corp.; Pedco, LLC
Patent(s): 7957524
32. Barry J. Blair et. al. v. Media Brands Company, Ltd. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00234 filed on 6/8/2011 in District of Rhode Island
Plaintiff(s): Barry J. Blair; Norman Blier
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Michael H. Feldhuhn
Defendant(s): Media Brands Company, Ltd.; Sanjay Mirpuri; Hesh Mirpuri
Patent(s):
33. Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. v. Yujiro Nagata
Case: 3:11-cv-02793 filed on 6/8/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Bergeson, LLP; Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Daniel J. Bergeson; R Terrance Rader
Defendant(s): Yujiro Nagata
Patent(s): 5,091,334 - Semiconductor device
6,900,463 - Semiconductor device
34. Tessenderlo Kerly, Inc. v. Purfresh, Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-00506 filed on 6/8/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Tessenderlo Kerly, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Rodger Dallery Smith; Jeremy Alexander Tigan
Defendant(s): Purfresh, Inc.
Patent(s): 6,110,867 - Method for providing enhanced photosynthesis
6,027,740 - Method for protecting surfaces from arthropod infestation
6,464,995 - Treated horticultural substrates
35. Wide Eyes Marketing Ltd. v. Toys "R" et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-11028 filed on 6/8/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Wide Eyes Marketing Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): McCarter & English, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Lee C. Bromberg; Bonnie A. Vanzler
Defendant(s): Toys "R"; Aqua Leisure Industries
Patent(s): 7046440 - 3-D vision system for swimming pools
36. Mystic Industries Corp. et. al. v. JCW Investments, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-11030 filed on 6/8/2011 in District of Massachusetts
Plaintiff(s): Mystic Industries Corp.; John R. Martinez
Plaintiff law firm(s): O'Connell Law Office
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Thomas P. O'Connell
Defendant(s): JCW Investments, Inc.; D/B/A Tekky Toys; Pan Asian Creations Ltd.
Patent(s): 6250779 - Decorative lights & method
37. LP Industries, Inc. v. Glen A. Williams et. al.
Case: 3:11-cv-00278 filed on 6/8/2011 in Western District of North Carolina
Plaintiff(s): LP Industries, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Nelson Mullins
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Lance A. Lawson
Defendant(s): Glen A. Williams; Steven J. Mull; Angela O. Eller; Action Play Systems, LLC
Patent(s): 6418675 - Landscaping timber system
38. Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A. v. Mylan, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-03858 filed on 6/8/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Barbara A. Scheib
Defendant(s): Mylan, Inc.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ethypharm S.A.
Defendant law firm(s): Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP; Baker Botts LLP
Defendant lawyer(s): Michelle K. Carson; Lisa B. Kole; Paul A. Ragusa; Jennifer Cozeolino Tempesta
Patent(s): 7,863,331
7,101,574 - Pharmaceutical composition containing fenofibrate and the preparation method
39. Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A. v. Mylan, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-03893 filed on 6/8/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Dilworth Paxson LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): John Joseph Higson
Defendant(s): Mylan, Inc.; Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Ethypharm S.A.
Defendant law firm(s): Stevens & Lee; Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P.
Defendant lawyer(s): Joseph Wolfson; William E. Mahoney
Patent(s): 7,863,331
7,101,574 - Pharmaceutical composition containing fenofibrate and the preparation method
40. Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-03894 filed on 6/8/2011 in Southern District of New York
Plaintiff(s): Lupin Atlantis Holdings S.A.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd; Dilworth Paxson LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Robert Fritz Green; Christopher Thomas Griffith; Kate M. Lesciotto; Jamaica P. Szeliga; John Joseph Higson
Defendant(s): Ranbaxy Laboratories, Ltd.; Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Ranbaxy, Inc.; Ethypharm S.A.
Defendant law firm(s): Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, L.L.P.; Baker Botts LLP
Defendant lawyer(s): Lisa Blanche Kole; Paul A. Ragusa; Jennifer Cozeolino Tempesta; William E. Mahoney
Patent(s): 7101574 - Pharmaceutical composition containing fenofibrate and the preparation method
41. Round Rock Research, LLC. v. Oracle Corporation et. al.
Case: 4:11-cv-00332 filed on 6/8/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Round Rock Research, LLC.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Wolfe Tidwell & McCoy, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): James Claud Tidwell
Defendant(s): Oracle Corporation; Dell, Inc.
Patent(s): 6,145,098 - System for displaying system status
6,266,721 - System architecture for remote access and control of environmental management
6,553,416 - Managing computer system alerts
6,170,067 - System for automatically reporting a system failure in a server
6,243,838 - Method for automatically reporting a system failure in a server
6,199,173 - Method for mapping environmental resources to memory for program access
6,425,006 - Alert configurator and manager
6,088,816 - Method of displaying system status
6,681,342
42. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. v. Zoran Corporation et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00472 filed on 6/8/2011 in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Alan D. Albright; Michael Chibib; Christopher R. Johnson; Barry K. Shelton
Defendant(s): Zoran Corporation; Mediatek Inc.
Patent(s): 5467455 - Data processing system and method for performing dynamic bus termination
43. Via Vadis v. Skype Global et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00507 filed on 6/9/2011 in District of Delaware
Plaintiff(s): Via Vadis
Plaintiff law firm(s): Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Adam Wyatt Poff; Monte Terrell Squire
Defendant(s): Skype Global; Skype Technologies; Skype Software; Skype; Skype Communications
Patent(s): 7904680
44. Arrivalstar S.A. et. al. v. Nicole Miller Palm Beach et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-22086 filed on 6/9/2011 in Southern District of Florida
Plaintiff(s): Arrivalstar S.A.; Melvino Technologies Limited
Plaintiff law firm(s): McMahon Law Firm, LLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): William Ronald McMahon
Defendant(s): Nicole Miller Palm Beach; Seven For All Mankind; Kuehne + Nagel; William Rast Retail
Patent(s): 6,486,801 - Base station apparatus and method for monitoring travel of a mobile vehicle
7,030,781 - Notification system and method that informs a party of vehicle delay
6,714,859 - System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle
6,748,320 - Advance notification systems and methods utilizing a computer network
7,400,970 - System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle
6,952,645 - System and method for activation of an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicle travel
6,904,359
45. Prime Solution, Inc. v. Fournier Industries, Inc.
Case: 1:11-cv-00606 filed on 6/9/2011 in Western District of Michigan
Plaintiff(s): Prime Solution, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Steven L. Underwood
Defendant(s): Fournier Industries, Inc.
Patent(s): 7946225
46. Lufkin Industries Inc v. Weatherford International Ltd
Case: 6:11-cv-00299 filed on 6/9/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Lufkin Industries Inc
Plaintiff law firm(s): Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Houston
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Robert James McAughan
Defendant(s): Weatherford International Ltd
Patent(s): 6,857,474 - Methods, apparatus and products useful in the operation of a sucker rod pump during the production of hydrocarbons
5,252,031 - Monitoring and pump-off control with downhole pump cards
47. Etagz, Inc. v. Skins North America, LLC et. al.
Case: 2:11-cv-00522 filed on 6/9/2011 in District of Utah
Plaintiff(s): Etagz, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard & Moss
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Joseph G. Pia
Defendant(s): Skins North America, LLC; Skins International Trading AG; Skins Global Holding AG; Does 1-10
Patent(s): 7,703,686 - Consumer-computer-readable product label apparatus and method
6,298,332 - CD-ROM product label apparatus and method
7,503,502 - Computer readable hang tag and product
48. Tulane University et. al. v. Ipsen Pharma, S.A.S.
Case: 11-7059 filed on 6/9/2011 in U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Plaintiff(s): Tulane University; David H. Coy
Defendant(s): Ipsen Pharma, S.A.S.
Patent(s): 6,903,186
7,268,213 - Analogues of GLP-1
7,235,628
49. Alcon Research, Ltd. et. al. v. Watson Laboratories, Inc. et. al.
Case: 1:11-cv-00786 filed on 6/9/2011 in Southern District of Indiana
Plaintiff(s): Alcon Research, Ltd.; Alcon Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Barnes & Thornburg; Williams & Connolly, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Deborah Pollack-Milgate; Donald E. Knebel; Todd G. Vare; Bruce R. Gunderson; Adam L. Pearlman; Thomas H.L. Selby; Daniel P. Shanahan; Shelly J. Webb; Christopher J. Mandernach; Sara S. Kaiser
Defendant(s): Watson Laboratories, Inc.; Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Watson Pharma, Inc.
Patent(s): 5,641,805 - Topical ophthalmic formulations for treating allergic eye diseases
6,995,186 - Olopatadine formulations for topical administration
7,402,609 - Olopatadine formulations for topical administration
50. Pro Equine Group, LLC et. al. v. R.E.S. Equine Products, Inc. et. al.
Case: 5:11-cv-00459 filed on 6/10/2011 in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Pro Equine Group, LLC; Cactus Ropes, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): K & L Gates LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Roderick B. Williams; Sanjay K. Murthy; Christopher E. Hanba
Defendant(s): R.E.S. Equine Products, Inc.; R.E.S. Equine Sport Boots
Patent(s):
51. Commercial Lawn Irrigation, Inc. v. Monrovia Nursery Company, Inc.
Case: 3:11-cv-00493 filed on 6/10/2011 in Southern District of Illinois
Plaintiff(s): Commercial Lawn Irrigation, Inc.
Plaintiff law firm(s): Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Paul A. Lesko
Defendant(s): Monrovia Nursery Company, Inc.
Patent(s):
52. Maurice W Karl v. Purple Tree Technologies, Inc. et. al.
Case: 4:11-cv-00598 filed on 6/10/2011 in Western District of Missouri
Plaintiff(s): Maurice W Karl
Plaintiff law firm(s): Erickson, Kernell, Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): James J. Kernell
Defendant(s): Purple Tree Technologies, Inc.; David L Faiferlick; S Scott Straub; Richard A McMillian; Gregory H Wright
Patent(s):
53. Charcoal Companion, Incorporated v. Bit Barbecue LLC
Case: 4:11-cv-02855 filed on 6/10/2011 in Northern District of California
Plaintiff(s): Charcoal Companion, Incorporated
Plaintiff law firm(s): Beeson Skinner Beverly, LLP
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Donald L. Beeson; Brian Beverly
Defendant(s): Bit Barbecue LLC
Patent(s): 5,970,856 - Device for cooking or grilling small pieces of food and method of use
5,740,724 - Device for cooking or grilling small pieces of food and method of use
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Plaintiff law firm(s): Bayard, P.A.
Plaintiff lawyer(s): Stephen B. Brauerman; Richard D. Kirk
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Case: 2:11-cv-00283 filed on 6/10/2011 in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff(s): Lodsys, LLC
Plaintiff law firm(s): The Davis Firm, PC
Plaintiff lawyer(s): William Ellsworth Davis
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