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Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Marshall Division

April 23

  • MiCash Inc. v. NetSpend Corp.
  • MiCash Inc. v. PreCash Inc.

    Plaintiff MiCash Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Washington, D.C.

    The defendants are NetSpend Corp. and PreCash Inc.

    The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,258,274 issued Aug. 21, 2007, for Money Remittance Method.

    The plaintiff is asking the court for injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, lost profits, reasonable royalty, enhanced damages, costs, interest and attorney's fees.

    G. Michael Gruber, Anthony J. Magee and William S. Richmond of Gruber Hurst Johansen of Dallas and Andrew W. Spangler of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview are representing MiCash.

    A jury trial is requested.

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 2:12-cv-00248; 2:12-cv-00250

  • My Health Inc. and University of Rochester v. ZeOmega Inc.

    Plaintiff My Health Inc. is a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Palo Alto, Calif. Plaintiff the University of Rochester is an educational institution with a principal office in Rochester, N.Y.

    The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,612,985 issued Sept. 2, 2003, for Method and System for Monitoring and Treating a Patient.

    The plaintiffs are asking the court for an injunction and for an award of damages, interest, attorney's fees and court costs.

    S. Calvin Capshaw and Elizabeth L. DeRieux of Capashaw DeRieux in Gladewater; James B. Belshe and James T. Burton of Kirton McConkie in Salt Lake City, Utah; Michael R. Wolford of The Wolford Law Firm in Rochester, N.Y.; and C. Dale Quisenberry, John T. Polasek and Jeffrey S. David of Polasek, Quisenberry & Errington in Bellaire, Texas; are representing the plaintiffs.

    U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 2:12-cv-00251

    April 24

  • NovelPoint Security v. Nexcom USA

    NovelPoint Security is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Allen.

    The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,434,562 issued for Method for Limiting Computer Access to Peripheral Devices and U.S. Patent No. 6,212,635 issued for Network Security System Allowing Access and Modification to a Security Subsystem After Initial Installation When a Master Token Is in Place.

    The plaintiff is asking the court to enjoin the defendants from further infringement and for an award of damages, enhanced damages, attorney's fees, interest and court costs.

    NovelPoint Security is represented by Craig Tadlock and Keith Smiley of Tadlock Law Firm in Irving. A jury trial is requested.

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 2:12-cv-00252

    April 25

  • Elia Data of Texas v. Citrix Systems Inc.

    Elia Data of Texas is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Allen.

    The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,113,996 issued Sept. 26, 2006, for Method and System for Secured Transport and Storage of Data on a Network.

    Elia Data is asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, enhanced damages, court costs, interest and attorney's fees.

    The plaintiff is represented by Frisco attorney Ronald W. Burns.

    A jury trial is requested.

    U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 2:12-cv-00257

    April 27

  • TQP Development v. Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union et al
  • TQP Development v. Federal Express Corp.

    TQP Development is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Marshall.

    The defendants are Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union, Catalyst Corp. and Federal Express Corp.

    TQP Development accuses the defendants of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,412,730 issued May 2, 1995, for Encrypted Data Transmission System Employing Means for Randomly Altering the Encryption Keys.

    The defendants are accused of willful infringement of the '730 patent.

    The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction preventing the defendants from continued acts of infringement and for an award of damages, interest and costs.

    Marc A. Fenster, Alex C. Giza, Adam S. Hoffman and Kevin Burke of Russ, August & Kabat in Los Angeles, Calif.;, Hao Ni of Ni Law Firm in Dallas; and Andrew Spangler of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview are representing the plaintiffs.

    A jury trial is requested.

    U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 2:12-cv-00258; 2:12-cv-00262

    Tyler Division

    April 26

  • Unified Messaging Solutions v. Avid Life Media Inc.
  • Unified Messaging Solutions v. Plentyoffish Media Inc.
  • Unified Messaging Solutions v. Cupid

    Unified Messaging Solutions is a limited liability company with principal places of business located in Newport Beach, Calif., and Frisco, Texas.

    The defendants are Avid Life Media Inc., Plentyoffish Media Inc. and Cupid.

    The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,857,074; U.S. Patent No. 7,895,306; U.S. Patent No. 7,895,313; U.S. Patent No. 7,934,148; and U.S. Patent No. 7,836,141 for Systems and Methods for Storing, Delivering and Managing Messages.

    The plaintiff is asking for an award of damages, costs, royalties, and interest.

    Unified Messaging Solutions is represented Timothy E. Grochocinski of Innovalaw P.C. in Orland Park, Ill., and Anthony G. Simon of The Simon Law Firm P.C. in Saint Louis, Mo.

    Case No. 6:12-cv-00288; 6:12-cv-00289; 6:12-cv-00290

  • SmartPhone Technologies v. LG Electronics Inc. et al

    SmartPhone is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Frisco.

    The defendants are LG Electronics Inc., LG Electronics USA Inc., AT&T Mobility and AT&T Inc.

    The defendants are accused of infringing on:

  • U.S. Patent No. 6,976,217 issued for Method and Apparatus for Integrating Phone and PDA User Interface in a Single Processor;
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,664,485 issued for Making a Phone Call from an Electronic Device Having an Address List or a Call History;
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,526,283 issued for Method and System for Single-step Enablement for Telephony Functionality for a Portable Computer System;
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,956,562 issued for Method for Controlling a Handheld Computer by Entering Commands onto a Displayed Feature of the Handheld Computer;
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,928,300 issued for Method and Apparatus for Automated Flexible Configuring of Notifications and Activation;
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,442,251 issued for Method and Apparatus for Taking a Note While in a Call;
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,466,236 issued for System and Method for Displaying and Manipulating Multiple Calendars on a Personal Digital Assistant;
  • U.S. Patent No. 7,469,387 issued for Method and Apparatus for Interacting with a Portable Computer System; and
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,173,316 issued for Wireless Communication Device with Markup Language Based Man-Machine Interface.

    The plaintiff is asking the court for an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, an ongoing royalty and interest.

    Paul J. Hayes and Dean G. Bostock of Hayes Bostock & Cronin in Andover, Mich., and T. John Ward Jr. and J. Wesley Hill of Ward & Smith Law Firm in Longview are representing SmartPhone.

    A jury trial is requested.

    Case No. 6:12-cv-00291

    April 27

  • Disposition Services v. Arrow-Intechra

    Disposition Services is a Delaware limited liability company organized with its principal place of business in Highland, New York.

    The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,424,944 issued for System and Methods for Controlled Asset Disposition.

    The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction and for an award of damages, reasonably royalty, treble damages, court costs, interest and attorney's fees.

    Disposition Services is represented by Andrew W. Spangler and James A. Fussell III of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview and Anthony G. Simon, Benjamin R. Askew and Michael P. Kella of The Simon Law Firm P.C. in St. Louis, Mo. A jury trial is requested.

    U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis is assigned to the case.

    Case No. 6:12-cv-00292

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