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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT DIVISION

Sept. 3 

• PanTaurus v. Acer America Case No. 1:13-cv-00538

• PanTaurus v. Apple Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00539

• PanTaurus v. Apricorn Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00540

• PanTaurus v. Asus Computer International Case No. 1:13-cv-00541

• PanTaurus v. Blackberry Corp. Case No. 1:13-cv-00542

• PanTaurus v. Global Silicon Electronics Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00543

• PanTaurus v. Data Locker Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00544

• PanTaurus v. Fujitsu America Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00545

• PanTaurus v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Case No. 1:13-cv-00546

• PanTaurus v. Imation Corp. Case No. 1:13-cv-00547

• PanTaurus v. Lenovo (United States) Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00548

• PanTaurus v. Lexar Media Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00549

• PanTaurus v. Sandisk Corp. Case No. 1:13-cv-00550

• PanTaurus v. Sony Electronics Inc. Case No. 1:13-cv-00551

• PanTaurus v. Verbatim Americas Case No. 1:13-cv-00552

PanTaurus is a Texas limited liability company with its principal office located in Beaumont.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,272,533 issued for Secure Computer System And Method Of Providing Secure Access To A Computer System Including A Stand Alone Switch Operable To Inhibit Data Corruption On A Storage Device.

The plaintiff is asking the court for an award of damages, enhanced damages, interest and attorney’s fees.

PanTaurus is represented by Craig Tadlock and Keith Smiley of Tadlock Law Firm in Plano.

A jury trial is requested.

U.S. District Judge Ron Clark is assigned to the case.

 

MARSHALL DIVISION

Sept. 3

• NovelPoint Tracking v. Hyundai Motor Co. Case 2:13-cv-00690

NovelPoint Tracking 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. 6,442,485 issued Aug. 27, 2002, for Method and Apparatus for an Automatic Vehicle Location, Collision Notification and Synthetic Voice.

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 Tracking is represented by David Bailey of the Law Office of David Bailey in Richardson.

Jury trial is requested.

 

Sept. 4

• Activision TV Inc. v. Cinemark USA Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00692

Activision is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware with its principal place of business in Naples, Fla.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,369,058 issued May 6, 2008, for Remote Control Electronic Display System; and U.S. Patent No. 8,330,613 issued Dec. 11, 2012, for Remote Control Electronic Display System.

Activision is asking the court to enjoin the defendant from further infringement and for an award of damages, enhanced damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees.

The plaintiff is represented by Jennifer Parker Ainsworth of Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius PC in Tyler.

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

 

• Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. Weatherford International Case No. 2:13-cv-00693

Schlumberger is a Texas corporation having a principal place of business in Sugar Land.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent Nos. 7,322,417 issued Jan. 29, 2008, for Technique and Apparatus for Completing Multiple Zones; and U.S. Patent No. 7,377,321 issued May 27, 2008, for Testing, Treating, or Producing a Multi-zone Well.

The plaintiff is asking the court for an injunction and for an award of damages, attorney’s fees, interest and court costs.

Deron R. Dacus and Shannon Dacus of The Dacus Firm PC in Tyler; Adam D. Swain of Alston & Bird LLP in Washington, D.C.; Scott J. Pivnick and Benn C. Wilson of Alston & Bird LLP in Washington, D.C.; and Patrick Finn of Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Ga.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Sept. 5

Lake Cherokee Hard Drive Technologies v. Marvell Asia Pte. Ltd et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00695

Plaintiff Lake Cherokee is a Texas limited liability company.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,844,738 issued on Dec. 1, 1998, for Synchronous Read Channel Employing a Sequence Detector with Progammable Detector Levels; and U.S. Patent No. 5,978,162 issued Nov. 2, 1999, for Synchronous Read Channel Integrated Circuit Employing a Channel Quality Circuit for Calibration.

The plaintiff is seeking an award of compensatory damages, enhanced damages, court costs, attorney’s fees and interest.

Lake Cherokee is represented by Christin Cho and Gregory S. Dovel of Dovel & Luner LLP in Santa Monica, Calif. A jury trial is requested.

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

 

TYLER DIVISION

Sept. 6

• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. AVG Technologies USA Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00626

• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. SEGA of America Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00627

• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Ubisoft Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00628

• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Valve Corp. Case 2:13-cv-00690 Case No. 6:13-cv-00629

Uniloc USA Inc. is a Texas corporation having a principal place of business in Irvine, Calif. Uniloc Singapore Private Limited is a Singapore corporation.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,490,216 for System for Software Registration.

Uniloc is asking the court to issue an injunction preventing the defendants from further infringement and for an award of damages, costs, expenses, attorney’s fees and interest.

The plaintiffs are represented by Edward R. Nelson III, Wesley Hill, Edward E. Casto Jr., Barry J. Bumgardner, Steven W. Hartsell, Jaime K. Olin and R. Casey O’Neill of Nelson Bumgardner Casto P.C. in Fort Worth; James L. Etheridge of Etheridge Law Group in Southlake; and T. John Ward Jr., and J. Wesley Hill of Ward & Smith Law Firm in Longview.

Jury trial is requested.

U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis is assigned to the cases.

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