Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Beaumont Division 

Oct. 5

• E-Contact Technologies v. Add2Net Inc. et al Case No. 1:12-cv-00482

• E-Contact Technologies v. Lease Web USA Inc. Case No. 1:12-cv-00484

• E-Contact Technologies v. Webfusion Internet Solutions Inc. Case No. 1:12-cv-00485

• E-Contact Technologies v. Zimbra Inc. Case No. 1:12-cv-00486

E-Contact is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Austin.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,347,579 issued Sept. 13, 1994, for Personal Computer Diary.

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

E-Contact is represented by Zachariah S. Harrington, Matthew J. Antonelli, Larry D. Thompson Jr. and Kris Y. Teng of Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson in Houston.

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

 

Marshall Division

Oct. 11

• TQP Development v. Mattel Inc. et al Case No. 2:12-cv-00645

• TQP Development v. MovieTickets.com Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00646

• TQP Development v. OTC Direct Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00647

• TQP Development v. Sierra Trading Post Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00648

• TQP Development v. Sling Media Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00650

• TQP Development v. Supervalu Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00651

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

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 defendant is 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.

TQP Development is represented by 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.

A jury trial is requested.

 

Sherman Division

Oct. 10

• Motio Inc. v. BSP Software

Motio Inc. is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Dallas.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 8,285,678 issued Oct. 9, 2012, for Continuous Integration of Business Intelligence Software.

The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction and for an award of damages, treble damages, interest, and court costs.

Motio is represented by Kelly J. Kubasta and Todd C. Basile of Klemchuk Kubasta in Dallas.

A jury trial is requested.

U.S. District Judge Richard A. Schell is assigned to the case.

Case No. 4:12-cv-00647

 

Tyler Division

Oct. 5

• EMG Technology v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Case No. 6:12-cv-00740

• EMG Technology v. Union Pacific Railroad Co. Case No. 6:12-cv-00741

EMG is a California limited liability company organized with its principal place of business in Los Angeles, Calif.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,441,196 issued on Oct. 21, 2008, for Apparatus and Method of Manipulating a Region on a Wireless Device for Viewing, Zooming and Scrolling Internet Content.

EMG is asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, including royalty or lost profits, enhanced damages, interest, attorney’s fees and court costs.

The plaintiff is represented by Charles Ainsworth and Robert Christopher Bunt of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth in Tyler and Stanley Gibson and Gregory S. Cordey of Jeffer Mangels Butler Mitchell in Los Angeles, Calif.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

• MacroSolve Inc. v. American Express Case No. 6:12-cv-00743

• MacroSolve Inc. v. Redbox Automated Retail Case No. 6:12-cv-00744

MacroSolve is an Oklahoma corporation with a principal place of business in Tulsa.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,822,816 issued for Oct. 26, 2010, for System and Method for Data Management.

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

MacroSolve is represented by Matthew J. Antonelli, Zachariah S. Harrington, Larry D. Thompson Jr. and Kris Y. Teng of Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson in Houston.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Oct. 7

Azure Networks et al v. Samsung Telecommunications America et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00745

Azure Networks et al v. Sony Electronics Inc. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00746

Azure Networks et al v. LG Electronics Mobilecomm U.S.A. Inc. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00747

Azure Networks et al v. Lenovo (US) Inc.  Case No. 6:12-cv-00748

Azure Networks et al v. HTC America Inc. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00749

Azure Networks et al v. Vizio Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00750

Azure Networks et al v. Acer America Corp. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00751

Azure Networks et al v. Asus Computer International et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00752

Azure Networks et al v. Dell Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00753

Azure Networks et al v. Pantech Wireless Inc. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00754

Azure Networks et al v. Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. et al Case No. 6:12-cv-00755

Azure Networks et al v. Intel Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00756

Azure Networks et al v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Case No. 6:12-cv-00757

Azure Networks is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Longview.  Tri-County Excelsior Foundation is a Texas non-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Marshall.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,756,129 issued July 13, 2010, for Personal Area Network with Automatic Attachment and Detachment.

The plaintiffs are asking the court for an award of damages, costs, expenses, interest and post-judgment royalties.

The plaintiffs are represented by Eric M. Albritton, Stephen Edwards and Debra Coleman of Albritton Law Firm in Longview; and Danny Williams, Brian K. Buss, Christopher Cravey, Matthew Rodgers, Michael A. Benefield, and David Morehan of Williams, Morgan & Amerson in Houston.

Jury trial is requested.

 

Oct. 9

• Blue Spike v. DigitalPersona Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00759

Blue Spike is a Texas limited liability company and has its headquarters and principal place of business in Tyler.

The defendants are accused of infringing on:

• U.S. Patent Nos. 7,346,472 issued March 18, 2008, for Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals;

• U.S. Patent No. 7,660,700 issued Feb. 9, 2010, for Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals;

• U.S. Patent No. 7,949,494 issued May 24, 2011, for Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals; and

• U.S. Patent No. 8,214,175 issued July 3, 2012 for Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals.

The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, treble damages, interest and attorney’s fees.

Blue Spike is represented by Eric M. Albritton, Stephen E. Edwards and Michael A. Benefield of Albritton Law Firm in Longview; and Randall T. Garteiser, Christopher A. Honea and Christopher S. Johns of Garteiser Honea P.C. in San Rafael, Calif.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Oct. 10

• Powerline Innovations v. Netgear Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00763

Powerline Innovations is a limited liability company with a principal place of business in Plano.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,471,190 issued Nov. 28, 1995, for Method and Apparatus for Resource Allocation in a Communication Network System.

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

Powerline Innovations is represented by Hao Ni and Stevenson Moore of Ni Law Firm in Dallas.

A jury trial is requested.