Marshall Division
Oct. 26
• Astute Technology v. Learner’s Digest International
Astute is a Virginia limited liability company.
The defendant is Learners Digest International, doing business as Marathon Multimedia.
The defendant is accused of infringing on:
• U.S. Patent No. 6,789,228 issued Sept. 7, 2004, for Method and System for the Storage and Retrieval of Web-Based Education Materials;
• U.S. Patent No. 7,689,898 issued March 30, 2010, for Enhanced Capture, Management and Distribution of Live Presentations; and
• U.S. Patent No. 8,286,070 issued Oct. 9, 2012, for Enhanced Capture, Management and Distribution of Live Presentations.
The plaintiff is asking for an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, court costs, interest and enhanced damages.
Astute is represented by Arthur I. Navarro in Navarro Law Office PC in Irving. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the case.
Case No. 2:12-cv-00689
Oct. 26
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Amazon.com Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00690
Oct. 27
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Barnes & Noble Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00691
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Coby Electronics Corp. Case No. 2:12-cv-00692
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Lenovo (United States) Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00693
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Viewsonic Corp. Case No. 2:12-cv-00694
• Hopewell Culture & Design v. Vizio Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00695
Hopewell Culture is a limited liability company with its principal place of business in Plano.
The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,171,625 issued Jan. 30, 2007, for Double-Clicking a Point-and-Click Interface Apparatus to Enable a New Interaction with Content Represented by a Visual Display Element.
The plaintiff is asking the court for an award of damages, interest, treble damages, attorney’s fees and court costs.
Hopewell Culture & Design is represented by Austin L. Hansley of the Austin Hansley Law Firm in Dallas. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the cases.
Oct. 29
• Telinit Technologies v. Rebtel Networks AB et al Case No. 2:12-cv-00696
• Telinit Technologies v. RingCentral Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00697
Telinit is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Plano.
The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,192,123 issued Feb. 20, 2001, for Method and Apparatus for Initiating Telephone Calls Using a Data Network.
The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction and for an award of damages, enhanced damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees.
Telinit is represented by William E. Davis III of The Davis Firm PC in Longview and Eugenio J. Torres-Oyola of Ferraiuoli LLC in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap is assigned to the case.
Tyler Division
Oct. 26
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Altair Engineering Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00806
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Altera Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00807
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Altium Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00808
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Dassault Systems SolidWorks Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00809
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00810
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Mintab Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00811
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Originlab Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00812
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Parametric Technology Corp. Case No. 6:12-cv-00813
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. SlickEdit Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00814
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. SofTech Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00815
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. System Development Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00816
• Uniloc USA Inc. et al v. Waterloo Maple Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00817
Uniloc USA Inc. is a Texas corporation having a principal place of business in Irvine, Calif. Uniloc Singapore Private Ltd. is a Singapore corporation.
The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,857,067 issued for System and Method for Preventing Unauthorized Access to Electronic Data.
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 Barry J. Bumgardner and Steven W. Hartsell of Nelson Bumgardner Castro 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.
Oct. 29
• IP Co., d/b/a Intus IQ v. Crestron Electronics Inc.
IP Co., doing business as Intus IQ, is a Georgia limited liability corporation. Intus IQ’s offices are in Atlanta, Ga., and McKinney, Texas.
The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,044,062 issued March 28, 2000, for Wireless Network System and Method for Providing Same.
The plaintiff is asking the court to issue an injunction and for an award of damages, treble damages, interest, attorney’s fees and court costs.
IP Co. is represented by T. John Ward Jr. and Jack Wesley Hill of Ward & Smith Law Firm in Longview and John C. Herman, Ryan K. Walsh, Peter M. Jones, and Jessica M. Kattula of Robbins, Geller, Rudman & Dowd LLP in Atlanta, Ga.
U.S. District Judge Leonard E. David is assigned to the case.
Case No. 6:12-cv-00821
• Meadows Financial Systems v. Cici Enterprises LP Case No. 6:12-cv-00822
• Meadows Financial Systems v. Little Caesar Enterprise Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00823
• Meadows Financial Systems v. Papa Murphy’s International Case No. 6:12-cv-00824
• Meadows Financial Systems v. Hungry Howie’s Pizza & Subs Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00825
Meadows is a Texas corporation with a principal place in Marshall.
The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 8,064,434 issued Nov. 22, 2011, for Method for Providing Internet Services to a Telephone User.
The plaintiff is asking the court for an award of damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees.
Meadows is represented by Andrew W. Spangler of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview and James A. Fussell III of Spangler & Fussell in Alexandria, Va. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis is assigned to the cases.
Oct. 30
• NobelBiz Inc. v. Intelligent Contacts Inc.
NobelBiz is a privately held Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Carlsbad, Calif.
The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 8,135,122 issued March 13, 2012, for System and Method for Modifying Communication Information.
The plaintiff is asking the court for an injunction and for an award of damages, lost profits, treble damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
NobelBiz is represented by S. Calvin Capshaw, Elizabeth L. DeRieux and D. Jeffrey Rambin of Capshaw DeRieux in Gladewater; and Ralph A. Dengler, Charles H. Chevalier and William A. Hector of Gibbons P.C. in Newark, NJ. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis is assigned to the case.
Case No. 6:12-cv-00831
Oct. 31
• NovelPoint Tracking v. Ford Motor Co.
NovelPoint Tracking LLC 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 Dallas attorney Everett Upshaw. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Leonard E. Davis is assigned to the case.
Case No. 6:12-cv-00832
• Blue Calypso Inc. v. Foursquare Labs Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00837
• Blue Calypso Inc. v. MyLikes Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00838
Blue Calypso Inc. is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Dallas.
The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,664,516 issued Feb. 16, 2010, for Method and System for Peer-to-Peer Advertising Between Mobile Communication Devices and U.S. Patent No. 8,155,679 issued April 10, 2012, for System and Method for Peer-to-Peer Advertising Between Mobile Communication Devices.
The plaintiff is asking the court for an injunction and for an award of damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees.
Blue Calypso is represented by Melissa Richards Smith of Gilliam & Smith in Marshall and W. Bryan Farney, Steven R. Daniels and Bryan D. Atkinson of Farney Daniels in Georgetown. A jury trial is requested.
U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis is assigned to the cases.
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