Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Marshall Division 

Dec. 10

• Arczar v. Hasbro Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00784

• Arczar v. IKEA North America Services et al Case No. 2:12-cv-00785

• Arczar v. Nintendo of America Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00786

• Arczar v. Sony Computer Entertainment America et al Case No. 2:12-cv-00787

• Arczar v. ZipRealty Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00788

Arczar is a Texas limited liability company having a principal place of business in Marshall.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,037,936 issued March 14, 2000, for Computer Vision System with a Graphic User Interface and Remote Camera Control.

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

Arczar is represented by Hao Ni, Timothy T. Wang and Stevenson Moore V of Ni Law Firm PLLC in Dallas. A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Dec. 14

• TQP Development v. Callidus Software Inc. Case No. 2:12-cv-00799

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 PC in Longview.

A jury trial is requested.

 

Sherman Division

Dec. 13

• Egyptian Goddess Inc. v. Dermalactives Inc.

Egyptian Goddess is a Texas corporation.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Design Patent No. D459,548 issued June 25, 2002, for Nail Buffer.

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

Egyptian Goddess is represented by Robert G. Oake Jr. of Oake Law Office in Allen. A jury trial is requested.

Case No. 4:12-cv-00769

 

Tyler Division

Dec. 11

• Landmark Technology v. Airgas Case No. 6:12-cv-00930

• Landmark Technology v. Belk Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00931

• Landmark Technology v. Burberry Ltd. Case No. 6:12-cv-00932

• Landmark Technology v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. Case No. 6:12-cv-00933

Landmark Technology is a Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business in Tyler.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,576,951 issued Nov. 19, 1996, for Automated Sales and Services System; and U.S. Patent No. 7,010,508 issued March 7, 2006, for Automated Multimedia Data Processing Network.

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

Landmark Technology is represented by Charles Ainsworth and Robert Christopher Bunt of Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth PC in Tyler; and Stanley M. Gibson and Gregory S. Cordey of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles, Calif.  A jury trial is requested.

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