Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Marshall Division

Jan. 20 

• C4cast.com Inc. v. Kohl’s Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00033

• C4cast.com Inc. v. L.L. Bean Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00034

• C4cast.com Inc. v. Recreational Equipment Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00035

• C4cast.com Inc. v. Sears Holdings Management Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00036

C4cast.com Inc. is a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business in Pasadena, Calif.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,658,467 issued on Dec. 2, 2003, for Provision of Informational Resources over an Electronic Network and U.S. Patent No. 7,958,204 issued June 7, 2011, for Community-Selected Content.

The plaintiffs are asking the court to issue an injunction to prevent further infringement and for an award of damages, costs, expenses and interest.

C4cast.com is represented by Hao Ni, Timothy T. Wang and Stevenson Moore V. of Ni Law Firm in Dallas. Jury trials are requested.

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

 

Jan. 22

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Acer Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00037

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Asustek Computer Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00038

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. HTC Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00039

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Kyocera Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00040

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Lenovo Group Ltd. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00041

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. LG Electronics Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00043

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Pantech Co. Ltd. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00044

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00045

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Sony Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00046

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. Toshiba Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00047

• Tierra Intelectual Borinquen Inc. v. ZTE Corp. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00048

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,350,078 issued March 25, 2008, for User Selection of Computer Login and U.S. Patent No. 7,725,725 issued May 25, 2010, for User-Selectable Signatures.

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

The plaintiff 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 cases.

 

• DietGoal Innovations v. Mrs. Fields Famous Brands Case No. 2:13-cv-00042

DietGoal Innovations is a Texas limited liability company based in Austin.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,585,516 issued July 1, 2003, for Method and System for Computerized Visual Behavior Analysis, Training and Planning.

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

DietGoal is represented by Christopher M. Joe, Eric W. Buether, Brian A. Carpenter, Mark D. Perantie, Niky Bukovcan and Monica Tavakoli of Buether Joe & Carpenter in Dallas.

Jury trial is requested.

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

 

Jan. 23

• Patent Group v. Under Armour Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00049

Patent Group is a limited liability company with its principal place of business in Tyler.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,603,490 B1 issued Aug. 5, 2003, for Web Site Screen Rotation.

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

Patent Group is represented by John F. Walker and Marisa Schouten of Martin Walker P.C. in Tyler and Stafford Davis of The Stafford Davis Firm in Tyler.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Welding Innovations Solutions v. American Axle & Manufacturing Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00051

Welding is a limited liability company with its principal place of business in Longview.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,828,028 issued Oct. 27, 1998, for Hot Forging Method and Apparatus.

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

Welding is represented by Darrell G. Dotson, Gregory P. Love and Scott E. Stevens of Stevens Love in Longview and Todd Y. Brandt of Stevens Love in Houston.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

• Trover Group Inc. et al v. Tyco International Ltd. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00052

Trover Group Inc. is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Plano.  Plaintiff The Security Center Inc. is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business located in Dallas. Plaintiffs Security Center and Trover are sister corporations.

The defendants are Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Integrated Security LLC, The ADT Corp., ADT Security Services Inc., 3VR Inc., 3VR Security Inc. and March Networks Corp.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,751,345 issued May 12, 1998, for Image Retention and Information Security System and U.S. Patent No. 5,751,346 issued May 12, 1998, for Image Retention and Information Security System.

Trover Group and Security Center are asking the court for an injunction and for an award of damages, enhanced damages, interest, court costs and attorney’s fees.

The plaintiffs are represented by Steven N. Williams, Kenneth P. Kula and William Z. Duffy of McDole Williams PC in Dallas.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

• NovelPoint Tracking v. TCT Mobile Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00053

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 Dallas attorneys Everett Upshaw and Rhiannon Kelso.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Tyler Division

Jan. 22

• Blue Spike v. M2SYS Case No. 6:13-cv-00083

• Blue Spike v. Tygart Technology Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00084

• Blue Spike v. Kronos Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00086

• Blue Spike v. Hitachi America Ltd. Case No. 6:13-cv-00087

• Blue Spike v. Iris HD Systems Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00088

• Blue Spike v. MorphoTrak Inc. et al Case No. 6:13-cv-00089

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 cases.

 

Jan. 23

• LifeScreen Sciences v. Cordis Corp. Case No. 6:13-cv-00091

LifeScreen Sciences is a Texas corporation with a principal place of business in Frisco.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,709,704 issued Jan. 20, 1998, for Blood Clot Filtering and U.S. Patent No. 6,214,025 issued April 10, 2001, for Self-Centering, Self-Expanding and Retrievable Vena Cava Filter.

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

The plaintiff is represented by Jonathan T. Suder and Brett M. Pinkus of Friedman, Suder & Cooke in Fort Worth.

A jury trial is requested.

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