Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Marshall Division 

April 16

Lodsys Group v. Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00272

Lodsys Group v. Dow Jones & Co. Case No. 2:13-cv-00273

Lodsys Group v. Evernote Corp. Case No. 2:13-cv-00274

Lodsys Group v. Glu Mobile Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00275

Lodsys Group v. Hipstamatic Case No. 2:13-cv-00276

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

The patents at issue include U.S. Patent 7,620,565 issued Nov. 17, 2009, for Customer-Based Product Design Module; and U.S. Patent No. 7,222,078 issued May 22, 2007, for Methods and Systems for Gathering Information from Units of a Commodity Across a Network.

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

The plaintiff is represented by William E. Davis III of the Davis Law Firm in Longview and Michael A. Goldfarb and Christopher M. Huck of Kelley, Donion, Gill, Huck & Goldfarb in Seattle. A jury trial is requested.

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

 

• STB Ltd et al v. Johnson & Johnson et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00277

STB is a corporation with a principal place of business in Bellevue, Wash., and the American Red Cross has an office located in Rockville, Md.

The defendants are Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon Inc., Omrix Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. and Omrix Biopharmaceuticals Inc.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,189,410 issued March 13, 2007, for Supplemented and Unsupplemented Tissue Sealants, Methods of Their Production and Use; and U.S. Patent No. 7,196,054 issued March 27, 2007, for Supplemented and Unsupplemented Tissue Sealants, Methods of Their Production and Use.

The plaintiffs are asking for an award of actual and enhanced damages, plus attorney’s fees and court costs.

STB is represented by William E. Davis,III of The Davis Firm PC in Longview; and Donald R. McPhail, Barry Golob and Kerry McTigue of Cozen O’Connor in Washington, D.C.

A jury trial is requested.

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

 

April 17

• InterForm Inc. v. Newell Rubbermaid Inc. et al Case No. 2:13-cv-00279

April 18

• InterForm Inc. v. Staples Inc. Case No. 2:13-cv-00281

InterForm is a corporation that maintains its principal place of business in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The defendants are Newell Rubbermaid Inc., Sanford LP, Mitsubishi Pencil Co. and Staples Inc.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,447,190 C1 issued Dec. 20, 2012, for Viscoelastic Grip for a Writing Implement.

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

InterForm is represented by Andrew W. Spangler of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview.

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

 

Tyler Division

April 17

• CDD Technologies v. Acer America Corp. Case No. 6:13-cv-00335

• CDD Technologies v. ASUS Computer International Case No. 6:13-cv-00337

• CDD Technologies v. Dell Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00338

• CDD Technologies v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Case No. 6:13-cv-00339

CDD Technologies is a Texas limited liability company with a place of business in Tyler.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,049,874 issued April 11, 2000, for System and Method for Backing Up Computer Files Over a Wide Area Computer Network; and U.S. Patent No. 5,734,340 issued March 31, 1998, for Method and Apparatus for Storing Run-Intensive Information in Compact Form.

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

CDD Technologies is represented by Andrew W. Spangler of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Longview; James A. Fussell III of Spangler & Fussell P.C. in Alexandria, Va.: and Stamatios Stamoulis and Richard C. Weinblatt of Stamoulis & Weinblatt in Wilmington, Dela.

A jury trial is requested.

• Narada Systems v. Tabula Inc. Case No. 6:13-cv-00336

Narada Systems is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in the Allen.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,504,786 issued on Jan. 7, 2003; U.S. Patent No. 6,901,070 issued on May 31, 2005; and U.S. Patent No. 7,236,488 issued on June 26, 2007; with all three patents relating to switching and routing technologies.

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.

Narada Systems is represented by S. Calvin Capshaw, Elizabeth L. DeRieux and D. Jeffrey Rambin of Capshaw DeRieux LLP in Gladewater; and Konrad Sherinian of The Law Offices of Konrad Sherinian LLC in Naperville, Ill.

A jury trial is requested.