Recent patent infringement suits filed in the Eastern District of Texas

Marshall Division

July 8 

• Institute for Information Industry v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Institute for Information Industry is a research institution with a principal address in Taipei, Taiwan.

The defendants are Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC.

The defendant is accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,206,301 issued April 17, 2007, for System and Method For Data Communication Handoff Across Heterogeneous Wireless Networks.

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

Institute for Information Industry is represented by Dallas attorneys Winston O. Huff and Deborah Jagai. A jury trial is requested.

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

 

Tyler Division

July 8

• Mars Inc. v. TruRx et al. Case No. 6:13-cv-00526

Mars Inc. is a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business in McLean, Va.

The defendants are TruRX, True Science Holdings and Natural Polymer International Corp.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 6,495,176 issued Dec. 17, 2002, for Animal Food Composition and U.S. Patent No. 6,652,892 issued Nov. 25, 2003, for Animal Food Composition.

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

The plaintiff is represented by Marc L. Delflache and Dustin M. Mauck of Fulbright & Jaworski in Dallas. A jury trial is requested.

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

 

July 9

• Lone Star WiFi v. Legacy Stonebriar Hotel Ltd. et al. Case No. 6:13-cv-00536

Lone Star WiFi is a Texas limited liability company with a principal place of business in Tyler.

The defendants are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,490,348 issued on Feb. 10, 2009, for Wireless Network Having Multiple Communication Allowances and U.S. Patent No. 8,312,286 issued Nov. 13, 2012, for Wireless Network Having Multiple Communication Allowances.

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

Lonestar WiFi is represented by T. John Ward Jr., T. John Ward, Wesley Hill and Claire Abernathy Henry of Ward and Smith Law Firm in Longview; and Joseph P. Reid and Thomas N. Millikan of Gartman Law Group P.C. in San Diego, Calif.

A jury trial is requested.