Recent patent infringement cases filed in the Eastern District of Texas

April 14 

Olivistar LLC v ADT LLC dba ADT Security Services Case No. 2:14-cv-00349

Olivistar LLC v American Traffic Solutions Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00338

Olivistar LLC v Belkin International Inc. Case No. 2-14-cv-00

Olivistar LLC v Boxee Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00340

Olivistar LLC v Facebook Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00341

Olivistar LLC v Global Media Group LLC Case No. 2:14-cv-00342

Olivistar LLC v Honeywell International Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00343

Olivistar LLC v OnStar LLC Case No. 2:14-cv-00344

Olivistar LLC v Samsung Electronics America Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00345

Olivistar LLC v Somfy Systems Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00346

Olivistar LLC v Sony Corporation of America Case No. 2:14-cv-00347

Olivistar LLC v Vizio Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00348

Plaintiff Olivistar is a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in McKinney.

U.S. Patent No. 6,839,731 issued Jan. 4, 2005, for a System and Method for Providing Data Communication in a Device Network; and

U.S. Patent No. 8,239,481 issued Aug. 7, 2012, for a System and Method for Implementing Open-Control Remote Device Control.

The plaintiff is seeking injunctive relief, compensatory damages, interest, treble damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and other just and proper relief. A jury trial is requested.

Austin Hansley of Dallas is representing Olivistar.

The case has been assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

 

April 15

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Aluratek Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00351

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Archos Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00352

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Best Buy Purchasing LLC dba Insignia Products Case No. 2:14-cv-00353

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v DPI Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00354

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Hewlett-Packard Co. Case No. 2:14-cv-00355

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Mach Speed Technologies LLC Case No. 2:14-cv-00356

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Samsung Electronics America Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00357

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Shaghal Ltd. dba eMatic Case No. 2:14-cv-00358

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00359

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Techno Source USA Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00360

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Toshiba America Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00361

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Visual Land Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00362

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v Yifang USA Inc. dba EFun Case No. 2:14-cv-00363

Long Corner Consumer Electronics LLC v ZTE (USA) Inc. Case No. 2:14-cv-00364

Plaintiff Long Corner Consumer Electronics is a Texas limited liability company with its principal office in Allen.

The defendants are accused of infringing U.S. Patent No. 7,808,483 for a System, Device and Method for Extending a Stroke of a Computer Pointing Device.  Generally, the accused instrumentalities include a sensor, for example, an accelerometer or a gyroscope, an input element, for example a touch screen, and auto-rotation capabilities.

Long Corner is seeking injunctive relief, compensatory damages, interest, costs and other relief to which it may be entitled. A jury trial is requested.

The plaintiff is represented by Craig Tadlock of the Tadlock Law Firm PLLC in Plano.

The cases have been assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

 

InMotion Imagery Technologies LLC v Grass Valley USA LLC et al Case No. 2:14-cv-00365

Plaintiff InMotion Imagery is a Texas limited liability with its principal place of business in Marshall.

The defendants are Grass Valley USA LLC and Belden Inc.

“Upon information and belief, Belden, Inc. acquired Grass Valley, but still does business through Grass Valley USA, LLC under the Grass Valley Brand Name for its nonlinear video editing software,” the suit states.

The defendants are accused of infringing on:

U.S. Patent No. 6,526,219 issued Feb. 25, 2003, for a Picture-Based Video Indexing System; and

U.S. Patent No. 8,150,239 issued April 3, 2012, for a Picture-Based Video Indexing System.

InMotion Imagery is seeking compensatory damages, a permanent injunction, attorneys’ fees and other relief deemed just and proper. A jury trial is requested.

William E. Davis III of Longview is representing the plaintiff. James F. McDonough III of Heninger Garrison Davis LLC in Atlanta, Ga., and M. Blair Clinton of Heninger Garrison Davis LLC in Birmingham, Ala., are of counsel.

The case has been assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.

 

April 17

Better Mouse Co. LLC v Anker Tech Corp. et al Case No. 2:14-cv-00376

Better Mouse Co. is a Texas limited liability company with a principal place of business in Tyler.

The defendants are Anker Tech Corp. and Fantasia Trading LLC. They are accused of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 7,532,200 issued May 12, 2009, for an Apparatus for Setting Multi-Stage Displacement Resolution of a Mouse.

According to the suit, the defendants make, sell or distribute computer mice and other devices such as the Anker Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse, that infringe on the ‘200 Patent.

Better Mouse is seeking compensatory damages, injunctive relief, interest, attorneys’ fees and other relief deemed just and proper. A jury trial is requested.

Larry D. Thompson Jr. of Antonelli Harrington & Thompson LLP in Houston and Stafford Davis of Tyler are representing the plaintiff.