"Patent" tagged Cases and Lawsuits

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Polaris IP, LLC v. Google Inc. et alAugust 27, 2007May 16, 2008
Polaris IP, LLC sued Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., A9.com, Inc., Borders, Inc., Borders Group Inc., AOL LLC, America Online, Inc., IAC/InteractiveCorp., and IAC Search and Media, Inc. for patent infringement involving U.S. Patent No. 6,411,947 entitled "Automatic Message Interpretation and Routing System." Plaintiff alleges that defendants are infringing on the patent by implementing various websites that comprise interpreting electronic messages with rule base and case base knowledge engines.
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et alJune 6, 2007May 16, 2008
Plaintiff alleges that defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,681,120 entitled "Mobile Entertainment and Communication Device."
Apple Inc. v. Atico International USA Inc. et alMay 14, 2008May 15, 2008
Software Rights Archive, LLC v. Google Inc. et alNovember 21, 2007May 15, 2008
Plaintiff Software Rights Archive, LLC alleges that Defendants Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., AOL LLC and Lycos, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,544,352 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Indexing, Searching and Displaying Data."
IP Innovation LLC et al v. Google, Inc.November 16, 2007May 15, 2008
Plaintiffs IP Innovation LLC and Technology Licensing Corp. alleges that defendant Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patents No. 5,276,785 entitled "Moving Viewpoint With Respect to a Target in a Three Dimensional Workspace" and No. 5,675,819 entitled "Document Information Retrieval Using Global Word Co-Occurrence Patterns."
Performance Pricing, Inc. v. Google Inc. et alSeptember 27, 2007May 15, 2008
Plaintiff Performance Pricing, Inc. sued Google Inc., AOL LLC, Microsoft Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. for infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,978,253 entitled "Systems and Methods for Transacting Business Over a Global Communications Network such as the Internet."
Illinois Computer Research, LLC v. Google Inc.September 10, 2007May 15, 2008
Plaintiff Illinois Computer Research, LLC alleges that defendant Google Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,111,252 entitled "Enhancing Touch and Feel on the Internet."
Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. et alMarch 20, 2008May 14, 2008
Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., MTV Networks and Electronic Arts, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience." The suit relates to the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of products.
Northeastern University et al v. Google, Inc.,November 6, 2007May 14, 2008
Plaintiffs Northwestern University and Jarg Corporation allege that Defendant Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,694,593 entitled "Distributed Computer Database System and Method."
NetJumper Sofware L. L. C. v. Google, IncorporatedFebruary 2, 2004May 13, 2008
Plaintiff NetJumper, L.L.C. sued defendant Google, Inc. for patent infringement and alleged that Google Toolbar and Google Viewer infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,890,172 and U.S. Patent No. 6,226,655, both entitled "Method and Apparatus for Retrieving Data from a Network Using Linked Location Identifiers." Defendant Google counterclaimed for trademark infringement.
Zapmedia Services, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.March 12, 2008May 8, 2008
Plaintiff ZapMedia Services Inc. alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,020,704 entitled "System and method for distributing media assets to user devices via a portal synchronized by said user devices " and 7,343,414 entitled "GUI driving media playback device."
CROSS ATLANTIC CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC. v. FACEBOOK, INC. et alJuly 3, 2007May 7, 2008
Plaintiff Cross Atlantic Capital Partners Inc. alleges that defendant Facebook, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,518,629 B2 entitled "System for creating a community for users with common interests to interact in."
TimeBase Pty Ltd. v. Thomson Corporation, The et alNovember 7, 2007May 6, 2008
Plaintiff TimeBase Pty Ltd. alleged that Defendants The Thomson Corporation, West Publishing Corporation, and West Services, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,293,228 entitled "MALTweb Multi-Axis Viewing Interface and Higher Level Scoping."
Datatreasury Corporation v. Citizens Bank of Rhode Island et alMay 2, 2008May 2, 2008
PA Advisors, LLC v. Google Inc. et alNovember 2, 2007May 2, 2008
Plaintiff PA Advisors, LLC allege that Defendants infringed no U.S. Patent No. 6,199,067 entitled "System and Method for Generating Personalized User Profiles and for Utilizing the Generated User Profiles to Perform Adaptive Internet Searches."
Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Google, Inc. et alFebruary 12, 2008April 28, 2008
Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC alleges that Defendants Google, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,043,450 entitled "Paid Search Engine Bid Management."
Milan v. Apple IncorporatedApril 24, 2008April 25, 2008
Plaintiff Henry Milan alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,991,483 B1 entitled "Flash Memory Drive with Quick Connector."
Gibson Guitar Corporation v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et alMarch 17, 2008April 22, 2008
Plaintiff Gibson Guitar Corporation alleges that Defendants Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corporation, Kmart Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., GameStope Corporation and Toys-R-Us Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,990,405 entitled "System and Method for Generating and Controlling a Simulated Musical Concert Experience" by selling Guitar Hero series of video games.
Aloft Media LLC v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 22, 2008April 21, 2008
Plaintiff Aloft Media LLC alleges that Defendant Microsoft Corp. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,901,393 entitled "System, Method and Computer Program Product for a Customer-Centric Collaborative Protocol."
Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple, Inc.March 14, 2008April 18, 2008
Plaintiff Mirror Worlds LLC alleges that Defendant Apple, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,006,227 and 6,638,313 B1 entitled "Document Stream Operating System" and 6,725,427 B2 entitled "Document Stream Operating System with Document Organizing and Display Facilities," 6,768,999 B2 entitled "Enterprise, Stream-Based Information Management System"
Klausner Technologies Inc v. Apple Inc et alMarch 19, 2008April 10, 2008
Plaintiff Klausner Technologies, Inc. alleges that Defendants Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility LLC infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,283,818 entitled "Telephone Answering Device Linking Displayed Data with Recorded Audio Message."
Tafas v. Dudas et alAugust 22, 2007March 12, 2008
F & G Research, Inc v. Google, IncNovember 29, 2007March 6, 2008
Plaintiff F & G Research, Inc. alleges that Defendant Google Inc. infringed U.S. Patent No. 5,313,229 entitled "Mouse and Method for Concurrent Cursor Position and Scrolling Control."
F & G Research, Inc. v. Google, Inc.June 22, 2006March 6, 2008
Plaintiff F & G Research, Inc. sued Google, Inc. for patent infringement over U.S. Patent No. 5,313,229 entitled "Mouse and Method for Concurrent Cursor Position and Scrolling Control."
Aloft Media LLC v. Microsoft CorporationFebruary 22, 2008February 22, 2008
Plaintiff Aloft Media, LLC alleged that Defendant Microsoft Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,305,625 entitled "Data Networking System and Method for Interfacing a User."
Bid for Position, LLC v. AOL, LLC et alDecember 13, 2007February 12, 2008
Plaintiff Bid for Position, LLC alleges that Defendants AOL, LLC, Google, Inc., Microsoft Corporation and MIVA, INc. infringed on Patent No. 7,225,151 entitled "Online Auction Bid Management System and Method."
Valueclick Inc v. Revenue Science IncMarch 28, 2007February 12, 2008
Beneficial Innovations, Inc. v. AOL, LLC. et alDecember 20, 2007February 11, 2008
Plaintiff Beneficial Innovations, Inc. alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,712,702 entitled "Method and System for Playing Games on a Network" and 6,183,336 entitled "Network Gaming System."
iLOR, LLC v. Google, Inc.April 17, 2007February 7, 2008
Plaintiff iLOR, LLC alleges that Google, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,206,839 entitled "Method for Adding a User Selected Function to a Hyperlink."
Restricted Spending Solutions, LLC v. Apple, Inc.February 6, 2008February 6, 2008
WI-Lan, Inc. v. Acer, Inc. et alOctober 31, 2007February 6, 2008
Plaintiff Wi-LAN Inc. sued Defendants Suppliers, Broadcom Corporation, Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc. and Circuit City Stores, Inc. for infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 5,282,222 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Multiple Access Between Transceivers in Wireless Communications Using OFDM Spread Spectrum" and RE37,802 entitled "Multicode Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum."
AutoText Technologies, Inc. v. Apple, inc. et alNovember 9, 2007January 9, 2008
Plaintiff AutoText Technologies, Inc. alleges Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,305,205 entitled "Computer-Assisted Transcription Apparatus."
LOTTOTRON, INC. v. MICROSOFT CORPORATIONOctober 22, 2007November 26, 2007
Plaintiff Lottotron, Inc. alleged that defendant Microsoft Corporation's online poker and casino games infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,921,865, 5,910,047 and 5,415,416 all entitled "Computerized Lottery Wagering System" and U.S Patent No.,5,816,919 entitled "Computer Lottery Wagering System".
Microlinc, LLC v. Intel Corporatioh et alNovember 7, 2007November 15, 2007
Plaintiff Microlinc, LLC alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,009,488 entitled "Computer Having Packet-Based Interconnect Channel."
Spark Network Services, Inc. v. Match.Com, LP et alJanuary 30, 2007November 15, 2007
Plaintiff Spark Network Services, Inc. alleged that defendants Match.com, LP, eHarmony.com, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,272,467 B1 entitled "System for Data Collection and Matching Compatible Profiles."
Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC v. Yahoo! Inc.September 13, 2007November 8, 2007
Plaintiff Paid Search Engine Tools, LLC alleged that defendant Yahoo! Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,043,450 entitled "Paid Search Engine Bid Management."
Antor Media Corporation v. Metacafe, Inc.March 27, 2007November 5, 2007
Plaintiff Antor Media Corporation alleged that MetaCafe, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,734,961 entitled "Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Information Recorded on Information Storage Means from a Central Server to Subscribers via a High Data Rate Digital Telecommunications Network."
REFINED RECOMMENDATION CORPORATION v. NETFLIX, INC.October 16, 2007October 22, 2007
Plaintiff Refined Recommendation Corporation alleges that Netflix, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,606,102 entitled "Optimizing Interest Potential."
SmithKline Beecham Corporation et al v. Dudas et alOctober 9, 2007October 15, 2007
Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Hustler.com et alOctober 5, 2007October 15, 2007
Plaintiff Digital Reg of Texas, LLC alleged that defendants Hustler.com (a/k/a LFP Internet Group, LLC), LFP, Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Audible, Inc., Sony Corp. of America, Sony Connect, Inc., Macrovision Corp. and Blockbuster Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,389,541 entitled "Regulating Access to Digital Content."
Leaper Footwear v. Nike et alOctober 1, 2007October 15, 2007
Plaintiff Leaper Footwear, LLC alleged that defendants Nike, Inc. and Apple, Inc. developed and marketed a "Nike + iPod Sport Kit" that infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,720,200 entitled "Performance Measuring Footwear."
Web Telephony, LLC. v. Verizon Communications, Inc. et alMarch 14, 2007October 15, 2007
Plaintiff Web Telephony, LLC alleges that defendants have infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 6,445,694 and 6,785,266, both entitled "Internet controlled telephone system."
Amgen Inc. v. F. Hoffmann-LaRoche LTD et alNovember 8, 2005October 15, 2007
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. et alOctober 14, 2005October 15, 2007
Plaintiff Stanford University alleged that defendants Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Roche Diagnostics Corporation, Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. and Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,968,730 entitled "Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for Monitoring Antiviral Therapy and Making Therapeutic Decisions in the Treatment of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome" and 6,503,705 entitled "Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for Monitoring Antiviral Therapy and Making Therapeutic Decisions in the Treatment of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome."
PartsRiver, Inc. v. Shopzilla, Inc. et alOctober 3, 2007October 12, 2007
Plaintiff PartsRiver, Inc. alleged that defendants Shopzilla, Inc., ValueClick, Inc., Pricerunner Limited, Yahoo! Inc., PriceGrabber.com, Inc., eBay, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,275,821 entitled "Method and System for Executing a Guided Parametric Search."
NTP, Inc. v. Sprint Nextel Corp.September 7, 2007October 12, 2007
Plaintiff NTP, Inc. alleged that Sprint Nextel Corp. infringed on U.S Patent Nos. 5,438,611 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors Originating from Outside of the Electronic Mail System and Method of Operation thereof," 5,479,472 entitled "System for Interconnecting Electronic Mail Systems by RF Communications and Method of Operation thereof," 5,436,960 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors and Method of Operation thereof," 5,625,670 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," 5,819,172 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Radios," 6,317,582 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," and 6,317,592 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processor," and 5,631,946 entitled "System for Transferring Information from a RF Receiver to a Processor Under Control of a Program Store by the Processor and Method of Operation thereof".
Anascape, Ltd v. Microsoft Corp. et alJuly 31, 2006October 12, 2007
Plaintiff Anascape, Ltd. sued defendants Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo of America, Inc., and alleged that defendants infringed on various patents related to video game consoles and video game controllers.
Apple Computer Inc. v. Burst.com, Inc.January 4, 2006October 12, 2007
Plaintiff Apple Computer, Inc. sued defendant Burst.com, Inc. and sought a declaratory judgment that U.S. Patent Nos. 4,963,995 entitled "Audio/Video Transceiver Apparatus Including Compression Means," 5,164,839 entitled "Method for handling audio/video source information", 5,995,705 entitled "Burst transmission apparatus and method for audio/video information" are invalid and are not infringed by Apple.
IP Innovation, LLC. et al v. Red Hat Inc. et alOctober 9, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff IP Innovation LLC and Technology Licensing Corporation alleged that defendants Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,072,412 entitled "User Interface With Multiple Workspaces for Sharing Display System Objects," 5,533,183 entitled "User Interface With Multiple Workspaces for Sharing Display System Objects," and 5,394,521 entitled "User Interface With Multiple Workspaces for Sharing Display System Objects."
NTP, Inc. v. Cellco PartnershipSeptember 7, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff NTP, Inc. alleged that defendant Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,436,960 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors and Method of Operation thereof," 5,438,611 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors Originating from Outside of the Electronic Mail System and Method of Operation thereof," 5,625,670 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," 5,819,172 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Radios," 6,067,451 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," 6,317,592 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processor," 5,479,472 entitled "System for Interconnecting Electronic Mail Systems by RF Communications and Method of Operation thereof," and 5,631,946 entitled "System for Transferring Information from a RF Receiver to a Processor Under Control of a Program Store by the Processor and Method of Operation thereof".
Mediostream, Inc. v. Acer America Corporation et alAugust 28, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff MedioStream, Inc. alleges that defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,009,655 B2 entitled "Method and System for Direct Recording of Video Information onto a Disk Medium."
The Procter & Gamble Company v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.August 27, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff Procter & Gamble Company sued defendant Kraft Foods Global, Inc. for infringing US Patent No. 7,169,418 entitled "Packaging system to provide fresh packed cofee."
William Reber, L.L.C. v. Helio L.L.C.April 30, 2007October 11, 2007
Plaintiff William Reber L.L.C alleges that Defendant Helio L.L.C. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,701,258 entitled "Wireless Pager with Prestored Images and Methods and Systems for Use thereof."
1st Technology LLC v. Rational Enterprises Ltda. et alSeptember 7, 2006October 11, 2007
Plaintiff 1st Technology LLC alleged that defendants Rational Enterprises Ltda., Rational Poker School Limited, Bodog Entertainment Group S.A., Bodog.net, Bodog.com and FutureBet Systems Ltd. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,564,001 entitled "Method and System for Interactively Transmitting Multimedia Information Over a Network Which Requires Reduced Bandwidth."
Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et alOctober 4, 2005October 11, 2007
Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. alleged that theglobe.com, Inc., Voiceglo Holdings, Inc. and Vonage Holdings Corp. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,304,572 entitled "Method, System and Apparatus for Telecommunications Control," 6,663,561 entitled "Method, System and Apparatus for Telecommunications Control," 6,463,052 entitled "Method, System and Apparatus for Telecommunications Control," 6,452,932 entitled "Method, System and Apparatus for Telecommunications Control," 6,473,429 entitled "Broadband Telecommunications System," 6,298,064 entitled "Broadband Telecommunications System," and 6,665,294 entitled "Broadband Telecommunications System."
NTP, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.September 7, 2007October 10, 2007
Plaintiff NTP, Inc. alleged that T-Mobile USA, Inc. infringed on U.S Patent Nos. 5,438,611 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors Originating from Outside of the Electronic Mail System and Method of Operation thereof," 5,479,472 entitled "System for Interconnecting Electronic Mail Systems by RF Communications and Method of Operation thereof," 5,436,960 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors and Method of Operation thereof," 5,625,670 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," 5,819,172 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Radios," 6,317,582 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," and 6,317,592 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processor," and 5,631,946 entitled "System for Transferring Information from a RF Receiver to a Processor Under Control of a Program Store by the Processor and Method of Operation thereof".
Vonage Holdings Corp. v. Nortel Networks Inc. et alAugust 17, 2007October 10, 2007
Plaintiff Vonage Holdings Corp. sought a declaratory judgment that defendant's patents are invalid, void and/or unenforceable. The case involved U.S. Patent Nos. 6,091,808 entitled "Methods of an Apparatus for Providing Telephone Call Control and Information," 6,445,695 entitled "System and Method for Supporting Communications Services on Behalf of a Communications Device Which Cannot Provide Those Services Itself," and 7,050,861 entitled "Controlling a Destination Terminal from an Originating Terminal."
Wolf v. Brightroom, Inc. et alJune 8, 2007October 10, 2007
Plaintiff alleged that defendants Brightroom, Inc., Island Photography, Inc., Elizabeth M. Kreutz, Bird's Eye View, Inc., Digilabs, Inc., Printroom, INc., Smugmug, Inc. and Hour Photos, Inc. d/b/a Master Photos U.S.A. infringed on U.S Patent No. 7,047,214 entitled "Process for Providing Event Photographs for Inspection, Selection and Distribution Via a Computer Network."
AdvanceMe Inc v. RapidPay LLCNovember 9, 2005October 10, 2007
Plaintiff AdvanceMe Inc. alleges that defendant RapidPay LLC infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,941,281 entitled "Automated Payment." The patent covers systems and methods of automated loan repayment.
NTP, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility, LLCSeptember 7, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiff NTP, Inc. alleged that AT&T Mobility, LLC infringed on U.S Patent Nos. 5,438,611 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors Originating from Outside of the Electronic Mail System and Method of Operation thereof," 5,479,472 entitled "System for Interconnecting Electronic Mail Systems by RF Communications and Method of Operation thereof," 5,436,960 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors and Method of Operation thereof," 5,625,670 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," 5,819,172 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Radios," 6,317,582 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processors," and 6,317,592 entitled "Electronic Mail System with RF Communications to Mobile Processor," and 5,631,946 entitled "System for Transferring Information from a RF Receiver to a Processor Under Control of a Program Store by the Processor and Method of Operation thereof".
FotoMedia Technologies, LLC v. AOL, LLC. et alJune 18, 2007October 9, 2007
Plaintiff FotoMedia Technologies, LLC alleged that AOL LLC, American Online, Inc., PhotoBucket.com, Inc., Shutterfly, Inc., CNET Networks, Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,018,774 entitled "Method and System for Creating Messages Including Image Information," 6,542,936 B1 entitled "System for Creating Messages Including Image Information," and 6,871,231 B2 entitled "Role-Based Access to Image Metadata."
Tavory v. NTP, Inc.September 20, 2006October 9, 2007
Plaintiff Oren Tavory sued defendant NTP, Inc., seeking to be joined as an inventor to six patents owned by NTP, as well as damages for copyright infringement and unjust enrichment.
1st Technology LLC v. IQ-Ludorum, PLC, et alMarch 15, 2006October 9, 2007
DOW JONES REUTERS BUSINESS INTERACTIVE, LLC v. ABLAISE LTD. et alJune 1, 2006October 5, 2007
Plaintiff Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive, LLC d/b/a Factiva seeks a declaratory judgment against defendants Ablaise Ltd. and General Investions Institute A, Inc. that plaintiff has not infringed any claim of U.S. Patent No. 6,961,737 patent entitled "Serving Signals" and that the 6,961,737 patent is invalid.
Datatreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company et alFebruary 24, 2006September 28, 2007
Nike, Inc. v. Geox USA, Inc. et alJuly 19, 2007September 24, 2007
High Maintenance Bitch LLC v. B A Barker IncJune 8, 2007September 13, 2007
1st Media LLC v. Napster, Inc. et alJanuary 16, 2007September 12, 2007
Plaintiff 1st Media LLC alleges that Defendants Napster, Inc., RealNetworks,Inc., kSolo, Inc., and Slep-Tone Entertainment Corporation d/b/a Sound Choice Accompaniment Tracks infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,464,946 entitled "System and Apparatus for Interactive Multimedia Entertainment."
Reiber et al v. Western Digital Corp. et alSeptember 10, 2007September 11, 2007
Lycos, Inc. v. Tivo, Inc. et alAugust 9, 2007September 10, 2007
Plaintiff Lycos, Inc. alleges that defendants Tivo, Inc., Netflix, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,867,799 entitled "Information system and method for filtering a massive flow of information entities to meet user information classification needs: and 5,983,214 entitled "System and method employing individual user content-based data and user collaborative feedback data to evaluate the content of an information entity in a large information communication network."
Datatreasury Corporation v. Small Value Payments CompanyMarch 2, 2004September 10, 2007
High Maintenance Bitch LLC v. Innovative Spotlight IncJune 8, 2007September 5, 2007
Plaintiff High Maintenance Bitch, LLC alleged that defendant Innovative Spotlight, Inc. infringed on U.S Patent Nos. D475,163, D468,491 and D475,162, entitled "Dog collar."
AdvanceMe Inc v. AMERIMERCHANT LLCFebruary 27, 2006August 31, 2007
Plaintiff AdvanceMe Inc. alleges that defendant AmeriMerchant, LLC infringed on US Patent No. 6,941,281 entitled "Automatic payment."
High Maintenance Bitch LLC v. Uptown Dog Club IncJune 8, 2007August 22, 2007
Plaintiff High Maintenance Bitch, LLC alleged that defendant Uptown Dog Club, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. D475,163 and D468,491 and D475,162.
Datatreasury Corporation v. City National Corporation et alApril 18, 2006August 14, 2007
Revenue Science, Inc. v. Valueclick, Inc. et alMay 23, 2007July 18, 2007
TiVo, Inc. v. Forgent Networks, Inc.May 17, 2007July 18, 2007
Reebok International Ltd. v. Nike, Inc.April 3, 2007July 2, 2007
Timebase Pty Ltd v. Thomson Corporation, TheMarch 28, 2007June 29, 2007
Plaintiff Timebase Pty Ltd. sued defendant The Thomson Corporation for infringing U.S. Patent No. 6,233,592 entitled "System for electronic publishing."
Netflix, Inc. v. Blockbuster, Inc.April 4, 2006June 26, 2007
IP Innovation LLC. et al v. Apple, Inc.April 18, 2007June 13, 2007
Plaintiffs IP Innovation LLC and Technology Licensing Corporation allege that Defendant Apple Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,072,412 entitled "User Interface with Multiple Workspaces for Sharing Display System Objects."
1st Technology LLC v. Riptown.Com MediaDecember 28, 2006June 13, 2007
Skyline Software Systems, Inc. v. Keyhole, Inc et alJune 5, 2006June 11, 2007
Plaintiff Skyline Software Systems, Inc. sued defendant Keyhole, Inc. for patent infringement. Plaintiff alleges that Google Earth and other products provided by defendants infringe on U.S. Patent No. 6,496,189 entitled "Remote landscape display and pilot training."
Compression Labs Inc. v. Creo Inc. et alApril 19, 2005June 5, 2007
Yahoo Inc. v. Compression Labs Inc. et alMarch 25, 2005June 5, 2007
Google Inc. v. Compression Labs Inc et alSeptember 17, 2004June 5, 2007
Plaintiff Google Inc. filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 entitled "Coding system for reducing redundancy" owned by defendants Compression Labs, Inc., Forgent Networks, Inc. and General Instruments Corporation is invalid. Defendants have alleged that their patent covers the international standard adopted by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) for compression, decompression, transmission and storage of digital still images.
Viewpointe Archive Services, LLC v. Datatreasury CorporationSeptember 29, 2005April 4, 2007
NETALOG, INC. v. SANRIO CO., LTD., et alJune 1, 2006March 15, 2007
Immunocept, LLC, et al v. Fulbright & JaworskiMay 6, 2005July 26, 2006
Rates Technology Inc. v. Google Inc.October 5, 2005April 6, 2006
Plaintiff Rates Technology Inc. alleges that defendant Google Inc.'s Google Talk VoIP services infringe on U.S. Patent No. 5,425,085 entitled "Least cost routing device for separate connection into phone line" related to minimizing the cost of placing long distance telephone calls.
Ideaflood Inc v. About Inc et alMay 13, 2005February 6, 2006
1st Technology LLC VS Sportingbet PLC., etalJune 27, 2005January 11, 2006
Acacia Media Technologies Corporation v. Club Jenna, Inc. et alDecember 21, 2005January 10, 2006
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc et al v. Forgent Networks, Inc.September 19, 2005November 9, 2005
CitiGroup, Inc. et al v. Datatreasury CorporationSeptember 2, 2005September 29, 2005
Ideaflood, Inc v. America's Online, et alJanuary 23, 2004July 27, 2005
Compression Labs, Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationApril 21, 2005June 29, 2005
Ideaflood, Inc. v. Google, Inc.October 4, 2004March 21, 2005
Plaintiff Ideaflood, Inc. sued defendant Google, Inc. and alleged that Google's blogging service infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,687,746 B1 entitled "System apparatus and method for hosting and assigning domain names on a wide area network." Plaintiff alleged that the patent covers a service for hosting domains and assigning domain names to users, were the domain name is defined, in part, by the user.
Compression Labs Incorporated v. Dell, Inc et alApril 23, 2004February 28, 2005
Plaintiff Compression Labs, Incorporated alleged that Dell Incorporated, International Business Machines Corporation and Toshiba America, Incorporated infringed on U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 entitled "Coding System for Reducing Redunancy."
Compression Labs Incorporated v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et alApril 22, 2004February 28, 2005
Plaintiff Compression Labs, Incorporated alleged that defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 entitled "Coding System for Reducing Redundancy."
Google Inc. v. Skyline Software Systems Inc.November 18, 2004January 3, 2005
Plaintiff Google Inc. filed a declaratory judgment action against defendant Skyline Software Systems, Inc. regarding defendant's U.S. Patent No. 6,496,189 entitled "Remote landscape display and pilot training." Defendant had previously sued Keyhole, Inc., a company acquired by plaintiff, for patent infringement regarding the same patent.
Overture Services, Inc. v. Google Inc.April 23, 2002August 9, 2004
Plaintiff Overture Services Inc. alleged that defendant Google Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,269,361 entitled "System and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine."
Prism Technologies v. PayPalApril 30, 2008 
Fullview, Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationApril 29, 2008 
Datatern, Inc. v. Bank of America Corporation et alApril 21, 2008 
Plaintiff DataTern Inc. alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,937,402 entitled "System for Enabling Access to a Relational Database from an Object Oriented Program."
Pitchware, Inc. v. Monster Worldwide, Inc. et alApril 7, 2008 
Ultra Products, Inc. v. Antec, Inc. et alApril 4, 2008 
Figa v. Apple Inc.February 22, 2008 
Plaintiff Romek Figa d/b/a Abraham & Son alleged that Defendant Apple Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 4,924,496 entitled "Automatic Incoming Telephone Call Originating Number and Party Display System."
Refined Recommendation Corporation v. Netflix, Inc.February 22, 2008 
Plaintiff Refined Recommendation Corporation alleges that Defendant Netflix Inc. has infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,606,102 entitled "Optimizing Interest Potential."
Driessen et al v. Starbucks et alFebruary 19, 2008 
Plaintiffs James L. and Marguerite A. Driessen alleged that Defendants Starbucks Corporation and Apple Computer, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,003,500 entitled "Retail Point of Sale (RPOS) Apparatus for Internet Merchandising."
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION v. Intel CorporationFebruary 5, 2008 
Plaintiff Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation alleges that Defendant Intel Corporation infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752 entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer."
Jenkins v. Motylzka et alJanuary 30, 2008 
Plaintiff John A. Jenkins d/b/a Jenkz Innovative Designs, LLC seeks an order that Defendants Gary Motylyka and eBay Inc. cease and desist from selling products protected by US Design Patent No. D548,660 S, entitled "Chrome Sleeve that Covers the Top and Sides of the Grille in Front of the Radiator of an Automobile."
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Apple Inc. et alJanuary 22, 2008 
Plaintiff Minerva Industries, Inc. alleges that Apple, Inc. and AtlanticRT, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 7,321,783 entitled "Mobile Entertainment and Communication Device."
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Research In Motion Corporation et alJanuary 22, 2008 
Minerva Industries, Inc. v. Motorola, Inc. et alJanuary 22, 2008 
Global Patent Holdings, LLC v. Panthers BRHC LLCJanuary 8, 2008 
Parallel Networks, LLC v. Netflix, Inc. et alDecember 28, 2007 
Plaintiff Parallel Networks, LLC alleges that Defendants infringed on U.S. Patent Nos. 5,894,554 (System for Managing Dynamic Web Page Generation Requests by Intercepting Request At Web Server and Routing to Page Server Thereby Releasing Web Server to Process Other Requests) and 6,415,335 B1 (System and method for managing dynamic web page generation requests).
Girafa.com Inc. v. Amazon Web Services LLC et alDecember 5, 2007 
Plaintiff Girafa.com, Inc. alleges that Defendants Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com, Inc., Alexa Internet, Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Snap Technologies, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Smartdevil Inc., Exalead, Inc. and Exalead S.A. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,864,904 entitled "Framework for Providing Visual Context to WWW Hyperlinks." The patent covers a method and system for displaying an image of a website when hovering over a hyperlink.
Global Patent Holdings, LLC v. ADT Security Services, Inc. et alDecember 5, 2007 
Klausner Technologies, Inc. v. Apple Inc. et alDecember 3, 2007 
Autobytel Inc v. Insweb Corporation et alNovember 30, 2007 
Plaintiff Autobytel Inc. alleges that Defendants Insweb Corporation, LeadPoint Inc., Internet Brands Inc. and Auto Internet Marketing Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 6,282,517 entitled "Real Time Communication of Purchase Requests."
z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft CorporationNovember 29, 2007 
NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et alNovember 27, 2007 
Chopra v. Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP et alNovember 21, 2007 
Cambridge Technology Development, Inc. v. Microsoft CorporationNovember 16, 2007 
Reiber et al v. Western Digital Corp. et alSeptember 10, 2007 
Constellation IP, LLC v. Allstate Corporation et alAugust 23, 2007 
Global Patent Holdings, LLC v. CDW Corporation et alAugust 8, 2007 
Blackboard, Inc. v. iParadigms, LLCAugust 3, 2007 
NTP, Inc. v. Palm, Inc.November 6, 2006 
STATIC CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC. v. LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.October 30, 2006 
Cavs USA Inc v. ACE Karaoke CorporationOctober 13, 2006 
Chamberlain Group, Inc., The v. Skylink Group, The et alSeptember 25, 2006 
Akamai Technologies, Inc. et al v. Limelight Networks, Inc.September 5, 2006 
Klausner Technologies, Inc. v. Vonage Holdings Corp. et alJuly 11, 2006 
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Hochstein et al v. Microsoft Corporation et alJanuary 23, 2008 
Plaintiff Peter A. Hochstein, Jeffrey Tenenbaum and Harold W. Milton, Jr. allege that Defendants Microsoft Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. infringed on U.S. Patent No. 5,292,125 entitled "Apparatus and Method for Electronically Connecting Remotely Located Video Games."