3Shape A/S v. Carestream Dental, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-01829-WMR (N.D. Ga., Jan. 5, 2023) Judge Ray denied an accused infringer’s motion to stay pending inter partes review (IPR) filed during the pre-institution phase, citing delay and speculative justifications. Plaintiff 3Shape A/S is a Danish maker of dental […]
PerDiemCo LLC v. NexTraq LLC, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00193-MHC (N.D. Ga., Jan. 13, 2023) A patentee has brought suit against an Atlanta-based fleet-management company in the Northern District of Georgia. In the Complaint, PerDiemCo LLC alleges NexTraq LLC infringes seven patents related to location tracking systems. According to […]
Epic Tech, LLC v. Pen-Tech Associates, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-02428-VMC (N.D. Ga., Jan. 18, 2023) Judge Victoria Calvert overruled the Defendant’s objection to a claim construction order in favor of the Special Master’s Report and Recommendation which found the Plaintiff’s gaming system patent was not invalid as […]
Johnson Controls Technology Company et al v. Price Industries Inc. et al, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-03692-LMM (N.D. Ga., Dec. 16, 2022) A patent case in the Northern District of Georgia court has been resolved after two years and 103 days, shortly after the Claim Construction Order was entered […]
Bright Capture LLC v. Acuant, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-04975-MHC (N.D. Ga., Dec. 17, 2022). Three patents involved with receipt scanning and financial organization are at the center of a complaint recently filed in the Northern District of Georgia. The Patents, No. 8,693,070, No. 8,373,912, and No. 10,453,151, […]
Hong Kong consumer products corporation sues three entities for trampoline-turned-playpen patent rights.
On December 1, 2022, the Northern District of Georgia revised both its Local Rules and Local Patent Rules. The revised Local Rules are available on the Northern District of Georgia’s website. Here are the highlights: Local Rule 3.3—Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement. Moving forward, litigants […]
Sunflower Licensing LLC v. Mercer (US), Inc., Civil Action No. 1-99-cv-ga640 (N.D. Ga., Nov. 30, 2022) Sunflower Licensing LLC filed a patent infringement claim against Mercer (US), Inc., in the Northern District on November 30. The complaint alleges the Defendant infringes two patents claiming a method or apparatus […]
Rail Assets, LLC v. Norfolk Southern Corp., Civil Action No. 1:22-cv-04431-SEG (N.D. Ga., Nov. 7, 2022) A patent dispute case concerning railroad vehicle accident video recording technology was filed in the Northern District of Georgia earlier this month. Rail Assets, LLC, alleges that Norfolk Southern Corporation infringed the […]
Two heavy equipment companies to spar over extraction tong patent infringement case in N.D. Ga.
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