Judge Duffey set forth facts and provided a comprehensive analysis of the basis for awarding Hubbard/Downing, Inc., d/b/a Hans Performance Products (“HANS”) significantly less in sanctions than requested. By Order dated May 30, 2013 [Dkt#65] (the “Contempt Order”), the Court had found Kevin Heath and his new company […]
As reported here, CTP Innovations recently filed patent infringement lawsuits against nine commercial printing companies. As alluded to in our prior post, the Printing Industries of America (“PIA”), a nonprofit trade association representing the printing and graphic arts industry, issued a notice denouncing the CTP actions and vowing to […]
ExoTablet, Ltd. (“ExoTablet”), filed suit against Overseas Electronics, Inc. (“Overseas”), on August 16, 2013, alleging infringement by the “Padfone” and “Padfone2” devices offered for sale and sold by Overseas. The complaint mirrors the allegations of patent infringement by the “Padfone” and “Padfone2” asserted by ExoTablet’s complaint against Negri […]
On August 2, 2013, Verint Systems, Inc. (“VSI”) of Melville, New York, and Verint Americas, Inc. (“VAI”) of Alpharetta, Georgia (collectively “Verint”), filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (“Interactive”) of Indianapolis, Indiana, alleging infringement of a host of patents generally directed […]
On July 31, 2013, Emerson Electric Co. (“Emerson”) of St. Louis, Missouri, Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Inc. (“Fisher-Rosemount”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Emerson based in Round Rock, Texas, and Rosemount, Inc. (“Rosemount”), a wholly-owned Emerson subsidiary based in Chanhassen, Minnesota (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a complaint in the Northern District of […]
On June 28, 2013, CTP Innovations, LLC (“CTP”) filed nearly identical patent infringement complaints against nine commercial printing businesses. These complaints, filed in the Northern District of Georgia, allege that the companies infringe two CTP patents, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,611,349 (the ‘349 Patent) and 6,738,155 (the ‘155 Patent). […]
You may think that because your litigation involves significant patent issues, such as the construction of claim terms and determination of infringement, you will have recourse at the Federal Circuit if the district court rules against your company or client. Not so fast. The Eleventh Circuit Court of […]
Here is a survey of recent patent cases filed in the Northern District of Georgia. A similar survey of recent trademark and copyright cases will be published soon. Medical Device Patent Suit On May 23, 2013, Ivera Medical Corporation (“Ivera”), based in Carlsbad, California, filed suit against The […]
Acceleron, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company claiming a principal place of business in Atlanta, filed suit against Dell Inc., headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, alleging infringement of Patent No. 6,948,021 (the “’021 patent”), which deals with a hot-swappable server module in a computer network. On June 12, […]
Over the past year, Swipe Innovations, LLC (“Swipe”), a Houston, Texas-based company, has filed 30 cases in the Eastern District of Texas against over 50 defendants, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,351,296, titled “Financial Transmission System” (“the ‘296 patent”). One of the 30 cases was filed against […]
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