Out of three patent infringement cases filed in August 2012 by Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC (“JBTS”) in the Northern District of Georgia, one case was transferred to the Northern District of California, one case has just now been transferred to the Northern District of Illinois, and one […]
Enfora’s accused MT 3000 product On the first day of February, Omega Patents LLC (“Omega”), the patent-holding arm of prolific inventor Kenneth Flick’s Omega Research, a company specializing in vehicle security and convenience products, filed a stipulated dismissal in its Northern District of Georgia suit against General Motors […]
In a recent post, we reported that Pedigo Products, Inc. (“Pedigo”) and its subsidiary OR Specific (“OR-S”) (collectively, “Pedigo”) filed suit on February 5, 2013 in the Northern District of Georgia against Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. and Kimberly-Clark Global Sales, LLC (collectively, “Kimberly-Clark”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent No. […]
In an order entered on February 5, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia adopted the Report and Recommendation of a Special Master concerning disputed patent claim interpretation issues. This marks the second time in less than a month that the Northern District of Georgia issued this type of […]
In an order entered on February 6, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia denied both a plaintiff’s motion to dismiss its own patent infringement claim and a defendant’s motion for summary judgment on its counterclaim for a declaratory judgment of patent invalidity (obviousness). In denying the plaintiff’s motion, […]
In an order entered on February 8, 2013, the Northern District of Georgia followed recent Federal Circuit precedent holding that the Supreme Court’s decisions in Twombly and Iqbal[1] apply to allegations of indirect patent infringement (i.e., inducement of infringement and contributory infringement). However, disagreeing with the defendant that […]
Welcome to the Georgia IP Litigation Blog’s 100th post. Thank you for your continued readership and feedback!On February 5, 2013, Pedigo Products, Inc. (“Pedigo”) and OR Specific (“OR-S”), both based in Vancouver, Washington, filed a complaint in the Northern District of Georgia against Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., based in […]
“Almost five years ago,” explained an April 2012 Wall Street Journal article, “the computer and mobile-phone industries collided. Technological advances turned phones into minicomputers, complete with email, Web access and other features.” [1] Since then, according to that article, participants in the smartphone industry have been “engaged in […]
The Northern District of Georgia is well-known for its heavy reliance on special masters in patent cases. A recent study indicated that, though it accounts for just 4% of patent cases filed nationwide, the Northern District accounts for over 11% of the patent cases in which a special […]
Eclipse IP LLC (“Eclipse”), which is used to being the plaintiff in a series of lawsuits asserting patents purporting to cover computer-based notification systems, has for the second time found itself a defendant over those patents. On January 25, 2013, FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx”) filed a declaratory […]
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