2014-04-14

 







Edible Arrangements, JVC Americas, Oakley, and others in

23 New Patent Complaints for April 14, 2014

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All defendants:

Crutchfield; Lancer Orthodontics;

ABR Enter.; Crutchfield New Media; Monster;

Abt Elec.; Edible Arrangements; Oakley;

Aurobindo Pharma; Ellison Sys. Inc….; Related Content…;

Beachbody; Ensequence; The Bradford Grp.;

Blue Spike; F&D Defense; The Tire Rack;

Conair; Foster and Smith; U.S. Auto Parts Net.;

Contrivance; Hammacher Schlemmer; Vitacost.com;

Cook Security Grp.; J. Sussman; Zeitera;

Corby V. Hall; JVC Amer.

      

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1. Toro Company v. ABR Enterprises

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 5:14-cv-00705

Defendant(s) :

1. ABR Enterprises, Inc.

Plaintiff(s) :

The Toro Company — represented by

Sheldon Mak and Anderson PC; Pasadena, CA

Attorneys: Jeffrey G. Sheldon

Patent(s) in Suit :

D519662

Probe lighting fixture by Mullen

D563588

Light fixture by Mullen

6,981,679

Mounting bracket for light fixture by Mullen

2. Ormco v. Lancer Orthodontics

Filed on : April 8, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Presided by: James V. Selna

Civil Action No: 8:14-cv-00545-JVS-JPR

Defendant(s) :

1. Lancer Orthodontics Inc.

Plaintiff(s) :

Ormco Corporation — represented by

Scheper Kim and Harris LLP; Los Angeles, CA

Attorneys: Alexander H. Cote & Marc S. Harris

Patent(s) in Suit :

7,416,408

Aesthetic self-ligating orthodontic bracket by Farzin-Nia et. al.

8,469,704

Self-ligating orthodontic bracket and devices for deploying same by Oda et. al.

3. Tre Milano et. al. v. Conair et. al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-02735

Defendant(s) :

1. Conair Corporation

2. DOES 1-10, inclusive

Plaintiff(s) :

Tre Milano, LLC

MM&R Products, Inc.

Patent(s) in Suit :

8,342,191

Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder by Ragosta et. al.

7,631,646

Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder by Ragosta et. al.

8,360,076

Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder by Ragosta et. al.

8,567,416

Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder by Ragosta et. al.

7,481,228

Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder by Ragosta et. al.

4. Cramer Decker Industries v. Contrivance

Filed on : April 8, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Presided by: David O. Carter

Civil Action No: 8:14-cv-00543-DOC-DFM

Defendant(s) :

1. Contrivance Inc.

Plaintiff(s) :

Cramer Decker Industries Inc. — represented by

Alston and Bird LLP; Los Angeles, CA

Attorneys: Casondra K. Ruga

Patent(s) in Suit :

8,016,300

Mobile cart having a retractable-wheel base system by Cramer et. al.

5. Blue Spike v. Zeitera et. al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Presided by: Elizabeth D. Laporte

Civil Action No: 3:14-cv-01648-EDL

Defendant(s) :

1. Zeitera, LLC — represented by

Fenwick & West; San Francisco, CA

Attorneys: Teresa Marie Corbin, Darren E. Donnelly, Bryan Alexander Kohm & David M. Lacy Kusters

2. Ensequence, Inc. — represented by

Perkins Coie LLP; Portland, OR

Attorneys: Scott D. Eads, Julia Elizabeth Markley & Douglas L. Sawyer

3. Related Content Database, Inc. — represented by

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Menlo Park, CA

Attorneys: Indra Neel Chatterjee, Christopher James Higgins & Gabriel M. Ramsey

Findlay Craft PC; Tyler, TX

Attorneys: Eric Hugh Findlay & Walter Wayne Lackey

Plaintiff(s) :

Blue Spike, LLC — represented by

Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP; Austin, TX

Attorneys: Christopher S. Johns

Garteiser Honea PLLC; Tyler, TX

Attorneys: Randall T. Garteiser & Christopher A. Honea

Patent(s) in Suit :

7,346,472

Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals by Moskowitz et. al.

7,660,700

Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals by Moskowitz et. al.

7,949,494

Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals by Moskowitz et. al.

8,214,175

Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals by Moskowitz et. al.

6. Bovard Studio v. J. Sussman

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Presided by: Ronald E. Longstaff

Civil Action No: 4:14-cv-00148-REL-CFB

Defendant(s) :

1. J. Sussman, Inc.

Plaintiff(s) :

Bovard Studio, Inc. — represented by

Brown Winick Graves Gross Baskerville; Des Moines, IA

Attorneys: Brant D. Kahler & Camille Lynne Urban

Patent(s) in Suit :

7,607,267

Apparatus for venting of protective panels

by Fulton et. al.

7,607,260

Method and planting bed for production of a plant in… by Fraleigh

7. LWRC International, LLC v. F&D Defense LLC et al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Presided by: James K. Bredar

Civil Action No: 1:14-cv-01158-JKB

Defendant(s) :

1. F&D Defense LLC

2. Corby V. Hall

Plaintiff(s) :

LWRC International, LLC — represented by

Patton Boggs LLP; Washington, DC

Attorneys: Kevin Monroe Bell & Richard James Oparil

Patent(s) in Suit :

8,342,075

Receiver for an autoloading firearm by Gomez

8. Bose v. Monster, Inc., et.al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Presided by: Douglas P. Woodlock

Civil Action No: 1:14-cv-11762-DPW

Defendant(s) :

1. Monster, Inc.

2. Monster, LLC

Plaintiff(s) :

Bose Corporation — represented by

Fish & Richardson, P.C.; Adelaide, SA

Attorneys: Jolynn M. Lussier

Patent(s) in Suit :

8,311,253

Earpiece positioning and retaining by Silvestri et. al.

9. Kowa Company et. al. v. Aurobindo Pharma et. al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Presided by: Peter G. Sheridan

Civil Action No: 3:14-cv-02290-PGS-TJB

Defendant(s) :

1. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.

2. Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Plaintiff(s) :

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. — represented by

Edwards Wildman Palmer Llp; Morristown, NJ

Attorneys: George R. Talarico

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Kowa Company, Ltd.

Patent(s) in Suit :

5,856,336

Quinoline type mevalonolactones by Fujikawa et. al.

8,557,993

Crystalline forms of pitavastatin calcium by Van der Schaaf et. al.

10. Kowa Company et. al. v. Aurobindo Pharma et. al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Presided by: Peter G. Sheridan

Civil Action No: 1:14-cv-02497-PAC

Defendant(s) :

1. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc.

2. Aurobindo Pharma Limited

Plaintiff(s) :

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. — represented by

Edwards Wildman Palmer Llp; Morristown, NJ

Attorneys: George R. Talarico

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.

Kowa Company, Ltd.

Patent(s) in Suit :

5,856,336

Quinoline type mevalonolactones by Fujikawa et. al.

8,557,993

Crystalline forms of pitavastatin calcium by Van der Schaaf et. al.

11. Diebold et. al. v. Cook Security Group

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 5:14-cv-00783

Defendant(s) :

1. Diebold Incorporated

2. Diebold Self-Service Systems

Plaintiff(s) :

Cook Security Group, Incorporated

Patent(s) in Suit :

7,604,164

Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic system and method by Schlabach et. al.

5,984,178

Fault monitoring and notification system for automated banking machines by Gill et. al.

7,740,169

Cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method by Schlabach et. al.

7,891,552

Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic method by Shepley et. al.

12. eDekka v. Abt Electronics

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00310

Defendant(s) :

1. Abt Electronics, Inc.

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

13. eDekka v. Beachbody

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00311

Defendant(s) :

1. Beachbody

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

14. eDekka v. Crutchfield et. al.

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00312

Defendant(s) :

1. Crutchfield

2. Crutchfield New Media

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

15. eDekka v. Edible Arrangements

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00313

Defendant(s) :

1. Edible Arrangements

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

16. eDekka v. Ellison Systems Inc. d/b/a Shoplet.com

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00314

Defendant(s) :

1. Ellison Systems Inc. d/b/a Shoplet.com

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

17. eDekka v. Foster and Smith

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas;

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00315

Defendant(s) :

1. Foster and Smith

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

18. eDekka v. Oakley

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00316

Defendant(s) :

1. Oakley

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined labels by Hejna

19. eDekka v. Tire Rack

Filed on : April 10, 2014

Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement

Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Presided by: no judge yet assigned

Civil Action No: 2:14-cv-00317

Defendant(s) :

1. Tire Rack

Plaintiff(s) :

eDekka LLC — represented by

Tadlock Law Firm; Plano, TX

Attorneys: Charles Craig Tadlock

Patent(s) in Suit :

6,266,674

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