Lowe’s, Allegan, Huawei and others in
40 New Patent Complaints for August 13, 2013
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All defendants:
Huawei Tech;
Randa I Reep;
Advanced Skeletal…;
Lazer Sport NV;
Rodney Reep;
Allergan;
Lowe’s Cos.;
Savage Serv.;
Asphalt Enhancement;
Lowe’s HIW;
Sea of Diamonds;
Banner Pharmacaps;
Lowe’s Home Centers;
Sientra;
Eldorado Resorts; Munters AB;
A.O. Reed & Co.; FOX Broadcasting Co.; Nordic Capital Ltd….;
Automotive Data Solns; FOX Net. Grp.; Personal Audio;
Boyd Gaming; GFC Lending; SundaySky;
CSC Hold.; Gabriels Tech Solns; The Container Store;
DT Acceptance; Go Fetch; Wazir Chand…;
DeRoyal Ind.; HTC; Yelp;
Disc Disease Solns; HTC Amer.; DriveTime Automotive…;
Munters.
Mentor Worldwide;
Sony Ericsson Mobile…;
Bonutti Skeletal…;
Microsoft;
Spec. Surgical Prods.;
Dye Precision;
Motorola Mobility;
Ultimate Metals;
Futurewei Tech, Inc….;
Peora;
Upverter;
Google;
Quality Bicycle…;
Watson Labs;
Homeland Energy Solns;
R&L Merchandising;
Sap Ag;
SAP America, Inc.;
SAS Institute, Inc.;
Nissan North America, Inc.;
Chrysler Group LLC;
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.;
Apple Inc.;
LG Electronics, Inc.;
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.;
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc.
Our sponsors:
1. West v. Ultimate Metals et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 6, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Presided by: Howard R. Lloyd
Civil Action No: 5:13-cv-03651-HRL
Defendant(s) :
1. Sea of Diamonds
2. Peora
3. Bonndorf
4. Ultimate Metals Co.
5. Zenga Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Trent West — represented by
King & Kelleher, LLP; San Francisco, CA
Attorneys: Edward Vincent King
Patent(s) in Suit :
7,761,996
Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings by West
6,928,734
Jewelry ring and method of manufacturing same by West
7,032,314
Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings by West
2. Covidien v. Advanced Skeletal Innovations et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 2, 2013
Type: Complaint
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Presided by: Reggie B. Walton
Civil Action No: 1:13-cv-01213-RBW
Defendant(s) :
1. Advanced Skeletal Innovations LLC
2. Bonutti Skeletal Innovations LLC
Plaintiff(s) :
Covidien Lp — represented by
Mcdermott Will & Emery Llp; Washington, DC
Attorneys: John J. Dabney
3. CS Clean Tech v. Homeland Energy Solutions
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Presided by: Edward J McManus
Civil Action No: 6:13-cv-02058-EJM
Defendant(s) :
1. Homeland Energy Solutions LLC
Plaintiff(s) :
CS Clean Tech Corporation — represented by
Clark, Butler, Walsh & Hamann; Waterloo, IA
Attorneys: Christopher Wendland
Patent(s) in Suit :
8,283,484
Methods of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems by Cantrell et. al.
8,008,517
Method of recovering oil from thin stillage by Cantrell et. al.
8,168,037
Method and systems for enhancing oil recovery from ethanol production by Winsness
8,008,516
Method of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems by Cantrell et. al.
7,601,858
Method of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems by Cantrell et. al.
4. Almha v. Allergan
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Presided by: J. Thomas Marten
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-02401-JTM-JPO
Defendant(s) :
1. Allergan, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Almha LLC — represented by
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP; Kansas City, MO
Attorneys: Eric D. Barton & Tyler W. Hudson
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,203,570
Breast implant with position lock by Baeke
5. Almha v. Sientra
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Presided by: Kathryn H. Vratil
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-02404-KHV-KGG
Defendant(s) :
1. Sientra, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Almha LLC — represented by
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP; Kansas City, MO
Attorneys: Eric D. Barton & Tyler W. Hudson
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,203,570
Breast implant with position lock by Baeke
6. Almha v. Mentor Worldwide
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Presided by: Sam A. Crow
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-02403-SAC-KGS
Defendant(s) :
1. Mentor Worldwide LLC
Plaintiff(s) :
Almha LLC — represented by
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP; Kansas City, MO
Attorneys: Eric D. Barton & Tyler W. Hudson
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,203,570
Breast implant with position lock by Baeke
7. Almha v. Specialty Surgical Products
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Presided by: Julie A. Robinson
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-02402-JAR-DJW
Defendant(s) :
1. Specialty Surgical Products, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Almha LLC — represented by
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP; Kansas City, MO
Attorneys: Eric D. Barton & Tyler W. Hudson
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,203,570
Breast implant with position lock by Baeke
8. Bern Unlimited v. Dye Precision
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presided by: no judge yet assigned
Civil Action No: 1:13-cv-11918
Defendant(s) :
1. Dye Precision, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Bern Unlimited, Inc. — represented by
Birnbaum & Godkin, LLP; Boston, MA
Attorneys: David S. Godkin
Patent(s) in Suit :
D685137
Flip visor by Leedom
D685138
Flip visor by Leedom
9. Bern Unlimited v. Lazer Sport NV et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 12, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presided by: no judge yet assigned
Civil Action No: 1:13-cv-11927
Defendant(s) :
1. Quality Bicycle Products, Inc.
2. Lazer Sport NV
Plaintiff(s) :
Bern Unlimited, Inc. — represented by
Birnbaum & Godkin, LLP; Boston, MA
Attorneys: David S. Godkin
Patent(s) in Suit :
D685137
Flip visor by Leedom
D685138
Flip visor by Leedom
10. Arrow Electronics et. al. v. Upverter
Filed on : Aug. 7, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Presided by: Joanna Seybert
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-04463-JS-AKT
Defendant(s) :
1. Upverter, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Transim Technology Corp. — represented by
Carter Ledyard & Milburn Llp; New York, NY
Attorneys: John Michael Griem
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,530,065
Client-server simulator, such as an electrical circuit simulator provided by McDonald et. al.
11. Depomed v. Banner Pharmacaps et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Presided by: JAMES A. BEATY
Civil Action No: 1:13-cv-00653-JAB-JEP
Defendant(s) :
1. Watson Laboratories, Inc.
2. Banner Pharmacaps Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
Depomed, Inc. — represented by
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.; Charlotte, NC
Attorneys: John R. Wester
Patent(s) in Suit :
7,662,858
Method of treating post-surgical acute pain by Kowalski et. al.
7,884,095
Method of treating post-surgical acute pain by Kowalski et. al.
7,939,518
Method of treating post-surgical acute pain by Kowalski et. al.
6,365,180
Oral liquid compositions by Meyer et. al.
8,110,606
Method of treating post-surgical acute pain by Kowalski et. al.
12. UbiComm v. Lowe’s Home Centers et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Presided by: no judge yet assigned
Civil Action No: 5:13-cv-00112
Defendant(s) :
1. Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
2. Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc.
3. Lowe’s HIW, Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
UbiComm, LLC — represented by
Olive & Olive; Durham, NC
Attorneys: Susan Freya Olive
Patent(s) in Suit :
5,603,054
Method for triggering selected machine event when the triggering properties by Theimer et. al.
13. Alex and Ani v. Reep
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint
Court : U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Presided by: Kevin H. Sharp
Civil Action No: 3:13-cv-00793
Defendant(s) :
1. Rodney Reep — represented by
Garbarini & Scher, P.C.; New York, NY
Attorneys: William Goldman Scher
2. R&L Merchandising, LLC
3. Randa I Reep
Plaintiff(s) :
Alex and Ani, LLC. — represented by
Garbarini Fitzgerald P.C; New York, NY
Attorneys: Latrisha Erica Desrosiers & Richard M. Garbarini
14. SimpleAir v. Microsoft
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type: Complaint
Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presided by: Rodney Gilstrap
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-00586-JRG
Defendant(s) :
1. Microsoft Corporation
Plaintiff(s) :
SimpleAir, Inc.
15. SimpleAir v. Google et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 9, 2013
Type:
Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presided by: Rodney Gilstrap
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-00587-JRG
Defendant(s) :
1. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (USA), Inc.
2. Futurewei Technologies, Inc. D/B/A Huawei Technologies (USA
3. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
4. Motorola Mobility LLC
5. Google Inc.
Plaintiff(s) :
SimpleAir, Inc.
16. Memon v. Asphalt Enhancement et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 8, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presided by: James R. Spencer
Civil Action No: 3:13-cv-00531-JRS
Defendant(s) :
1. Asphalt Enhancement, LLC
2. Savage Services Corporation
Plaintiff(s) :
G. Mohammed Memon — represented by
Cooley LLP; Mastic Beach, NY
Attorneys: Robert Dan Spendlove
Laubscher & Laubscher PC; Annapolis, MD
Attorneys: Lawrence E. Laubscher
Phaltech Corp.
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,818,687
Modified asphalt with carrier and activator material by Memon
6,444,731
Modified asphalt by Memon
17. Credit Acceptance v. Drivetime Automotive Group et. al.
Filed on : Aug. 6, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Presided by: G Murray Snow
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-01595-GMS
Defendant(s) :
1. DriveTime Automotive Group Incorporated — represented by
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP; San Francisco, CA
Attorneys: Jordan R. Jaffe, Joseph M. Paunovich, Claude Michael Stern & James S. Tsuei
2. DT Acceptance Corporation
3. GFC Lending LLC
Plaintiff(s) :
Credit Acceptance Corporation — represented by
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; New York, NY
Attorneys: Andrew D. Gish, Marti Johnson, Devin A. Kothari, James Y. Pak, Harriet S. Posner, P Singh Sammi & Kristen Voorhees
Patent(s) in Suit :
6,950,807
System and method for providing financing
by Brock
18. Fuhu v. Personal Audio
Filed on : Aug. 1, 2013
Type: Complaint for Declaratory Judgement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Presided by: Beverly Reid O’Connell
Civil Action No: 2:13-cv-05571-BRO-SH
Defendant(s) :
1. Personal Audio LLC
Plaintiff(s) :
Fuhu Inc — represented by
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP; Palo Alto, CA
Attorneys: Shawn G. Hansen
Patent(s) in Suit :
7,509,178
Audio program distribution and playback system by Logan et. al.
6,199,076
Audio program player including a dynamic program selection controller by Logan et. al.
19. Aspen Medical Products v. Disc Disease Solutions
Filed on : Aug. 2, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Presided by: David O. Carter
Civil Action No: 8:13-cv-01168-DOC-RNB
Defendant(s) :
1. Disc Disease Solutions, Inc
Plaintiff(s) :
Aspen Medical Products — represented by
Ropers Majeski Kohn and Bentley; Redwood City, CA
Attorneys: Lael D. Andara & Timothy L. Skelton
Patent(s) in Suit :
7,141,031
Cervical collar with end-supported chin strap
by Garth et. al.
20. Evolutionary Intelligence v. Yelp
Filed on : Aug. 2, 2013
Type: Complaint for Patent Infringement
Court : U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Presided by: Donna M. Ryu
Civil Action No: 4:13-cv-03587-DMR
Defendant(s) :
1. Yelp Inc. — represented by
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP; Menlo Park, CA
Attorneys: Anne Marie Rogaski & Robert Davis Tadlock
Potter Minton PC; Tyler, TX
Attorneys: Michael E. Jones
Gutride Safier LLP; San Francisco, CA
Attorneys: Todd M. Kennedy
Plaintiff(s) :
Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC — represented by
Parker Bunt & Ainsworth; Tyler, TX
Attorneys: Charles Ainsworth & Robert Christopher Bunt
Gutride Safier LLP; San Francisco, CA
Attorneys: Todd M. Kennedy, Marie Ann McCrary, Anthony Jude Patek & Seth A. Safier
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