In the age of electronic filing, working from home and sheltering in place appears to have accelerated—or at least not slowed down significantly—district court and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings. This week saw a return to form, with 31 new PTAB petitions and 72 new district court complaints. Large district court assertions nearing the one-year bar drove up the PTAB filings; on the district court side, existing non-practicing entities (NPE) campaigns added a fair number of defendants, and a dispute between WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development and Huawei resulted in a half-dozen complaints.
Medtronic has been hit with multiple IPRs by competitor Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc., another publicly traded medical device company, over sacral neuromodulation solutions. Medtronic sued Axonics in September of 2019 for willful infringement of five related patents, just after Axonics received the welcome news that their product, the Sacral Neuromodulation (“SNM”) System (“r-SNM”) (“Axonics r-SNM System”), had finally been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States (it had previously been approved in Canada and Europe in 2016). It was granted approval, at least in part, based explicitly on similarity to the now-existing Medtronic® InterStim® Therapy System. The seven IPRs filed this week challenge claims of all seven of the patents asserted in the suit.
On the District Court side, WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development has filed at least another half-dozen complaints against Huawei (bringing it up to 12 total complaints, with some against ZTE) on a portfolio that appears to contain, behind it, upward of 4,200 patent assets of former Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia pedigree, and has been touched by funders Coast Asset Management, Juniper Capital Partners, and appears to be co-run by Uniloc Founder Craig Etchygoyen, though ownership information and interest are hazy based on public assignment records.
And Samsung filed five IPRs against seemingly failed Australian company Kannuu Pty Ltd. on the five related patents that Kannuu asserted against Samsung in district court last May, a few months before the one-year bar in that case. The complaint accused Samsung Blu-ray Players and Smart TVs of infringing the five related patents, all titled “Process And Apparatus For Selecting An Item From A Database;” the patents appear to variously claim directional controls on a graphical user interface (there are other unasserted family members). The company’s website does not appear to have been updated since at least 2016; former executives include capital funders. The complaint also adds a breach of NDA complaint, arguing that the parties were under confidentiality obligations during negotiations circa 2013.
PTAB (31 new filings) |
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Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent | ||
IPR2020-00687 | Filed | Parus Holdings Inc. | Apple Inc. | 9451084 | ||
IPR2020-00686 | Filed | Parus Holdings Inc. | Apple Inc. | 7076431 | ||
IPR2020-00715 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 8036756 | ||
IPR2020-00714 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 9463324 | ||
IPR2020-00681 | Filed | Targeted Radio LLC [Acacia] | Unified Patents, LLC | 8948684 | ||
IPR2020-00718 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC [Hilco, Inc.] | Samsung | 7957450 | ||
IPR2020-00721 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 7865920 | ||
IPR2020-00720 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 8601528 | ||
IPR2020-00680 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 8457758 | ||
IPR2020-00738 | Filed | Kannuu Pty Ltd. | Samsung | 8370393 | ||
IPR2020-00739 | Filed | Kannuu Pty Ltd. | Samsung | 8996579 | ||
IPR2020-00679 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 8626314 | ||
IPR2020-00713 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 9821112 | ||
IPR2020-00716 | Filed | Neodron Ltd. [Magentar Capital] | Dell, Inc. | 8791910 | ||
Dell Products LP | ||||||
Lenovo (United States) Inc. | ||||||
Motorola Mobility LLC | ||||||
HP Inc. | ||||||
IPR2020-00745 | Filed | Dataquill Limited | TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd. | 6058304 | ||
TCT Mobile (US) Inc. | ||||||
IPR2020-00723 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 7747217 | ||
IPR2020-00725 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 9674560 | ||
IPR2020-00597 | Filed | Maxell, Ltd. | Apple Inc. | 8339493 | ||
CBM2020-00011 | Filed | TriOptima AB | Quantile Technologies Limited | 7613649 | ||
IPR2020-00719 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 8739241 | ||
IPR2020-00744 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 6549792 | ||
IPR2020-00722 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 7747217 | ||
IPR2020-00743 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 7945285 | ||
IPR2020-00724 | Filed | Personalized Media Communications, LLC | Google LLC | 7769344 | ||
IPR2020-00678 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 7774069 | ||
IPR2020-00736 | Filed | Kannuu Pty Ltd. | Samsung | 9697264 | ||
IPR2020-00717 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC | Samsung | 7957450 | ||
IPR2020-00737 | Filed | Kannuu Pty Ltd. | Samsung | 9436354 | ||
IPR2020-00740 | Filed | Kannuu Pty Ltd. | Samsung | 8676852 | ||
IPR2020-00712 | Filed | Medtronic, Inc. | Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc. | 8738148 | ||
IPR2020-00729 | Filed | Neodron Ltd. | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | 8102286 | ||
Dell Technologies Inc. | ||||||
HP Inc. | ||||||
IPR2020-00746 | Filed | Dataquill Limited | TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd. | 7139591 | ||
TCT Mobile (US) Inc. | ||||||
IPR2019-01443 | Not Instituted – Merits | Uniloc 2017 LLC [Fortress] | Microsoft Corporation | 9311485 | ||
PGR2019-00064 | Not Instituted – Merits | Coherus BioSciences, Inc. | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 1E+07 | ||
Fresenius Kabi Swissbiosim GmbH | ||||||
IPR2019-01608 | Not Instituted – Merits | Universal Electronics, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | 7895532 | ||
IPR2019-01586 | Not Instituted – Merits | Realtime Adaptive Streaming, LLC [Juridica Investment Limited & Brickell Key Investments LP] | Arris Solutions, Inc. | 8929442 | ||
IPR2019-01601 | Not Instituted – Merits | All American Lithium LLC | Energysource Minerals, LLC | 9051827 | ||
TerraLithium LLC | ||||||
IPR2019-01572 | Not Instituted – Merits | Med-El Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh | Advanced Bionics, LLC | RE46057 | ||
IPR2020-00301 | Not Instituted – Merits | Flir Detection Inc. | Foster-Miller Inc. | 8074752 | ||
IPR2019-01500 | Not Instituted – Merits | DMF, Inc. | AMP Plus, Inc. dba Elco Lighting | 9964266 | ||
IPR2019-01548 | Not Instituted – Merits | Flir Detection Inc. | Foster-Miller Inc. | 8074752 | ||
IPR2019-01595 | Not Instituted – Merits | Universal Electronics, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | 8015446 | ||
IPR2019-01585 | Not Instituted – Merits | Realtime Adaptive Streaming, LLC [Juridica Investment Limited & Brickell Key Investments LP] | Arris Solutions, Inc. | 8929442 | ||
IPR2019-01552 | Not Instituted – Merits | Uniloc 2017 LLC [Fortress] | Microsoft Corporation | 8881273 | ||
IPR2020-00039 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Ceva Animal Health Inc., | ClearH20, Inc., | 8794185 | ||
IPR2019-01550 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Uniloc 2017 LLC [Fortress] | Ericsson, Inc. | 7016676 | ||
Ericsson Inc. (“Ericsson”) | ||||||
IPR2019-01546 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Evalve, Inc. | Edwards LifeSciences Corp. | 7736388 | ||
Edwards Lifesciences LLC | ||||||
IPR2019-01580 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Kymab Ltd., | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1E+07 | ||
IPR2019-01569 | Not Instituted – Procedural | True Spec Golf LLC, | Club Champion LCC, | 8046899 | ||
IPR2019-01579 | Not Instituted – Procedural | Kymab Ltd., | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 9447177 | ||
IPR2019-01505 | Instituted | Allergan Industrie SAS | Prollenium US Inc. | 8450475 | ||
IPR2019-01603 | Instituted | All American Lithium LLC | Energy Source Minerals, LLC | 9644126 | ||
Energysource Minerals, LLC | ||||||
IPR2019-01575 | Instituted | Dareltech, LLC | Samsung | 9075612 | ||
IPR2019-01583 | Instituted | Masimo Corporation | Perma Pure LLC | 9861298 | ||
Masimo Corp. | ||||||
Maismo Corporation | ||||||
IPR2019-01618 | Instituted | Quest Diagnostics Investments LLC | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 7972868 | ||
IPR2019-01624 | Instituted | EarthStone International LLC | Runway Safe Group AB | 9637246 | ||
IPR2019-01508 | Instituted | Allergan Industrie SAS | Prollenium US Inc. | 9238013 | ||
IPR2019-01655 | Instituted | Synkloud Technologies, LLC [former Blackbird] | Unified Patents, LLC | 9098526 | ||
IPR2019-01602 | Instituted | All American Lithium LLC | Energy Source Minerals, LLC | 9650555 | ||
Energysource Minerals, LLC | ||||||
IPR2019-01509 | Instituted | Allergan Industrie SAS | Prollenium US Inc. | 9358322 | ||
IPR2019-01528 | Instituted | Dareltech, LLC | Samsung | 8717328 | ||
IPR2019-01529 | Instituted | Dareltech, LLC | Samsung | 8593427 | ||
IPR2019-01516 | Instituted | Mimzi, LLC | Microsoft Corporation | 9128981 | ||
Google LLC | ||||||
Asustek Computer, Inc. | ||||||
Acer Incorporated | ||||||
HTC Corporation | ||||||
IPR2020-00006 | Instituted | AVInnov LLC | Unified Patents, LLC | 7173177 | ||
Cedar Lane Technologies Inc. [former IV] | ||||||
PGR2019-00062 | Instituted | Medy-Tox, Inc. | Galderma SA | 1E+07 | ||
Galderma Laboratories Inc. | ||||||
Galderma Laboratories LP | ||||||
Galderma Research & Development SNC | ||||||
Nestle Skin Health, Inc. | ||||||
et al. | ||||||
IPR2019-01617 | Instituted | Allergan Industrie SAS | Prollenium US Inc. | 8822676 | ||
Allergen Industrie, SAS | ||||||
IPR2018-01336 | Final Written Decision | Gupta et al. | Intel Corporation | 8838949 | ||
Qualcomm, Inc. | ||||||
Qualcomm Incorporated | ||||||
IPR2018-01657 | Final Written Decision | Hera Wireless S.A. [Fineur International S.A.] | Intel Corporation | 9270024 | ||
IPR2018-01732 | Final Written Decision | Hera Wireless S.A. [Fineur International S.A.] | Ruckus Wireless, Inc. | 9270024 | ||
Belkin International, Inc. | ||||||
Netgear, Inc. | ||||||
Arthrex, Inc. | ||||||
Roku, Inc. | ||||||
et al. | ||||||
IPR2018-01452 | Final Written Decision | Qualcomm, Inc. | Apple Inc. | 7834591 | ||
PGR2018-00098 | Final Written Decision | Forma Therapeutics, Inc. | Hybrigenics SA | 9840491 | ||
IPR2018-01335 | Final Written Decision | Gupta et al. | Intel Corporation | 8838949 | ||
Qualcomm, Inc. | ||||||
Qualcomm Incorporated | ||||||
IPR2018-01283 | Final Written Decision | Qualcomm, Inc. | Apple Inc. | 7834591 | ||
IPR2018-01334 | Final Written Decision | Gupta et al. | Intel Corporation | 8838949 | ||
Qualcomm, Inc. | ||||||
Qualcomm Incorporated | ||||||
IPR2018-01512 | Final Written Decision | Centripetal Networks, Inc. | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 9565213 | ||
IPR2019-00990 | Settlement | Craig T. Yehle | MCP IP, LLC | 7305979 | ||
IPR2020-00211 | Settlement | Richell USA, Inc. | Cinmar, LLC | 7739983 | ||
Frontgate Marketing, Inc. | ||||||
IPR2019-01592 | Settlement | Super Interconnect Technologies LLC [Acacia] | Sony Mobile Communications (USA), Inc. | 7627044 | ||
IPR2019-01591 | Settlement | Super Interconnect Technologies LLC [Acacia] | Sony Mobile Communications (USA), Inc. | 7158593 | ||
IPR2019-01590 | Settlement | Super Interconnect Technologies LLC [Acacia] | Sony Mobile Communications (USA), Inc. | 6463092 | ||
IPR2019-01013 | Settlement | Craig T. Yehle | MCP IP, LLC | 7770568 | ||
IPR2020-00212 | Settlement | Richell USA, Inc. | Cinmar, LLC | 8230816 | ||
Frontgate Marketing, Inc. | ||||||
IPR2020-00210 | Settlement | Richell USA, Inc. | Cinmar, LLC | 7568449 | ||
Frontgate Marketing, Inc. | ||||||
District Court (72) |
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Case Number | Action | Plaintiff | Defendant | Patent | ||
4:20-cv-00226 | Filed | Akoloutheo, LLC | Informatica Corp. | 7426730 | ||
1:20-cv-00381 | Filed | Aether Therapeutics, Inc. | Nektar Therapeutics, LLC | 6713488 | ||
AstraZeneca | 8748448 | |||||
Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. | 8883817 | |||||
9061024 | ||||||
6:20-cv-00199 | Filed | Huawei Investment & Holding Co, Ltd. | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 8200224 | ||
WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [likely Coast Asset Management, Juniper Capital Partners, Uniloc Founder Craig Etchygoyen] | Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | |||||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
1:20-cv-00392 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | Deezer, Inc. | 8856221 | ||
1:20-cv-00394 | Filed | Genentech, Inc. | Fresenius Kabi | 9126931 | ||
F. Hoffmann–La Roche Ltd | FRESENIUS KABI ONCOLOGY, LTD. | 9440922 | ||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | 9365514 | ||||
1E+07 | ||||||
1:20-cv-00396 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | Project Panther US, LLC dba Tidal | 8856221 | ||
6:20-cv-00200 | Filed | Kerr Machine Co. | Vulcan Industrial Holdings, LLC | 1.1E+07 | ||
3:20-cv-01996 | Filed | Quad City Patent, LLC | Zoosk, Inc. | 7272575 | ||
6:20-cv-00204 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | |||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
6:20-cv-00205 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | |||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
2:20-cv-00077 | Filed | Capella Photonics, Inc. | Tellabs Inc. | RE47905 | ||
Infinera Corp. | RE47906 | |||||
Coriant | ||||||
Coriant America, Inc. | ||||||
Tellabs | ||||||
1:20-cv-00365 | Filed | Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC | Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1E+07 | ||
1.1E+07 | ||||||
6:20-cv-00192 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7515546 | ||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Huawei Device Co. Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
8:20-cv-00543 | Filed | Sipco [Glocom, Inc.] | TP-Link USA Corp. | 7103511 | ||
7697492 | ||||||
6914893 | ||||||
7263073 | ||||||
8924587 | ||||||
8924588 | ||||||
8964708 | ||||||
2:20-cv-00080 | Filed | Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC [Acacia] | TCL Corp. | 7218923 | ||
TCL Electronics Holdings, Ltd. | ||||||
3:20-cv-50109 | Filed | Putco Incorporated | Carjamz Com Inc. | 9243796 | ||
9995473 | ||||||
1:20-cv-10543 | Filed | Biogen., Inc. | Creative Biolabs, Inc. | 8906367 | ||
University of Zurich | ||||||
1:20-cv-00391 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | AMC Premiere, LLC | 8856221 | ||
1:20-cv-00397 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | 8856221 | ||
2:20-cv-03068 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | Cadila Healthcare | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | ||||||
2:20-cv-00084 | Filed | Supercell Oy | GREE, Inc. | 9636583 | ||
9770659 | ||||||
9597594 | ||||||
9604137 | ||||||
9956481 | ||||||
9795873 | ||||||
9968843 | ||||||
9457273 | ||||||
2:20-cv-03112 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | ASPIRO PHARMA, LTD. | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | 6949527 | |||||
6:20-cv-00203 | Filed | kajeet, Inc. | Lightspeed Solutions, LLC | |||
6:20-cv-00208 | Filed | Commstech LLC [Ni, Wang, & Massand, PLLC] | Mellanox Technologies, Inc. | |||
2:20-cv-02522 | Filed | American Latex Corp. | Health Devices Corp. | 8915835 | ||
Doc Johnson Enterprises | ||||||
Ronald A. Braverman | ||||||
Does | ||||||
GAMELINK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | ||||||
2:20-cv-00076 | Filed | Capella Photonics, Inc. | Fujitsu | RE47905 | ||
RE47906 | ||||||
6:20-cv-00189 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7095713 | ||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Huawei Device Co. Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
6:20-cv-00190 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7487240 | ||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Huawei Device Co. Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
2:20-cv-00079 | Filed | Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC [Acacia] | One Plus Technology Co., Ltd. | 7218923 | ||
2:20-cv-02909 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | ||||||
3:20-cv-00494 | Filed | U-Blox America, Inc | Sisvel International S.A. | 7433698 | ||
U-Blox AG | 3G Licensing S.A. | 8364196 | ||||
U-Blox San Diego, Inc. | Sisvel US, Inc. | |||||
1:20-cv-00702 | Filed | Capella Photonics, Inc. | Atlantis Silverworks, Inc. | RE47905 | ||
RE47906 | ||||||
6:20-cv-00194 | Filed | Netlist, Inc. | SK Hynix | 8489837 | ||
9858218 | ||||||
2:20-cv-00181 | Filed | Engineered Roof De-Icing | VALIN | 8607509 | ||
6:20-cv-00197 | Filed | Eureka Database Solutions, LLC [Dominion Harbor] | Nexidia, Inc. | 6173287 | ||
6311189 | ||||||
6332144 | ||||||
1:20-cv-01870 | Filed | Lone Star Targeted Advertising, LLC | Mediamath, Inc. | 6301619 | ||
1:20-cv-00395 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | LiveXLive Media, Inc. | 8856221 | ||
2:20-cv-03072 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | USV PRIVATE, LTD. | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | ||||||
6:20-cv-00201 | Filed | PROVEN NETWORKS, LLC | DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., DELL, INC. EMC CORP. | |||
4:20-cv-00230 | Filed | Symbology Innovations, LLC [Rothschild] | Blackbaud, Inc. | 8424752 | ||
1:20-cv-10564 | Filed | SynKloud Technologies, LLC [former Blackbird] | Nuance Communications Corp. | RE44248 | ||
3:20-cv-01843 | Filed | Software Research | Progress Software Corp. | 7757175 | ||
Telerik, Inc. | 8327271 | |||||
8392890 | ||||||
8495585 | ||||||
8650493 | ||||||
8984491 | ||||||
1E+07 | ||||||
1:20-cv-00371 | Filed | Finjan, Inc. | Trustwave Holdings, Inc. | 8141154 | ||
Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd. | ||||||
3:20-cv-02909 | Filed | Organon USA, Inc. | Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories | RE44733 | ||
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | ||||||
6:20-cv-00191 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7508755 | ||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Huawei Device Co. Ltd. f/k/a Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
1:20-cv-01833 | Filed | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Chicago Laminating, Inc. | 7544266 | ||
1:20-cv-01840 | Filed | Putco Incorporated | Carjamz Com Inc. | 9243796 | ||
9995473 | ||||||
2:20-cv-02892 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | Fresenius Kabi | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | FRESENIUS KABI ONCOLOGY, LTD. | |||||
5:20-cv-00242 | Filed | IP Co., LLC | Jasco Products Co. | 6044062 | ||
2:20-cv-03007 | Filed | Organon USA, Inc. | Sun Pharmaceutical | RE44733 | ||
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | ||||||
6:20-cv-00198 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7872973 | ||
Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
1:20-cv-00294 | Filed | PROVEN NETWORKS, LLC [Former Provenance Asset Group patents] | DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., DELL, INC. EMC CORP. | |||
6:20-cv-00202 | Filed | PROVEN NETWORKS, LLC [Former Provenance Asset Group patents] | emc | 8018852 | ||
Dell Technologies | 8165024 | |||||
7450507 | ||||||
8812454 | ||||||
1:20-cv-03102 | Filed | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. | 7943582 | ||
Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. | 8513202 | |||||
Janssen Research and Development, LLC | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation | ||||||
Cilag GMBH International | ||||||
6:20-cv-00209 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | |||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
1:20-cv-00315 | Filed | BillingNetwork, Inc. | Cyfluent, Inc. | |||
2:20-cv-00428 | Filed | National Products Corp. | Innovative Intelligent Products, LLC d/b/a GPS Lockbox | |||
3:20-cv-01858 | Filed | Cisco Systems, Inc. | Capella Photonics, Inc. | RE47905 | ||
RE47906 | ||||||
3:20-cv-02904 | Filed | Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | Alkem Laboratories Limited | 6946149 | ||
Ascend Laboratories LLC | ||||||
5:20-cv-00554 | Filed | Char-Broil, LLC | Nextgrill Industries, Inc. | 6279566 | ||
5:20-cv-00558 | Filed | Fortress Iron, LP | Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. | 1.1E+07 | ||
2:20-cv-00078 | Filed | Cellular Communications Equipment, LLC [Acacia] | HMD Global OY | 7218923 | ||
2:20-cv-02964 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | FISIOPHARMA S.R.L. | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | ||||||
2:20-cv-00081 | Filed | Alexsam, Inc. | Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. | 6000608 | ||
CIGNA Corp. | ||||||
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company | ||||||
2:20-cv-00082 | Filed | Alexsam, Inc. | UMB Bank NA | 6000608 | ||
UMB Financial Corp. | ||||||
3:20-cv-00302 | Filed | Rapiscan Systems, Inc. | SureScan Corp. | 1.1E+07 | ||
SureScan International Sales Corp. | 8223919 | |||||
9046465 | ||||||
8451974 | ||||||
9158030 | ||||||
8428217 | ||||||
3:20-cv-00667 | Filed | Victaulic Co. | Titus Group, Inc. | 7086131 | ||
7712796 | ||||||
6:20-cv-00196 | Filed | WSOU Investments, LLC [see above] | Huawei Technologies, Co., Ltd. | 7860512 | ||
Huawei Device (Dongguan) Co. | ||||||
Huawei Device (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | ||||||
1:20-cv-00393 | Filed | Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC [Rothschild] | ||||
3:20-cv-01994 | Filed | California Beach Co., LLC | Shopify, Inc. | D862913 | ||
Exqline, Inc. | D864333 | |||||
2:20-cv-03117 | Filed | Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V. | LEK PHARMACEUTICALS D.D. | RE44733 | ||
Organon USA, Inc. | SANDOZ | |||||
3:20-cv-03106 | Filed | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Aurobindo Pharma, Ltd. | 7943788 | ||
Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. | 8222219 | |||||
Janssen Research and Development, LLC | 8785403 | |||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation | ||||||
Cilag GMBH International | ||||||
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5 comments so far.
Anon
March 26, 2020 05:21 pmMr. Syman @4,
I beg to differ. And if you have been paying attention, you know that I am one of the strongest Pro-patent advocates in the blogosphere.
One may fully rebuff Mr. Stroud (in or out of his role with Unified Patents), but only taking in articles from sources you like and agree with is a surefire way to a LACK of critical thinking.
Feel free to disagree with posts. Feel free to provide counter points. Heck, even be free with pejoratives to an organization whose business model is based on the ruination of strong patent rights. But do so intelligently and not by a mob-style ‘no voice for you.’
Mark Syman
March 26, 2020 04:01 pmNo one from Unified Patents should be on IPwatchdog. Unified Patents is part of the group who seek to destroy patent enforcement.
Model 101
March 26, 2020 03:39 pmPro Say
You forgot Microsoft.
Gates Is commenting on the Covid 19 issue regularly.
While Microsoft gets away with massive infringement.
Please put them on the bloody hands list at the top.
Pro Say
March 25, 2020 10:50 pmHistory will one day record that the blood of more than one million Americans was on the hands of the men and women of Congress . . . because they were unwilling to restore full, unconditional patentability to all areas of innovation, including medical diagnostic innovations (which do today — and will even more so in the future involve computers and the Internet — including telemedicine and telediagnostics).
. . . as well as on the hands of Facebook, Google, Apple, and the hands of all other members of Big Tech — and their henchmen lobbyists — who are fighting tooth and nail against any such innovation restoration.
Bloody hands all.
Pro Se
March 25, 2020 04:25 pmThis article point out a good reason why Big Pharma may have reservations about investing in new pandemic cures, because there’s just no security in hold on to a patent asset that won’t be endlessly challenged to invalidate it.
Any Big Pharma company working on emergency vaccines are having their legal departments hand them this PTAB analysis… the U.S. must know their unpredictable state of patents is making it harder on medicine manufactures to invest and discover.