District court and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings were both down substantially this week, with 57 and 15, respectively, and 91 district court terminations. The drop-off of patent filings in the Western District of Texas has perhaps not been as pronounced as might be expected, though obviously most of those cases are being assigned to other judges there, or continuations of defendants being added to suits already within the Waco court’s jurisdiction. The Traxcell campaign continued to spiral, with many new defendants added; ditto the Hilco capital-led Bell Semiconductor case, which added an even more diverse list of defendants to the already-long roster. Otherwise most suits this week, with the exception of a few highlighted below, are related to earlier-filed suits.
Crypto Capital Company Sues—in Own Name: While private equity and litigation funding (or some equivalent) now undergirds some 30% of all U.S. patent litigation, it’s exceedingly rare to see a capital company buying the patents, keeping them in their own name, and then selling as the named defendant. But that is just what Veritaseum Capital LLC appears to have done with U.S. Patent 11,196,566. Suing the recently plagued cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which has been hit hard by the crypto winter, the Wyoming-based Veritaseum—which bills itself as “FinTech using blockchain to encode contracts for business transactions,” whatever that means, has, per Twitter, one U.S. and one Japanese patent “available for licensure.” They’ve sued Coinbase on that patent in Delaware. While the patent landscape for blockchain patents is still somewhat limited, it will be interesting to see, as smaller coins and smart contract startups fail, if there is a rush to monetize patents that were acquired along the way. The Twitter dialogue around the suit is interesting—with armchair commentors weighing in on infringement, damages, and other aspects of the complaint.
Beer Chugging Companies Clash: Drink it down; plaintiff patent owner Chug Bud, a self-proclaimed “innovator in the field of drinking accessories,” has lashed out at competitor Booze Missile for infringing patent 10,278,526. Chug Bud alleges that Johnny Manziel, Travis Kelce, and Post Malone have all collaborated to support their products, or “missiles,” which are, per their complaint and website, portable beer bongs plus shotgun funnels, which help you—you guessed it—chug a can of beer in one gulp. Here, a picture is worth a thousand words:
You really can get a patent on anything these days.
PTAB (15)
Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent |
IPR2022-01552 | Filed | Ioengine, LLC | Roku, Inc. | 10972584 |
IPR2022-01568 | Filed | Lauri Valjakka | Netflix, Inc. | 8495167 |
IPR2022-01534 | Filed | CHEVRON U.S.A., Inc [Chevron Corp.] | Snf S.A | 10626320 |
IPR2022-01554 | Filed | Ioengine, LLC | Roku, Inc. | 10972584 |
IPR2022-01553 | Filed | Ioengine, LLC | Roku, Inc. | 10972584 |
IPR2022-01434 | Filed | Globus Medical, Inc. | Life Spine, Inc. | 8845731 |
IPR2022-01544 | Filed | MZ Audio Science, LLC [Burford Capital Ltd.] | Sony Group Corporation,
Sony Corporation of America Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Sony Electronics Inc. |
7289961 |
IPR2022-01564 | Filed | Walmart Apollo, LLC [WalMart Inc.] | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 10803435 |
IPR2022-01551 | Filed | Ioengine, LLC | Roku, Inc. | 10972584 |
IPR2022-01559 | Filed | Scramoge Technology Ltd. [Atlantic IP Services Ltd., Magentar Capital] | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. | 7825537 |
IPR2022-01561 | Filed | Walmart Apollo, LLC [WalMart Inc.] | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 10803435 |
IPR2022-01528 | Filed | Walmart Apollo, LLC [WalMart Inc.] | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 10803435 |
IPR2022-01570 | Filed | Dali Wireless Inc. [Dali Systems Co., Ltd.] | Ericsson Inc | 11026232 |
IPR2022-01563 | Filed | Walmart Apollo, LLC [WalMart Inc.] | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | 10803435 |
IPR2022-01500 | Filed | Torchlight Technologies LLC [Curiam Capital] | Unified Patents, LLC | 11208029 |
IPR2022-00619 | Not Instituted – Merits | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Apple, Inc | 10516513 |
IPR2022-00348 | Not Instituted – Merits | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Apple, Inc | 10484915 |
IPR2022-00826 | Not Instituted – Merits | ON24, Inc. | webinar.net, Inc. | 9148480 |
IPR2022-00527 | Instituted | ThroughPuter, Inc | Microsoft Corporation | 9632833 |
IPR2022-00569 | Instituted | Power Concepts, LLC
|
Walmart Inc.
Current Lighting Solutions, LLC [American Industrial Partners] |
10429041 |
IPR2022-00534 | Instituted | Power Concepts, LLC | Walmart Inc.
Current Lighting Solutions, LLC [American Industrial Partners] |
10837628 |
IPR2022-00707 | Instituted | Sightline Payments LLC [Vantiv LLC (Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated)] | Everi Payments Inc. | 9785926 |
IPR2022-00684 | Instituted | Microsurgical Technology, Inc. [Halma PLC] | New World Medical, Inc. | 10888460 |
IPR2022-00528 | Instituted | ThroughPuter, Inc | Microsoft Corporation | 9424090 |
IPR2022-00574 | Instituted | ThroughPuter, Inc | Microsoft Corporation | 10318353 |
IPR2022-00706 | Instituted | Sightline Payments LLC [Vantiv LLC (Fidelity National Information Services Incorporated)] | Sightline Payments LLC
Everi Payments Inc. |
9466176 |
PGR2022-00030 | Instituted | Sphere USA, LLC | The Gillette Company, LLC | 11235486 |
IPR2022-00457 | Instituted | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | Apple, Inc | 9509440 |
IPR2021-00593 | Final Written Decision | K. Mizra LLC [Ginegar LLC, poss. Sharp] | Cisco Systems, Inc.
Forescout Technologies, Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
8234705 |
IPR2022-00081 | Final Written Decision | K. Mizra LLC [Ginegar LLC, poss. Sharp] | Forescout Technologies, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company |
8234705 |
IPR2021-00758 | Final Written Decision | Universal Electronics, Inc. | Roku, Inc. | 9641785 |
IPR2022-00084 | Final Written Decision | K. Mizra LLC [Ginegar LLC, poss. Sharp] | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Cisco Systems, Inc. Forescout Technologies, Inc. |
8234705 |
IPR2021-00678 | Final Written Decision | Sisvel S.P.A. [Fineur International S.A.] | TCT Mobile US Inc.
TCT Mobile US Holdings Inc. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd. TCT Mobile International Limited TCT Mobile Inc |
8971279 |
District Court (57)
Case Number | Action | Plaintiff | Defendant | Patent |
6:22-cv-00983 | Filed | Safecast Limited | Microsoft Corporation | 9392302 |
1:22-cv-11546 | Filed | Ipsen Pharma Sas [Ipsen Sa]
Radius Health Inc |
Orbicular Pharmaceutical Technologies Private Limited | 10996208 |
6:22-cv-00991 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Nokia Of America Corp
Samsung Electronics America Inc Sprint Solutions Inc Sprint Spectrum Lp Sprint Corporation et al. |
9918196 |
1:22-cv-01227 | Filed | Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma France Sas |
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc | 9561251 |
1:22-cv-01228 | Filed | Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc [Johnson & Johnson]
Bayer Ag Bayer Pharma Ag |
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc
Mylan Inc |
10828310 |
1:22-cv-01695 | Filed | Aob Products Company | Outdoor Product Innovations Inc Doing Business As Wicked Tree Gear | 10772261 |
1:22-cv-08128 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Helbiz Inc | 10820147 |
1:22-cv-01236 | Filed | Array Biopharma Inc [Pfizer Inc.] | Eugia Pharma Specialities Limited
Aurobindo Pharma Usa Inc |
9474754 |
1:22-cv-02485 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a/ Hilco Global)] | Phison Electronics Inc | 7007259 |
3:22-cv-00273 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a/ Hilco Global)] | Ambarella Inc Doing Business As Ambarella Corp | 7007259 |
1:22-cv-05683 | Filed | Nexus Pharmaceuticals Inc | Par Pharmaceutical Inc
Par Sterile Products LLC Nevakar Injectables Inc Nevakar Inc Endo Ventures Ltd et al. |
11426369 |
1:22-cv-00121 | Filed | JM4 Tactical, LLC
James Chadwick Myers |
Er Doing Business As Her Tactical
Her Tactical Blake Cheal Vicky Arlene Johnston |
D841979 |
6:22-cv-00985 | Filed | Aeritas LLC | Staples Inc | 8055285 |
6:22-cv-00990 | Filed | Wiesblatt Licensing LLC [IP Edge LLC] | Razer Usa Ltd | 8396112 |
3:22-cv-00064 | Filed | Nuhn Industries Ltd | Bazooka Farmstar LLC | 11448224 |
1:22-cv-12229 | Filed | Duke Manufacturing Co | Delfield Company The
Welbilt Inc |
8997640 |
6:22-cv-00999 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Maplebear Inc | 10820147 |
1:22-cv-01248 | Filed | Hilti Aktiengesellschaft [Hilti Martin Family Trust] | Specified Technologies Inc | 10610711 |
6:22-cv-01003 | Filed | Decapolis Systems LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Oracle Corporation | 7464040 |
1:22-cv-01257 | Filed | Roboticvisiontech Inc | Abb Inc | 7336814 |
6:22-cv-00977 | Filed | Onstream Media Corporation | VEE24 Limited | 9161068 |
6:22-cv-00986 | Filed | Aeritas LLC | Office Depot LLC | 8055285 |
3:22-cv-00063 | Filed | Nuhn Industries Ltd | Bazooka Farmstar LLC | |
6:22-cv-00993 | Filed | Big Will Enterprises Inc [ArrivalStar/Shipping and Transit group—Martin Kelly Jones, Scott Horstmeyer, Pete Siriani] | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company | 8559914 |
0:22-cv-61793 | Filed | Tunnel Ip LLC [IP Edge LC] | Inmusic Brands Inc | 7916877 |
6:22-cv-06404 | Filed | Harmony Licensing LLC [IP Edge LC] | Corning Incorporated | RE42219 |
6:22-cv-01000 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Shopify Data Processing Usa Inc | 10820147 |
1:22-cv-02462 | Filed | Coretek Licensing LLC [IP Edge LLC] | Centurylink Communications LLC | 9369575 |
6:22-cv-00997 | Filed | LOWER48 Ip LLC | Shopify Inc | 10140349 |
6:22-cv-01001 | Filed | Street Spirit Ip LLC [Dynamic IP Deals, LLC (d/b/a DynaIP)] | Match Group Inc Doing Business As Okcupidcom | 8850535 |
1:22-cv-08166 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a Hilco Global)] | Asmedia Technology Inc | 7007259 |
1:22-cv-01259 | Filed | Gilead Sciences Inc | Natco Pharma Limited | 9492449 |
3:22-cv-01435 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a Hilco Global)] | Ampere Computing LLC | 7007259 |
8:22-cv-02206 | Filed | Igel Beauty LLC | Daily Nail Art Supply LLC | D914291 |
6:22-cv-00982 | Filed | Monument Peak Ventures LLC [Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC] | Alarmcom Incorporated | 8305452 |
4:22-cv-00812 | Filed | Tunnel Ip LLC [IP Edge LLC] | Benq America Corp | 7916877 |
1:22-cv-08109 | Filed | Coretek Licensing LLC [IP Edge LLC] | Maven Clinic Co | 9369575 |
3:22-cv-05419 | Filed | Voip-pal.com Inc | Google LLC | 10218606 |
1:22-cv-05663 | Filed | NuWave LLC | Sound Around Inc | D651448 |
3:22-cv-00540 | Filed | Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
Fiskars Brands Inc [Fiskars Oyj Abp] |
Ross Gundlach
Vance Koch Lumino Inc Stephanie Cota Woodland Tools Inc |
D764882 |
1:22-cv-01253 | Filed | Veritaseum Capital LLC | Coinbase Global Inc | 11196566 |
6:22-cv-00998 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Curb Mobility LLC | 10820147 |
1:22-cv-01260 | Filed | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc | Zendrive Inc | 10672249 |
4:22-cv-05429 | Filed | Chug Bud LLC | Dimarco Del Curto Doing Business As Booze Missile | 10278526 |
1:22-cv-01256 | Filed | Hills Point Industries LLC Doing Business As Gorilla Commerce | Just For Love LLC | 11141013 |
1:22-cv-11539 | Filed | Gratuity Solutions LLC
Gratuity LLC |
Toast Inc | 10726436 |
2:22-cv-06709 | Filed | Sho Products LLC | Puff Corp | 10271579 |
3:22-cv-01417 | Filed | John Wallace Rockett | Backyard Board Of New Jersey LLC | 11439880 |
6:22-cv-00992 | Filed | Traxcell Technologies LLC | Nokia Of America Corp
Samsung Electronics America Inc Sprint Solutions Inc Nokia Solutions And Networks Oy Ericsson Inc et al. |
10743135 |
2:22-cv-00367 | Filed | Seungman Kim | Samsung Electronics America Inc
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd |
10149164 |
1:22-cv-01480 | Filed | Sockeye Licensing Tx LLC | D H Distributing Company | 9547981 |
6:22-cv-00996 | Filed | Adaptflow Technologies LLC [IP Edge LLC] | Roku Inc | 9838757 |
1:22-cv-01233 | Filed | Nexus Pharmaceuticals Inc | Exela Pharma Sciences LLC | 11426369 |
1:22-cv-01232 | Filed | Zogenix International Ltd
Zogenix Inc |
Lupin Limited
Apotex Inc Apotex Corp |
11406606 |
5:22-cv-05448 | Filed | Alpha And Omega Semiconductor Limited
Alpha And Omega Semiconductor Incorporated |
Force Mos Technology Co Ltd | 7285822 |
3:22-cv-01437 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a Hilco Global)] | Lattice Semiconductor Corp | 7007259 |
4:22-cv-00819 | Filed | Bell Semiconductor LLC [Hilco Inc. (d/b/a Hilco Global)] | Rockchip Electronics Co Ltd | 7007259 |
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Night Writer
October 4, 2022 12:55 pmThanks! This is great.
Pro Say
September 30, 2022 04:52 pm“You really can get a patent on anything these days.”
Unless, of course, the “anything” relies on or otherwise utilizes computers or the Internet.
Or . . . should you be fortunate enough to get a patent (thank you Iancu), one or more “I hate patent cases” judge (taking the lead from the off-the-eligibility-rails CAFC) takes it away from you . . . handing your invention off to the unabashed, unapologetic, even giddy infringers.
American “innovation protection” is an oxymoron.
American innovation leadership a lie.