2:03-cv-01618 | MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. JVL CORPORATION

MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. JVL CORPORATION DC
- 2:03-cv-01618
- E.D. Pa.
- Judge: Timothy J. Savage
- Filed: 03/17/2003
- Closed: 09/09/2008
- Latest Docket Entry: 09/09/2008
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Defendant

Accused Products

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Overview

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Campaign (1 Defendant)

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MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. JVL CORPORATION DC
- 2:03-cv-01618
- E.D. Pa.
- Judge: Timothy J. Savage
- Filed: 03/17/2003
- Closed: 09/09/2008
- Latest Docket Entry: 09/09/2008
- PACER

Overview

Docket (370 Entries)

Campaign (1 Defendant)

Outcome

Complaint Unavailable

Cause of Action

Infringement

Market Sector

Undefined

Court

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Assigned Judge

Timothy J. Savage

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Patent Information

Patents-in-Suit

Validity & Enforceability

US 6,082,887 A

4 Details

Claim #	Claim Text	Outcome
1	An automated tournament system for use with a game machine, the game machine implementing the system when placed in a tournament mode, the system comprising: (a) a plurality of tournament games playable by a plurality of players on the game machine, each of the plurality of tournament games generating a total player score upon completion of game play, the player scores being used to determine the tournament winners; (b) means for preprogramming at least one sequence of tournament games from the plurality of tournament games; and (c) means for programming a tournament period for each tournament game, the preprogrammed tournament game for each sequence being playable during the programmed tournament period for the respective sequence. view more	Valid (112) Entry 333
3	A system according to claim 1 further comprising: (d) means for preprogramming the at least one sequence to either continuously repeat or to end after the last tournament in the sequence is completed.	Valid (112) Entry 333
4	A system according to claim 1 further comprising a non-tournament mode, at least some of the plurality of tournament games being playable in the non-tournament mode.	Valid (112) Entry 333
5	A system according to claim 1 wherein only a single tournament game is playable for each sequence within the at least one sequence of tournament games.	Valid (112) Entry 333

US 5,743,799 A

3 Details

Claim #	Claim Text	Outcome
1	A method for tallying a total currency amount fed into a gaming machine which accepts a plurality of different types of coins, each coin type representing a different number of currency units, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a setup screen on a video display showing a representation of the plurality of different coin types and the total number of currency units associated with each coin type; (b) selecting the total number of currency units to be associated with each coin type while displaying the setup screen, wherein the selection is made individually for each coin type, a coin type/currency unit ratio being established for each different type of coin; and (c) tallying the total currency amount fed into the machine based upon the number of coins deposited in the gaming machine and the total number of currency units selected for each coin type. view more	Invalid (102 and 103) Entry 333
3	A method for setting game credits and tallying a total currency amount fed into a gaming machine which accepts a plurality of different types of coins, each coin type representing a different number of currency units; the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a setup screen on a video display showing a representation of the plurality of different coin types, the number of game credits associated with each coin type and the total number of currency units associated with each coin type; (b) selecting the number of game credits to be associated with each coin type while displaying the setup screen, wherein the selection is made individually for each coin type, a coin type/game credit ratio being established for each of the different coin types; (c) selecting the total number of currency units to be associated with each coin type while displaying the setup screen, wherein the selection is made individually for each coin type; (d) exiting the setup screen and entering game play mode; (e) granting game credits based upon the number and type of coins deposited into the machine and the selection made in step (b); and (f) tallying the total currency amount fed into the machine based upon the number of coins deposited in the gaming machine and the total number of currency units selected for each coin type in step (c). view more	Invalid (102 and 103) Entry 333
7	A method for adjusting the coin/credit ratio in a gaming machine which accepts a plurality of different types of coins, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a setup screen on a video display showing a representation of the plurality of different coin types and a number of game credits associated with a deposit of one coin of a particular type; and (b) selecting the number of game credits to be associated with a deposit of one coin for each of the different coin types while displaying the setup screen, wherein the selection is made individually for each coin type, a coin type/game credit ratio being established for each of the different coin types. view more	Invalid (102 and 103) Entry 333

US 5,575,717 A

7 Details

Claim #	Claim Text	Outcome
1	An apparatus for providing menu choices of video games on a display, the apparatus comprising: (a) a mode selector for setting the apparatus in one of either a programming mode for selecting video game menu options or a menu choice selection mode for selecting video game menu choices for game activation; (b) a video display for displaying and selecting the video game menu options and video game menu choices, the video game menu options being available for selection as video game menu choices; and (c) a display controller for simultaneously displaying video game menu options and video game menu choices on the video display when the mode selector is in the programming mode, and for displaying video game menu choices when the mode selector is in the menu choice selection mode. view more	Invalid (102 and 103) Entry 333
2	An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the video display includes a first region for displaying the video game menu options and a second region for displaying the video game menu choices.	Invalid (103) Entry 333
6	An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein each video game menu choice includes a cost for selecting the choice, the apparatus further comprising: (d) means for selecting and displaying the cost while the display controller is in the programming mode. view more	Valid (102 and 103) Entry 333
7	An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the video display is a touch screen.	Invalid (102 and 103) Entry 333
8	An apparatus for programming video game menu choices on a display from a group of video game menu options, the apparatus comprising: (a) a video screen having (i) a first region for displaying video game menu choices; (ii) a second region for displaying video game menu options, the video game menu choices and video game menu options being simultaneously displayed; and (b) a display controller for causing video game menu options selected from the second region to be displayed in the first region as a video game menu choice. view more	Invalid (103) Entry 333
9	An apparatus according to claim 8 wherein the video screen is a touch display, each video game menu choice being associated with a predefined location of the touch display.	Invalid (103) Entry 333
10	An apparatus according to claim 9 wherein there is a fixed number of locations of video game menu choices and the locations are visible on the video display, the display controller removing locations for which no video game menu choice is selected. view more	Valid (102 and 103) Entry 333

Infringement

JVL CORPORATION

3 Details

Accused Product	Patent #	Claim #	Outcome
Concorde 2 PlusConcorde 3Concorde 3 PlusConcorde 4iTouch 4iTouch 4 Plus or iTouch 5 softwarethe Concorde 2	US 5,575,717 A	1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10	Willful infringement Entry 333
Concorde 2Concorde 2 PlusConcorde 3Concorde 3 PlusConcorde 4iTouch 10 softwareiTouch 4iTouch 4 PlusiTouch 5 softwareiTouch 6 PlusiTouch 7iTouch 8iTouch 8 PlusiTouch 9iTouch 9 PlusiT ouch 9 Plus or iTouch 10 softwareor iTouch 5 softwareThe Concorde 1the Concorde 3The iTouch 6the JVL machines with the Concorde 1the JVL machines with the Concorde 3	US 5,743,799 A	1, 3, 7	Willful infringement Entry 333
iTouch 10 softwareiTouch 6 PlusiTouch 7iTouch 8iTouch 8 Plus softwareiTouch 9 Plustouch screen video countertop game machines with the iTouch 5 softwaretouch screen video countertop game machines with the iT ouch 9with the iTouch 6	US 6,082,887 A	1, 3, 4, 5	Willful infringement Entry 333

Damages

Total Damages:

$1,616,123.00

Other Costs:

$0.00

Dockets:

Compensatory Damages: $1,616,123.00

Entry 333

MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. JVL CORPORATION DC

MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC. v. JVL CORPORATION DC

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