MMG IP Management LLC v. Thomson Reuters Corporation

Stoic Ventures LLC, an affiliate of IP Valuation Partners LLC (IPVal), has filed its first litigation, asserting a single wireless communications patent (9,356,763) against ZTE (2:17-cv-00032) and Le Technology, Inc. (2:17-cv-00062), a California-based subsidiary of Chinese company LeEco. Both defendants are accused of infringement through the provision of Android smartphones offering LTE connectivity.

One month after the dismissal of the last defendant in its sole litigation campaign, MMG IP Management LLC has picked litigation back up, asserting a single patent (8,321,459) generally related to keeping networked contact information current in separate complaints against LinkedIn (2:16-cv-00938), Microsoft (2:16-cv-00939), and Salesforce (Data.com Connect) (2:16-cv-00940). The defendants are accused of infringement through provision of their networked address books, LinkedIn’s Connections, Microsoft’s Lync Contacts Manager (and Skype for Business), and Salesforce’s Data.com Connect functionality.

Inventor-backed MMG IP Management LLC has filed its first litigation campaign, suing Comcast (Plaxo) (2:16-cv-00399) and Thomson Reuters (2:16-cv-00400) over a patent (8,321,459) generally related to keeping networked contact information current. The complaint accuses the defendants of infringement through provision of their networked address books, Plaxo PRO and Thomson Reuters ELITE.