MacroSolve [NPE] filed suit against Whoop (a mobile applications toolkit developer) over a patent related to mobile data application platforms.  MacroSolve has filed four prior suits since March 2011 against over 30 defendants including AT&T, CitiGroup, Dell, Groupon, and Salesforce. In November 2010, the company received $775,000 from current and other institutional investors to support its patent monetization efforts.  10/3, Eastern District of Texas, 6:2011cv00523.