ArrivalStar Campaign Continues to Grow With More Consumer Products Companies Named
ArrivalStar’s campaign related to vehicle tracking continues to grow with 17 new cases filed in late November, bringing the total number of litigations in the campaign to over 300. Some of the new defendants include Dunkin Brands, Lenovo, Panasonic, and Starbucks. The campaign includes three patents that relate to automatic tracking and notification systems for communicating delivery status to a user although not every patent is asserted in each case (6,904,359; 6,952,645; 7,400,970). ArrivalStar, along with its perpetual co-plaintiff Melvino Technologies, has asserted this group of patents against any company that provides shipment tracking information to users, including retailers, food service companies, and consumer electronics manufacturers. Melvino owns the asserted patents and ArrivalStar is the exclusive licensee. 11/21, Southern District of Florida, 1:13cv24225, 1:13cv24226, 1:13cv24227, 1:13cv24228, 1:13cv24229, 1:13cv24232, 1:13cv24233, 1:13cv24234, 11/22, Southern District of Florida, 1:13cv24246, 1:13cv24247, 1:13cv24249, 1:13cv24250, 1:13cv24251, 1:13cv24254, 1:13cv24255, 1:13cv24256, 1:13cv24257