In a new Western District of Washington complaint, Safety Direct LLC has accused Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) (2:23-cv-01930) of infringing the sole patent in its campaign through the provision of the Timex FamilyConnect and Timex FamilyConnect v1 smartwatches, targeting location-tracking features including “SafeZones” where notifications are sent if the wearer leaves a designated area. The patent generally concerns loss prevention software for a mobile device. A hiccup in the dismissal of the last case in the campaign, against Tesla, has prompted Northern District of California Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. to encourage the parties to reach an agreement concerning that dispute, further advising that “[i]f they do not reach an agreement . . . it would consider a motion for attorneys fees and costs by the defendant”. That did the trick—the case was dismissed (again) by stipulation filed on November 28.
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