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User Authentication Campaign Initiated in Both East and West Texas
New Patent Litigation
Secure Matrix LLC has launched its first litigation, suing A Holdings (Line) (2:24-cv-00456), Bank of America (2:24-cv-00455), Binance (2:24-cv-00457), IBM (2:24-cv-00458), Rakuten (2:24-cv-00460), and Sony (2:24-cv-00459) in the Eastern District of Texas, as well as Microsoft (6:24-cv-00328) and Zoho (6:24-cv-00327) in the Western District of Texas. Asserting a single user authentication patent, the plaintiff targets the provision of websites, apps, and/or other software that allow users to authenticate by scanning a QR code with a mobile device.
June 21, 2024
In New Round of Complaints, Sensor360 Focuses on C-V2X Technology
New Patent Litigation
Alps Alpine (Alps Electric) (2:24-cv-00424), Applied Information (1:24-cv-02471), ASUSTek (2:24-cv-00422), and Panasonic (Ficosa) (2:24-cv-00421) are the latest defendants to be added to the sole litigation campaign of Sensor360 LLC, an entity connected with a figure familiar in patent monetization circles. At issue in each complaint is a single patent generally related to a “sensor module for use in a sensor network”. The defendants are accused of infringement over the support for C-V2X (Cellular-vehicle-to-everything) technology in their various automobile products, including the Alps Electric UMNZ1 5G cellular module, AI-500-065-02 In-Vehicle Unit, Askey 5G OBU car connectivity box, and Ficosa C-V2X On-Board Unit (OBU), respectively.
June 7, 2024
EMV Card Personalization Campaign Not Done Yet
New Patent Litigation
After more than a year without new cases filed, Auth Token LLC has fired off another round of complaints, this time suing ADP (6:24-cv-00251) and seven banks: Austin Bank (2:24-cv-00354), Broadway Bancshares (6:24-cv-00253), Cadence Bank (2:24-cv-00355), Comerica (Comerica Bank) (2:24-cv-00356), Guaranty Bank & Trust (2:24-cv-00357), Home Bank (4:24-cv-01790), and Texas Capital Bancshares (2:24-cv-00358). In this campaign, the plaintiff targets the provision of financial products (e.g., payment cards) that support the EMV Card Personalization specification, with former Prism Technologies Group, Inc. patents generally related to “personalizing an authentication token”.
May 23, 2024
GeoSymm Ventures Files New Round of Suits over Patents Picked Up from Allied Security Trust
New Patent Litigation
So far in May, GeoSymm Ventures LLC—an entity connected with a figure familiar in patent monetization circles—has added suits against ScienceSoft USA (2:24-cv-00338), Varjo Technologies (2:24-cv-00341), Walmart (2:24-cv-00342), and Zappar (2:24-in cv-00344), all in the Eastern District of Texas; Relinns Technologies (4:24-cv-01707) in the Southern District of Texas; and Trimble (1:24-cv-01274) in the District of Colorado. Relinns, ScienceSoft, and Walmart are each accused of infringing a single patent through the implementation of voice assistants in their respective products (i.e., chatbots and shopbots), while the remaining defendants are accused of infringing a different patent over products (e.g., headsets, mobile apps, and software) that support certain augmented reality (AR) functionalities.
May 17, 2024
Second Wave Filed in Wireless Communications Campaign
New Patent Litigation
Telsync Technologies LLC has sued Accenture (2:24-cv-00294), AT&T (2:24-cv-00295), Ericsson (2:24-cv-00297), Samsung (2:24-cv-00298), and ZTE (2:24-cv-00299) in separate Eastern District of Texas complaints as well as Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile) (6:24-cv-00227) in the Western District of Texas. Asserting a single patent generally related to establishing communications between multiple devices over a physical distance, Telsync targets the provision of products that are compliant with 5G networking, including certain 5G networking solutions (Accenture, Ericsson, and Samsung) and 5G telecommunications networks (AT&T and T-Mobile).
May 3, 2024
The Virtual Bezel Is Back
New Patent Litigation
Onscreen Dynamics, LLC has filed a 2024 round of complaints, suing AutoNation (AN Dealership Holding, AutoNation Financial Services) (2:24-cv-00249), Carmax (Carmax Auto Superstores) (2:24-cv-00247), Carvana (2:24-cv-00248), Enterprise Holdings (EAN Holdings) (2:24-cv-00251), and Snell Motor Company (Land Rover Frisco) (2:24-cv-00250) over the sale of automobiles that incorporate infotainment systems with certain touchscreen interfaces. The asserted patents generally relate to a device having a touchscreen display with a “virtual bezel”—i.e., a portion of the display, generally a border area, that responds differently to gestures or touches than does the rest of the display.
April 20, 2024
Patent Armory, Fighting Earlier Motions to Dismiss, Continues Filing into April
New Patent Litigation
Patent Armory Inc. has sued Adidas (6:24-cv-00173) and American Express (6:24-cv-00174) in a campaign that has largely focused on certain routing/triage tools within the defendants' customer service systems—though this latest batch of complaints cites exhibits allegedly detailing the accused products that are missing from their respective dockets. Appearing in the pair of Western District of Texas complaints are the same five patents that Patent Armory has asserted against a long list of defendants, including, at least originally, Hertz. There, Hertz has filed three successive motions for judgment on the pleadings, among other things challenging the patents asserted against it as patent-ineligibly drawn, under Alice, to the abstract idea of “evaluating communications data to make a routing decision”.
April 5, 2024
Minotaur Systems Files Third Round of Suits in Vehicle Networking Campaign
New Patent Litigation
Following a dismissal of its last active case in early January, Minotaur Systems LLC has filed a new round of complaints in its sole litigation campaign, suing AnyConnect Private (2:24-cv-00201) in the Eastern District of Texas; Motive Technologies (1:24-cv-00349), Nauto (1:24-cv-00351), Netradyne (1:24-cv-00352), and Samsara (1:24-cv-00353) in the District of Delaware; Safe Fleet Holdings (1:24-cv-02062) in the Eastern District of New York; and Trimble (1:24-cv-00789) in the District of Colorado. Two patents are asserted in overlapping sets, with the defendants accused of infringement through the provision of vehicle-related networking products, including dash cams (or systems incorporating them) and/or fleet management solutions.
March 22, 2024
Three More Defendants Sued over Audio “Hush” Patent
New Patent Litigation
RecepTrexx LLC has asserted its audio level reduction patent in new complaints filed against DEI Holdings (Sound United) (1:24-cv-03200), Magic Leap (1:24-cv-00340), and Sonos (1:24-cv-00339). Targeted is the provision of devices that respond to voice commands to adjust volume. Magic Leap and Sonos have been sued in the District of Delaware, where the cases may be assigned to Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly (who presided over a brief prior case concerning this same patent); Sound United has been hit in the District of New Jersey, starting the 30-day clock to comply with a local rule requiring the disclosure of certain third-party litigation funding.
March 15, 2024
InnoMemory Files Fresh Round of Complaints in Memory Circuitry Campaign
New Patent Litigation
Amarillo National Bank (1:24-cv-00232), Bank Iowa (Citizens State Bank) (2:24-cv-00152), Capital One (2:24-cv-00154), Citigroup (1:24-cv-00231), Fidelity Bank of Texas (1:24-cv-00229), JPMorgan Chase (2:24-cv-00151), Prosperity Bancshares (2:24-cv-00150), Regions Financial (Regions Bank) (1:24-cv-00218), Texas Bank and Trust (2:24-cv-00148), Texas Capital Bancshares (2:24-cv-00147), Truist Financial (2:24-cv-00146), Wintrust Financial (First United Bank) (1:24-cv-00219), and Zions Bancorporation (2:24-cv-00144) are the latest defendants to be added to the sole litigation campaign of InnoMemory, LLC, launched in July 2021 over patents received from Intellectual Ventures LLC (IV). The two asserted patents are broadly directed to memory circuitry, with the defendants targeted over ATM machines—including those manufactured by Diebold Nixdorf and NCR—that incorporate DDR4 memory technology.
March 7, 2024