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Google Files DJ against Rockstar
In response to Rockstar‘s recent litigation campaign against mobile device companies, Google filed a motion for declaratory judgment (DJ) of noninfringement against the plaintiff entity, Rockstar Consortium US. According to Google’s complaint, Rockstar’s suits have targeted users of the Android operating system and claims that it is an “open secret” that Rockstar’s campaign is directly intended to “harm” Google’s Android platform. Rockstar sued handset makers Asus, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech and ZTE at the end of October. 2:13cv00896
January 2, 2014
Rockstar Files First Patent Suits
Rockstar Consortium filed eight lawsuits last week as part of two litigation campaigns. One campaign involved seven defendants, ASUS, HTC, Huawei, LG, Pantech, Samsung, and ZTE and asserts seven patents. The patents-in-suit relate to various aspects of mobile communications, including messaging, navigating the graphical interface, and networking (5838551; 6037937; 6128298; 6333973; 6463131; 6765591; 6937572). Each case asserts at least six patents and several of them assert all seven. In each case, defendants’ mobile devices are accused of infringing the litigated patents. On the same day, Rockstar also sued Google, asserting seven patents all related to providing advertising to users based on a search request (6098065; 7236969; 7469245; 7672970; 7895178; 7933883). That suit accuses Google’s search service of infringement. These are the first suits filed by Rockstar, a consortium of companies that joined to acquire and monetize patents sold by Nortel Networks. 10/31, Eastern District of Texas, 2:13cv00893, 2:13cv00894, 2:13cv00895, 2:13cv00896, 2:13cv00898, 2:13cv00899, 2:13cv00900, 2:13cv00901
November 7, 2013