Droplets, Inc. has filed a new round of cases, one against each of AT&T (AT&T Mobility) (2:24-cv-00967), Ford (2:24-cv-00968), Home Depot (2:24-cv-00969), and Walmart (2:24-cv-00970), all in the Eastern District of Texas. Asserted is a single patent, acknowledged to have expired in November 2021 and generally related to web-based app delivery. The complaints target the provision of “interactive functionalities” via the defendants’ respective mobile apps. This campaign, one of the oldest, began in 2006 and has seen two jury verdicts in favor of Droplets, most recently in a case filed against Yahoo! (together with others) back in September 2011.

A Texas jury awarded Droplets, Inc. $15 million, after finding that Overstock and Sears infringe three patents asserted by Droplets in litigation (6,687,745, 7,502,838, and 8,402,115). As part of its verdict the jury found Sears liable for $11 million in damages for its infringement and Overstock liable for $4 million. The jury rejected defendants’ argument that the patents are invalid due to obviousness or anticipation. The patents-in-suit relate to web-based application delivery.