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Phoenix Licensing Asserts Marketing Technology Patents Against Another 15 Companies
Phoenix Licensing filed 15 suits against a range of companies, including Charter, Cox, Dish, Honda, Hyatt, Hyundai, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Southwest Airlines, Telephone and Data Systems, Time Warner Cable, and T-Mobile. Phoenix alleges defendants’ customized communications to customers are infringing a group of marketing technology patents (5,987,434, 6,999,938, 7,890,366, 8,234,184, 8,352,317, 8,606,632, 8,738,435). The patents-in-suit relate to the automatic selection of products and services for clients and the personalization of communications offering the selected products. The accused personalized communications include letters, emails, and notices to customers regarding financing offers, discounts, and rewards.
October 23, 2014
Phoenix Launches New Wave of E-commerce Litigation
Phoenix Licensing, along with co-plaintiff LPL Licensing, launched a new wave of litigation against a range of e-commerce targets over marketing and offers. Phoenix filed 21 suits against defendants AAA Life Insurance, American Airlines, AT&T, Carnival, Chrysler, Comcast, Dell, Delta, DirecTV, Fidelity, Ford, General Motors, Gerber, Physician’s Mutual, Royal Caribbean, Sallie Mae, Sprint, Toyota, United, Verizon, and Wells Fargo, asserting a group of seven patents (5,987,434; 7,856,375; 7,860,744; 7,890,366; 8,234,184; 8,352,317; 8,606,632). Phoenix’s previous suits (most recently filed in 2012) have targeted financial services companies including American Express, Chase, and Progressive. 12/11, Eastern District of Texas, 2:13cv01081, 2:13cv01082, 2:13cv01083, 2:13cv01084, 2:13cv01085, 2:13cv01086, 2:13cv01087, 2:13cv01088, 2:13cv01089, 2:13cv01090, 2:13cv01091, 2:13cv01092, 2:13cv01093, 2:13cv01094, 2:13cv01095, 2:13cv01096, 2:13cv01097, 2:13cv01098, 2:13cv01099, 2:13cv01100, 2:13cv01101
December 18, 2013