Thursday, September 6, 2012


View 360 Targets Google Street View in Patent Suit


View 360 Solutions, LLC (Plaintiff) filed a suit against Google (Defendant) on August 31, 2012 in the U.S District Court of Northern New York for patent infringement (case no. 1:12-cv-01352). The patents involved in this suit are assigned to Grandeye Ltd. 

The complaint states that View 360 Solutions, a New York LLC with its principal place of business in Frisco, TX is an exclusive licensee of the patents with rights to enforce the patents and sue infringers.


Current Assignee
Issue Date
Expiration Date
Title

Grandeye Ltd.

5-Dec-00
14-Dec-12
“Method of and Apparatus for Performing Perspective Transformation of Visible Stimuli.”

Grandeye Ltd.
4-May-04
14-Dec-12
“Method of and Apparatus for Performing Perspective Transformation of Visible Stimuli.”

Grandeye Ltd.
5-Jun-01
14-Nov-16
“Method for Interactive Viewing Full-Surround Image Data and Apparatus Therefor.”

Grandeye Ltd.
7-Aug-01
14-Dec-12
“Method for Generating and Interactively Viewing Spherical Image Data.”

Grandeye Ltd.
2-Jun-09
14-Nov-16
“Method for Interactively Viewing Full-Surround Image Data and Apparatus Therefor.”

Grandeye Ltd.
26-Jun-01
14-Dec-12
“Processes for Generating Spherical Image Data Sets and Products Made Thereby.”
Grandeye Ltd.
27-Nov-01
14-Dec-12
“Apparatus for Generating and Interactively Viewing Spherical Image Data and Memory Thereof.”
Grandeye Ltd.
(shown on the face of the patent – no assignment data found)
1-Jan-09
15-Nov-15
“Method for Interactively Viewing Full-Surround Image Data and Apparatus Therefor.”



  

According to the complaint, Google’s Street View practices methods that are covered by the above patents.  


The plaintiff has not filed any suits in the past.

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