Plaintiff: Marshall Feature Recognition
Defendants: Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay
Case Number: 6:12-cv-00956
Date Filed: December 20, 2012
Patent-in-Suit: US6886750
The ‘750 patent is currently assigned[i] to Marshall Feature Recognition
(source: Maxval’s Assignment Database). The patent entitled System and method for incentive programs
and award fulfillment was issued on May 03, 2005 and expires[ii]
by May 25, 2014. The patent describes methods and apparatus relating generally
to the electronics media industry, such as cable television (CATV), home
shopping services, on-line computer services and computer memory applications.
These methods and apparatus allow a user to access and make use of electronic
media input and output devices by reference to and/or utilization of standard
printed matter, such as magazines, textbooks, or any other printed matter that
can be correlated to electronic media.
About the Parties:
Pepsi was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, then to Pepsi in
1961. Pepsi-Cola North America is the refreshment beverage unit of PepsiCo,
Inc., in the United States and Canada. Its U.S. brands include Pepsi, Mountain
Dew, Sierra Mist, SoBe, AMP Energy, IZZE, Mug, and Aquafina, among others. The
company also makes and markets in North America ready-to-drink iced teas and
coffees, respectively, via joint ventures with Lipton and Starbucks.
Frito-Lay North America is the division of
PepsiCo that manufactures, markets and sells corn chips, potato chips and other
snack foods.
As in Complaint:
Plaintiff alleges that defendants infringe the above patent
by making use of Quick Response (QR)
codes printed on their commercial advertisements by a method claimed in the
‘750 patent. QR codes are features recognized by a mobile smartphone device
that uses a barcode scanner application to communicate with the QR code to
obtain programmed information relating to the advertisement.
Other Case(s) Filed:
Plaintiff partnered with Scanbury and filed a suit (1:09-cv-04297) against Neomedia
Technologies involving
US7287696 and the ‘750 patent, which is still
pending.
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[i]
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[ii] Expected expiration date. Patent Term
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