Plaintiff: Express Card Systems (Express Card)
Express
Card filed a complaint (6:13-cv-00136) against Apple for allegedly infringing their
patents US5552994 and US5748484 (System
for Printing Social Expression Cards in Response to Electronically Transmitted
Orders). These two patents relate to a system for creating a database of
greeting card designs that can be customized, personalized and printed by a
user. These patents are currently assigned to Onkor Ltd (source: Maxval’s Assignment Database[i]). According to the complaint, Express Card holds
the exclusive license to the patents-in-suit.
The
complaint states that the technology associated with Apple’s Cards app infringes the above patents.
Cards app from Apple
allows users to create and mail crafted cards personalized with your own text
and photos.
The case was filed on 9th Feb in the Texas Eastern District Court and Judge Michael H. Schneider is assigned to the case.
The case was filed on 9th Feb in the Texas Eastern District Court and Judge Michael H. Schneider is assigned to the case.
Plaintiff
has filed 4 other infringement cases associated with the same two patents:
- Express Card vs. CafePress (6:13-cv-00137)
- Express Card vs. Office Depot (6:13-cv-00138)
- Express Card vs. Sam`s West ( 6:13-cv-00139)
- Express Card vs. Staples (6:13-cv-00140)
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