Case Filed: Oct 02, 2012
Case Closed: Dec 09, 2013
Court: Texas Eastern District
Court
Judge: Roy S. Payne
Case Summary:
Inmotion Imagery Technologies accused
Dell of infringing 2 of their patents related to video indexing. According to our
Litigation Database, Texas-based
Inmotion sued 20 companies such as Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Netflix, etc. in the
same court for infringing the same patent(s) since 2010.
In dispute were the patents US6526219
and US8150239 both entitled ‘Picture-based video indexing system’ issued on Feb
25, 2003 and Apr 03, 2012. The patents expire[i]
by Nov 02, 2015 and are currently assigned[ii]
to Inmotion (source: MaxVal’s Assignment
Database).
The patents describe video
indexing technologies that enable the use of pictures and motion images, which
are representative of a recorded video program, to assist a user by displaying
or navigating the contents of the recorded video program.
Inmotion alleged that Dell has
infringed the ‘219 and ‘239 patents by making, using and offering products
capable of indexing videos with images that are displayed in windows wherein at
least one window displays motion imagery, such as Dell XPS laptop and other
similar products.
The case is concluded as the
parties entered into settlement agreement and filed joint motion to dismiss the
case. The Court granted the motion filed and ordered all claims be dismissed with
prejudice and counterclaims be dismissed without prejudice. The details of the
settlement were not disclosed. Each party will bear its own costs and fees.
See 2:12-cv-00624 for more details. To get alerts on cases
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[i]
Expected expiration date. Patent Term Estimator is a free web-based tool that automatically
calculates patent terms and expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.
[ii]
MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service
where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target
applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.
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