Case Filed: Aug 13, 2013
Case Closed: Dec 11, 2013
Court: Delaware District Court
Judge: Gregory M. Sleet
Case Summary:
Kewazinga and K Licensing (KL) claimed Nokia’s Here interactive maps violate two of
its patents. Here captures location
content such as road networks, buildings, parks and traffic patterns. The
patents in suit were: US6535226 and US6522325 both entitled ‘Navigable
telepresence method and system utilizing an array of cameras’ issued on Mar 18,
2003 and Feb 18, 2003 (respectively). The patents expire[i] by
Apr 01, 2019. Horrow Sports Ventures is the current assignee[ii]
of the patents (source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database). As per the complaint, Kewazinga is the owner and
KL is the exclusive licensee of the patents.
The patents relate to a navigable camera array
telepresence system and method of using the same. The Court document said the
patents are valid and enforceable. It alleged that Nokia infringed the claims
of the '226 and ‘325 patents by making, having made, using, providing, selling
and/or offering for sale systems and methods protected including Here maps that provide street level
imagery and controls for navigating among images. As a result of Nokia’s
infringement of the patents Kewazinga said they are entitled to recover the
damages and asked the Court for damages and legal fees.
It appears that the parties have settled the case
and Kewazinga filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, pursuant to which the
Court granted dismissal without prejudice, thereby closing the case.
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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]
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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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