Case
Filed: Nov 26, 2013
Case
Closed: Sep 11, 2013
Court:
District Court of Texas
Judge:
William C. Bryson
Case
Summary:
Long Consumer
Electronics LLC (Long Corner), a Texas based company filed a case against
Fujitsu America, Inc. (Fujitsu), a California based corporation alleging that the
latter has infringed one of their US patents.
Patent
in Suit:
Patent Number
|
Title
|
Issue Date
|
Expiration Date[i]
|
|
System, device, and method for extending
a stroke of a computer pointing device
|
Oct 05, 2010
|
Feb 06, 2027
|
The ‘483 patent relates to a system, device, and
method for extending a practical stroke of operation of a pointing device,
e.g., a computer mouse, by which to manipulate an object, e.g., on a graphical
user interface (GUI).
As
in Complaint:
The complaint
alleged that Fujitsu infringed the '483 patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell,
and/or importing "M532 Tablet" devices that are covered by one or
more claims of the ‘483 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as the M532
Tablet’s sensor (e.g. gyroscope or accelerometer), input element (e.g. touchscreen)
and auto-rotation capability.
Long Corner added that it has
been damaged by the foregoing acts of infringement of its patents by the
defendant and will continue to be damaged by such infringement unless enjoined
by this Court.
District
Court Judgment:
Plaintiff Long
Corner and defendant Fujitsu filed joint stipulation for dismissal. Court
ordered dismissal with prejudice of all claims and counterclaims
asserted by the other party with all costs and fees to be incurred by the
respective parties.
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