Case Filed: Nov 21, 2013
Case Closed: Mar 03, 2014
Court: Florida Southern District
Court
Judge: Cecilia M. Altonaga
Case Summary:
ArrivalStar S.A. (based in
Luxembourg) and Melvino Technologies (based in British Virgin Islands),
non-practicing entities, filed patent infringement lawsuit against Lenovo asserting
3 issued U.S patents:
- US6904359 entitled ‘Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurrence of events’, issued on Jun 07, 2005 and expired* on May 18, 2013
- US6952645 entitled ‘System and method for activation of an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicle travel’ issued on Oct 04, 2005 and expiring* by May 06, 2017
- US7400970 entitled ‘System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle’ issued Jul 15, 2008 and expired* on May 18, 2013
Melvino owns 30+ patents issued
by the United States Patent & Trademark Office directed to a number of
systems and methods relating to vehicle tracking and notification.
In its complaint, plaintiffs alleged
that Lenovo infringed claims of the ‘359, ‘645, and ‘970 patents through the
use of tracking and notification technologies within its "Advance Ship
Notice" and "Shipping Confirmation Email" services that are
protected by the ‘359, ‘645 and ‘970 patents. It also added that Lenovo’s
direct infringement injured plaintiffs and as compensation they wanted Court to
enter monetary judgment to be entered in favor of plaintiffs against defendant.
On Mar 03, 2014, plaintiffs filed
a notice of voluntary dismissal with prejudice, thereby ending litigation.
See 1:13-cv-24229
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