Case
Filed: Sep 18 2014
Case
Closed: Oct 29 2014
Court:
District Court of Texas
Judge: Rodney Gilstrap
Case
Summary:
eDekka LLC (eDekka),
a Texas based company filed a case against Ebags Inc. (Ebags), a Colorado based
Delaware corporation alleging that the latter has infringed one of their US patents.
Patent
in Suit:
Patent Number
|
Title
|
Issue Date
|
Expiration Date[i]
|
|
Random access information retrieval utilizing user-defined
labels
|
Jul 24, 2001
|
Jul 24, 2018
|
eDekka LLC
|
The ‘674
patent relates to method and
apparatus for hierarchically storing information thatmay be input in the form
of audio input such as speech, music, etc. or facsimile (FAX) or text, or
combinations thereof.
As
in Complaint:
The complaint
alleged that Ebags infringed
the ‘674 patent by making and/or using Ebag’s website and its associated
websites that include “shopping cart” functionality that are covered by one or
more claims of the ‘674 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as webpages
and functionality within Ebag’s website.
eDekka 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 Edekka
and defendant Ebags 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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