Case
Filed: Oct 26, 2012
Case
Closed: Nov 15, 2013
Case
Duration: 385 Days
Court:
Texas Eastern District Court
Judge:
Roy S. Payne
Case
Summary:
Hopewell Culture & Design filed a complaint accusing Amazon
of infringing its patent that allows users to double click on content on their mobile
phones. The suit revolves around the patent: US7171625, entitled ‘Double-clicking
a point-and-click user interface apparatus to enable a new interaction with content
represented by an active visual display element’ which was originally assigned
to Actify at issue on Jan 30, 2007 and expiring[i]
by Jun 18, 2022. Todo Partners is the current assignee[ii]
of the patent (source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database).
According to the complaint Hopewell holds an exclusive license of the patent
and possesses the right to sue for infringement and recover past damages.
Plaintiff
alleged that the defendant infringed the ‘625 patent by using the patented
technology, that allows an user to double click or double tap a visual element
representing interactive content and interact with a second version of the interactive content.
Plaintiff cited Amazon Kindle Fire and Amazon Kindle Fire HD as the infringing
products.
Hopewell
filed motion to dismiss its claims against Amazon with prejudice, considering
which the Court granted Hopewell’s motion. Each party will bear their own costs
and expenses.
Hopewell
also filed suits against Barnes & Noble, Nokia, Samsung, Adobe, HTC, Opera,
Samsung, Acer, ZTE, Microsoft, Motorola and few others asserting the same
patent.
See
2:12-cv-00690
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[i]
Expected expiration date. Patent Term Estimator
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expiration dates for U.S. utility patents.
[ii]
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