Secure Web Ends Patent Suit against Apple

Case Filed: Sep 17, 2014

Case Closed: Oct 17, 2014

Court: District of New York

Judge: Sandra J. Feuerstein

Case Summary:

Secure Web Conference Corporation (Secure Web), a New York based Delaware Corporation filed a case against Apple Inc., a California based Corporation, accusing them of infringing upon one of Secure Web’s  U.S patents.

Patent in Suit:

US6856687 entitled ‘Portable telecommunication security device,’ issued on Feb 02, 2005 and expires^[i] by Jun 21, 2019.

The ‘687 patent is currently assigned to Secure Web Conference Corporation, (Source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database^[ii]) and according to the complaint, Secure Web is the owner of the patent.

The ‘687 patent relates to telecommunications security devices, i.e. a security device adapted for use with voice and data transmissions. 

As in Complaint:

Secure Web alleged that Apple has directly or indirectly infringed the ‘233 patent without permission or authority from it. The complaint also stated that Apple is involved in various business activities such as making, using, selling, offering to sell its Macintosh computers embodying the technology claimed in the ‘233 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as Macintosh’s i5 and i7 processors, Mac OS X v 10.6.6 and all iPad models of Apple that includes an A7 or A8 processor

Secure Web adds 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:

On Oct 03, 2014 Stipulation of dismissal was filed by Secure Web and accordingly court ordered claims to be dismissed without prejudice with each party bearing its own costs and expenses, thereby ending the litigation.

See 2:14-CV-05465 for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

Apple, Google, Amazon in Litigation over Method of Documents Transmission

Case Filed: Oct 21, 2014

Court: District Court of Texas

Judge: Rodney Gilstrap

Case Summary:

Vantage Point Technology, Inc. (Vantage), a Texas based Corporation filed a case against Apple, Inc. a California based corporation alleging that the latter has infringed one of their US patents.

Patent in Suit:

US6615233 entitled ‘Apparatus and method for transmitting documents between a server computer and a client computer,’ issued on Sep 02, 2003 and expiring^[i] by Dec 02, 2019

The ‘233 patent is currently assigned to Vantage Point Technology, Inc. (source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database^[ii]) and according to the complaint, Vantage is the owner of the patent. The ‘233 patent claims are related to data transmissions between a client and a server computer. 

As in Complaint:

Vantage alleged that Apple had directly and indirectly infringed the ‘233 patent without permission or authority from it. The complaint also alleged that Apple infringed the ‘233 patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell, and/or importing " Apple I Cloud " products that are covered by one or more claims of the ‘233 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as the Apple I Cloud’s online storage and synchronization.

Vantage adds that it has been damaged by the foregoing acts of infringement of its patents by the Apple and will continue to be damaged by such infringement unless enjoined by this Court.

Other Cases Filed:

Apart from Apple, other companies such as Amazon, Inc., Box, Inc., Dropbox Inc., Google, Inc., and SugarSync, Inc. were sued on the same day asserting the same patent.

See 2:14-CV-00985  for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

Apple Faces Patent Infringement Suit

Case Filed: Oct 03, 2014

Court: District of California

Judge: Laurel Beeler

Case Summary:

Vantage Point Technology, Inc. (Vantage), a Texas based Corporation filed a case against Apple, Inc. a California based corporation alleging that the latter has infringed one of their US patents.

Patent in suit:

·                     US5463750 entitled ‘System for accessing distributed data cache at each network node to pass requests and data,’ issued on Oct 31, 1995 and expired^[i] Nov 02, 2013

The ‘750 patent was last assigned to Vantage Point Technology (source: MaxVal’s Assignment Database^[ii]) and according to the complaint, Vantage is the owner of the patent. The 750 patent claims related to a method and apparatus for translating virtual addresses in a computing system having multiple instruction pipelines.

As in Complaint:

Vantage alleged that products manufactured by defendant infringed claims of the ‘750 patent as  embodied in electronic devices and chipsets of the patented technology. The products cited were: Apple A6, A6X, A5, A5X, A4, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iPhone 3Gs, iPad (4th Gen) iPad (3rd Gen). The complaint said Vantage is entitled to recovery of past damages, and at a minimum, a reasonable royalty.

See 3:14-CV-04442 for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

CTS, BMC Software, Centurylink, in Litigation over Cloud Computing Life Cycle Management

Case Filed: Sep 15, 2014

Court: District of Delaware

Case Summary:

Kaavo, Inc. a Texas based Delaware corporation filed a case against Cognizant technology solutions (CTS), a New Jersey 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]	Current Assignee[ii]
US8271974	Cloud computing lifecycle management for N-tier applications	Sep 18, 2012	Oct 08, 2028	Kaavo Inc

The ‘974 patent relates to methods, devices, and systems related to management of a cloud computing environment for use by a software application.

As in Complaint:

Kaavo alleged that CTS had directly and indirectly infringed the ‘974 patent without permission or authority from it. The complaint also alleged that CTS infringed the '974 patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell, and/or importing "Cloud 360" products that are covered by one or more claims of the '974 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as the software application which is used in Cognizant’s cloud 360 including methods and systems for management of a cloud computing environment.

Kaavo adds 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.

Other Cases Filed:

Apart from CTS, other companies such as BMC Software, Inc., Centurylink, Inc., Savvis Communications Corporation, ServiceMesh, Inc., and Computer Sciences Corporation were sued on the same day asserting the same patent.

See 1:14-CV-01192 for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

Fujitsu Settles Patent Dispute with Long Corner Consumer Electronics

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]	Current Assignee[ii]
US7808483	System, device, and method for extending a stroke of a computer pointing device	Oct 05, 2010	Feb 06, 2027	Long Corner

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.

See 2:13-CV-01006 for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.

Facebook, LinkedIn, JP Morgan, in Litigation over Secure Computer System and Method

Case Filed: Sep 2, 2014

Court: District Court of Texas

Case Summary:

PanTaurus, LLC. (PanTaurus), a Texas based company sued Facebook, Inc., a California based company alleging that the latter has infringed one of their US patents.

Patent in suit:

Patent Number	Title	Issue Date	Expiration Date[i]	Current Assignee[ii]
US6272533	Secure computer system and method of providing secure access to a computer system including a standalone switch operable to inhibit data corruption on a storage device	Aug 07, 2001	Feb 16, 2019	PanTaurus, LLC

The ‘533 patent relates to an architecture for and method of limiting remote access to programs and data. 

As in Complaint:

PanTaurus alleged that Facebook had directly and indirectly infringed the ‘533 patent without permission or authority from it. PanTaurus also alleged that Facebook is involved in various business activities such as making, using, selling, offering to sell its products, digital computer systems embodying the technology claimed in the ‘533 patent. The infringing aspects were indicated as one or more Hadoop-compatible file systems, buses, processors, a data storage device, and a switch.

PanTaurus also added that Facebook’s foregoing acts of infringement were willful and deliberate. The complaint mentioned that PanTaurus was irreparably and monetarily harmed and requested Court to enjoin the infringement activities.

Other Cases Filed:

Apart from Facebook, other companies such as Bank of America Corporation, Chevron Corp, CitiGroup, Inc., Eharmony, Inc., E*TRADE Financial Corporation, Hulu, LLC., JPMorgan Chase & Co., LinkedIn Corporation, Morgan Stanley, Spotify USA, Inc., Spotify USA, Inc. were sued on the same day asserting the same patents.

See 1:14-CV-00444 for more details. To get alerts on cases filed/closed, subscribe to our Litigation Alerts.

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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] MaxVal offers Patent Assignment Alert service where subscribers receive email alerts when assignments relating to target applications, patents or entities of interest are recorded.