Patent Filings Roundup: Supercell Locked in Dispute with Gree, Vudu Fends off Uniloc, BASF PGRs Ingevity Patents
Every week, Unified Patents compiles all Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and district court filings, lists them, and releases them daily to subscribers. Each Wednesday, IP Watchdog will post the list, with a handful of interesting cases highlighted with context. To see the docket, filings, and learn more about the case, click on the links provided below. Litigation financing or patent aggregator parent data is provided where known and confirmable. The results appear in chronological order, below.
Given that filings were light this week (perhaps the Coronavirus or the cancellation of the PTAB Bar Association’s annual meeting are to blame), here are the highlights:
Supercell OY, the company behind the wildly popular “Clash of Clans” mobile game, has true to its name been locked in an epic patent dispute with Japanese game maker Gree Inc., in which it appears Supercell OY is seeking to invalidate an entire portfolio of patents that Gree has asserted (this time in their fifth amended complaint before Judge Gilstrap in ED Tex.). This week, it has filed another four post-grant reviews (PGRs) on recently-issued Gree patents.
Vudu—Walmart’s streaming service—is the latest to try and stave off the litigious Uniloc’s [i.e., Fortress IP’s] ‘609 patent, which has been asserted in 10 staggered complaints over the past three years against plenty of defendants. While (now) four PTAB petitions have been filed by various defendants, here Vudu simply sought to join an earlier-instituted petition and earn a seat at the table.
In somewhat International Trade Commission (ITC)-related PGRs, BASF Corporation has challenged two recently minted Ingevity South Carolina, LLC patents. BASF and Ingevity have been locked in an ITC dispute (along with other auto parts companies) since November of 2018 on fuel vapor canister systems—the original complaint relying only on a single reissue patent, which was IPRed separately by BASF and respondent Mahle Filter Systems North America Incorporated after the ITC complaint, but of which both were denied. The newly challenged patents don’t appear to be part of any litigation as of yet.
PTAB (14)
| Case Number | Action | Owner | Petitioner | Patent |
| PGR2020-00037 | Filed | Ingevity South Carolina, LLC | BASF Corporation | 10323553 |
| IPR2020-00683 | Filed | Stoller Enterprises, Inc. | Fine Agrochemicals Ltd. | 10104883 |
| PGR2020-00035 | Filed | Ingevity South Carolina, LLC | BASF Corporation | 10323553 |
| PGR2020-00041 | Filed | Gree, Inc. | Supercell OY | 10307677 |
| PGR2020-00038 | Filed | Gree, Inc. | Supercell OY | 10307675 |
| IPR2020-00646 | Filed | Divx, LLC [Fortress] | Netflix, Inc.Hulu, LLC | 8472792 |
| IPR2020-00655 | Filed | Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. | Satco Products, Inc. | 9627435 |
| PGR2020-00042 | Filed | Gree, Inc. | Supercell OY | 10307678 |
| IPR2020-00676 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 7319889 |
| IPR2020-00677 | Filed | Uniloc 2017 LLC [Fortress] | Vudu, Inc | 8407609 |
| PGR2020-00039 | Filed | Gree, Inc. | Supercell OY | 10307676 |
| IPR2020-00675 | Filed | Bell Northern Research, LLC | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 8204554 |
| IPR2020-00682 | Filed | Neodron Ltd. [Magentar] | Lenovo (United States) Inc.Motorola Mobility LLCDell Technologies Inc.HP Inc. | 8502547 |
| IPR2019-01514 | Instituted | Polaris Innovations, Ltd.Polaris Innovations Limited | Advance Micro Devices, IncAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc. | |
| District Court (63 new complaints) | ||||
| Case Number | Action | Plaintiff | Defendant | Patent |
| 2:20-cv-02021 | Filed | VenKee Communications, LLC [IPValuation Partners, LLC] | Belkin | 7916684 |
| 8:20-cv-00424 | Filed | LedComm LLC [IPValuation Partners, LLC] | TP-Link USA Corp.TP-Link Technologies Co. | 680360670122777301176 |
| 2:20-cv-00063 | Filed | Vista Peak Ventures, LLC [Dominion Harbor] | Fujifilm Holdings Corp.Fujifilm | |
| 2:20-cv-00065 | Filed | Vista Peak Ventures, LLC [Dominion Harbor] | Fujifilm Holdings Corp.Fujifilm | 6657699700967360783756549259 |
| 2:20-cv-00066 | Filed | Vista Peak Ventures, LLC [Dominion Harbor] | Fujifilm Holdings Corp.Fujifilm | 6812528648693175930707006065 |
| 3:20-cv-00532 | Filed | Lexington Luminance, LLC | Elong International USA, Inc. | 6936851 |
| 1:20-cv-01568 | Filed | VARTA Microbattery GmbH | Audio Partnership PLC dba Cambridge AudioAudio Partnership, LLC dba Cambridge Audio | 9153835949658197999139799858 |
| 1:20-cv-00318 | Filed | Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | MSN Laboratories Private, Ltd.MSN PHARMACEUTICALS, Inc. | 10449176 |
| 1:20-cv-10433 | Filed | Jeffrey S EdgredgeJT IP Holding, LLC | FloPack, LLCKimberly PerryThomas Florence | 10364563 |
| 4:20-cv-00750 | Filed | FINE AMERICAS INCVIVID LIFE SCIENCES LLCFINE AGROCHEMICALS LTDCJB INDUSTRIES INC | STOLLER GROUP INCSTOLLER ENTERPRISES INCSTOLLER USA INC | 10104883 |
| 2:20-cv-02131 | Filed | Sata GMBH & Co. KG | Central Purchasing, LLC, dba Harbor Freight Tools (fka Central Purchasing, Inc.) | D552213 |
| 1:20-cv-00352 | Filed | Inland Diamond Products Co. | Cherry Optical Inc | 86363609405130 |
| 2:20-cv-02227 | Filed | AD-N-ART, Inc. | Maui StoreMaui`s ShopGloriana Granados | D812992 |
| 4:20-cv-00188 | Filed | Samsung GroupVulpecula, LLC | ||
| 5:20-cv-00421 | Filed | LedComm LLC [IPValuation Partners, LLC] | Fantasia Trading LLC dba AnkerDirectAnker Innovations Limited | 680360670122777301176 |
| 2:20-cv-00070 | Filed | The Hillman Group, Inc. | KeyMe, LLC | 10577830 |
| 3:20-cv-00285 | Filed | Arthrodesis Technology LLC | Zimmer Biomet | 6579293 |
| 1:20-cv-00325 | Filed | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. | Ascend Laboratories LLCAlkem Laboratories Limited | |
| 1:20-cv-00332 | Filed | BioverativBioverativ Therapeutics IncBioverativ US LLC | CSL Behring Legnau AGCSL Behring GmbHCSL Behring LLC | 105489541056171410568943 |
| 2:20-cv-00073 | Filed | metacluster lt, UABcode200, UABTeso LT, UAB | Luminati Networks Ltd.EMK Capital, LLP | |
| 4:20-cv-00176 | Filed | RAH Color Technologies, LLC | Microsoft | 69958707312897772900894048029516288 |
| 4:20-cv-00191 | Filed | Vulpecula, LLC [Oso IP, LLC] | LG Corp. | 10496800 |
| 4:20-cv-00192 | Filed | Grus Tech, LLC [Oso IP, LLC] | LG Corp. | 1035355210496249 |
| 8:20-cv-00425 | Filed | Targus International LLC | Incipio Technologies, Inc.Incase Designs Corp.Incipio LLC | 87464498783458917061110139861 |
| 1:20-cv-00314 | Filed | F2VS Technologies, LLC | Datto, Inc. | 737998188550198700749 |
| 1:20-cv-00315 | Filed | F2VS Technologies, LLC | Ubiquiti, Inc. | 737998188550198700749 |
| 1:20-cv-00330 | Filed | Digital Verification Systems, LLC [Leigh Rothschild] | dotloop, Inc. | 9054860 |
| 1:20-cv-10440 | Filed | Digital Verification Systems, LLC [Leigh Rothschild] | airSlate, Inc. | 9054860 |
| 6:20-cv-00171 | Filed | American GNC Corp. | STMicroelectronicsSTMicroelectronics S.R.L.OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | 6311555650812266716486697758 |
| 4:20-cv-00180 | Filed | HTC Corp. | INNOVATION SCIENCES, LLC | 10104425 |
| 1:20-cv-01620 | Filed | National Products Corp. | Dzine Products, LLC | 6585212 |
| 6:20-cv-00173 | Filed | Invicta Networks, Inc. | Forcepoint LLC | 7010698 |
| 6:20-cv-00176 | Filed | Arcimoto, Inc. | Ayro, Inc. | 8985255 |
| 1:20-cv-01866 | Filed | Spin Master | World Tech Toys | 9216363 |
| 1:20-cv-20970 | Filed | PayRange Inc. | TECHTREX, INC.KIOSOFT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 96592969134994 |
| 1:20-cv-00956 | Filed | LedComm LLC | Sengled Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.SengLED USA, Inc. | 680360670122777301176 |
| 2:20-cv-00071 | Filed | VARTA Microbattery GmbH | Peag, LLC dba JLab Audio | 9153835949658197999139799858 |
| 1:20-mc-00243 | Filed | Uniloc 2017, LLC [Fortress] | GOOGLE, LLC | |
| 4:20-cv-00185 | Filed | Intelligent Agency, LLC | 7-Eleven, Inc. | 928661094390359894476 |
| 4:20-cv-00189 | Filed | Vulpecula, LLC [Oso IP, LLC] | Samsung Group | 10496800 |
| 4:20-cv-00190 | Filed | Grus Tech, LLC [Oso IP, LLC] | Samsung Group | 1035355210496249 |
| 1:20-cv-00340 | Filed | Barrier1 Systems, Inc. | RSA PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | 8215865 |
| 2:20-cv-00064 | Filed | Vista Peak Ventures, LLC [Dominion Harbor] | Fujifilm Holdings Corp.Fujifilm | 59299476579749667409370884017499119 |
| 4:20-cv-00341 | Filed | F2VS Technologies, LLC | Emerson Electric Co. | 737998188550198700749 |
| 1:20-cv-01877 | Filed | Zen Design Group Limited | Innovative Designs LLC | 6860616 |
| 2:20-cv-00072 | Filed | NavBlazer, LLC [Raymond Anthony Joao] | Hyundai Motor America, Inc. | 98857829075136 |
| 1:20-cv-00333 | Filed | Vytacera Bio, LLC | CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. | 88095049775913 |
| 1:20-cv-00334 | Filed | Display Technologies, LLC [Leigh Rothschild] | Soundstream, Inc. | 9300723 |
| 5:20-mc-00004 | Filed | Tyler MillerMiller Mendel, Inc. | City of Oklahoma City | |
| 2:20-cv-02233 | Filed | AD-N-ART, Inc. | Amazon.com, Inc. | D812992 |
| 2:20-cv-00074 | Filed | PROVEN NETWORKS, LLC | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8018852816502475087577450507 |
| 2:20-cv-02509 | Filed | Encore Dermatology, Inc. | Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | 9956231 |
| 1:20-cv-00197 | Filed | STC.UNM | Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedQUEST DIAGNOSTICS CLINICAL LABORATORIES, INC. | |
| 1:20-cv-01242 | Filed | Shaf International, Inc. | First Manufacturing Co. Inc. |