Author Archives: Steven Callahan

Judge Lynn Strikes Negative Affirmative Defenses

On August 7, 2013, Judge Lynn issued an Order (available here) in Insuremax v. Shanze Enterprises. The Order contains a good discussion of supplemental jurisdiction, and is worth a read in its entirety. One notable aspect is that Judge Lynn … Continue reading

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Silver Screen Files Patent Infringement Cases In Northern District Of Texas

On August 6, 2013, Silver Screen Tele-Reality filed two patent infringement cases in the Northern District of Texas (complaints available here and here). Silver Screen claims that Gabriels Technology and SundaySky, Inc. infringe United States Patent No. 8,353,406, entitled System, Method, … Continue reading

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Securus Technologies Hits Global Tel*Link Corp. With Patent Infringement Lawsuit

On August 2, 2013, Securus filed its lawsuit (complaint available here) in the Northern District of Texas. Securus claims that Global Tel*Link infringes U.S. Patent No. 7,899,167, entitled “Centralized call processing,” and U.S. Patent No. 7,860,222, entitled “Systems and methods for … Continue reading

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Eight One Two Files Suit Against Purdue Pharma In Northern District of Texas

On July 31, 2013, Eight One Two filed a patent infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against Purdue Pharma. Eight One Two claims Purdue infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 6,697,812, titled “Method and System for Eliminating Error when Packing or Packaging Sets of … Continue reading

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BWP Media Sues SoftLayer Technologies for Copyright Infringement

On July 30, 2013, BWP Media filed a copyright infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against SoftLayer Technologies in the Northern District of Texas. BWP provides entertainment-related photojournalism goods and services, and owns the rights “to a multitude of photographs featuring celebrities.” … Continue reading

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Provident Precious Metals Seeks Declaratory Judgment Against Northwest Territorial Mint

On July 29, 2013, Provident Precious Metals filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit (complaint available here) against Northwest Territorial Mint in the Northern District of Texas. Provident “seeks declaratory judgment of non-infringement of alleged copyright(s), trademarks and trade dress rights asserted against … Continue reading

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Scentsible, LLC Seeks TRO Against Great Innovations

On July 28, 2013, Scentsible, LLC d/b/a Poo~Pourri filed an application for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Great Innovations, Inc. (pleading available here). Scentsible claims that Great Innovations has violated the Lanham Act and committed unfair competition by … Continue reading

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Online News Link Files Four Patent Infringement Lawsuits In Northern District of Texas

On August 2, 2013, Online News Link filed four patent infringement lawsuits (available here, here, here, and here) against the following defendants: Acxiom Corp., Epsilon Data Management, ExactTarget, GSI Commerce n/k/a Ebay Enterprise, and E-Dialog. Online News Link claims that defendants infringe U.S. … Continue reading

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Sotheby’s Hits Briggs Freeman With Lawsuit and Application for Preliminary Injunction

On August 1, 2013, Sotheby’s filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas against Briggs Freeman (complaint available here). Sotheby’s claims that Briggs Freeman (and certain of its affiliated real estate agents) have committed trademark infringement in violation of … Continue reading

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Fifth Circuit Finds That Court Orders Authorized By Stored Communications Act To Compel Cell Phone Service Providers to Produce Their Subscribers’ Historical Cell Site Information Are Not Per Se Unconstitutional

On July 30, 2013, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in In re U.S. for Historical Cell Site Data (available here). The Fifth Circuit held that court orders authorized by the Stored Communications Act to compel cell phone service providers … Continue reading

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