Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. v. Brother Industries, Ltd. et al.
Infringement action filed 15 Apr 2022 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and closed 13 Mar 2023, with 3 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: consent judgment.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US10140071B2US10873856B2US9036181B2
- Case no.
- 2:22-cv-02236
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- W.D. Tenn.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Tennessee
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 15 Apr 2022 – 13 Mar 2023
- Duration
- 332 days
- Basis of termination
- Consent Judgment
- Products & marks
- Printers, printer controllers, printer software, or printer firmware for supporting wireless printing or printing over air · Printing devices supporting printing over air or printing over a wireless network · Wireless printing device for printing digital content received via wireless communication compatible, at least partly, with IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth
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Printers, printer controllers, printer software, or printer firmware for supporting wireless printing or printing over air
Printers or printer controllers supporting wireless printing, or printing over air, are herein disclosed and enabled. The printer or printer controller may include wireless communication circuitry to facilitate a client to discover the printer. Subsequent to being discovered by the client, the printer may wirelessly transmit at least part of an output device profile to the client that has discovered the printer or the printer controller, the output device profile includes information related to the printer. After the printer is selected or identified for service, the printer may receive, from the client, print data that is based, at least partly, on the output device profile. A device specific driver may or may not be necessary for printing. The device discovery may be a short range wireless communication or local area network communication. The wireless communication circuitry may support at least part of IEEE 802.11 standards or Bluetooth specifications.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 27 Nov 2018
- Earliest priority
- 19 Jan 2001
- Est. expiry
- 18 Jan 2022
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- CHANG, WILLIAM HO · LIU, CHRISTINA YING
- Classification
- G06F3/12G06Q20/10H04N1/32H04N1/00H04W12/08H04W12/06H04W8/00H04N7/16H04N1/44H04L29/08G06K15/02H04W76/10H04W84/12H04W4/00H04W4/80
- Prosecution counsel
- CHERNOFF, VILHAUER LLP
- Examiner
- RILEY, MARCUS T
Printing devices supporting printing over air or printing over a wireless network
Printing devices (or output controllers) supporting printing over air or wireless network printing or Internet printing, are herein disclosed and enabled. The printing device may include wireless communication chips or chipsets supporting part of IEEE 802.11 standards for (1) connecting to a wireless local area network (LAN) to establish communication with a client that is in the wireless LAN; (2) transmitting device information related to the printing device from the printing device to the client; and (3) receiving print data from the client over the wireless LAN for printing at the printing device. The print data is based on the device information transmitted to the client. A printer driver specific to the printing device may or may not be necessary for printing to the printing device. The printing device may require registration with a service over a network prior to providing printing services to the client.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 22 Dec 2020
- Earliest priority
- 19 Jan 2001
- Est. expiry
- 1 Nov 2021
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- CHANG, WILLIAM HO · LIU, CHRISTINA YING
- Classification
- H04W12/08G06F3/14G06F3/0488G06F3/0484G10L15/30G10L15/22H04W76/14G06F3/0481G06F3/16H04N1/32H04N1/00H04W76/10H04W4/80G06F3/12G06K15/02G06Q20/10H04L29/08H04W12/06H04N1/44H04N7/16H04W8/00H04W84/12
- Prosecution counsel
- CHERNOFF, VILHAUER LLP
- Examiner
- RILEY, MARCUS T
Also asserted in this case
1 moreThe docket lists 3 asserted patents. Full bibliographic detail, drawings and prosecution history for the remaining asserted patent are one query away in Eureka.
Parties of record
Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.
- Core tech
- G06F3/12G06Q20/10H04N1/32H04N1/00
- Counsel
- Charles Austin Ginnings · Timothy Grochocinski · William E. Routt
- Firm
- Nelson Bumgardner Conroy, PC, Waston Burns PLLC
Brother Industries, Ltd.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Mark Vorder-Bruegge · Matthew Mahoney Lubozynski
- Firm
- Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
- Also named
- Brother International Corporation
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Austin Ginnings | Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Timothy Grochocinski | Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| William E. Routt | Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Mark Vorder-Bruegge | Brother Industries, Ltd. | Defendant |
| Matthew Mahoney Lubozynski | Brother Industries, Ltd. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Before the Court are the Joint Motions to Dismiss with Prejudice, filed by the parties on March 10, 2023. (Case No. 2:22-cv-02236-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 52; Case No. 2:22-cv-02237- JPM-tmp, ECF No. 54; Case No. 2:22-cv-02250-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 51; Case No. 2:22-cv02251-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 51.) The parties have reached a resolution in these matters. Accordingly, pursuant to the Stipulation of Dismissal and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), all claims between the parties in connection with these matters are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Case 2:22-cv-02236 · W.D. Tenn. · closed 13 March 2023
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What is case 2:22-cv-02236?
2:22-cv-02236 is a patent infringement action brought by Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. against Brother Industries, Ltd., filed on 15 Apr 2022 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The case closed on 13 March 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 2:22-cv-02236?
US10140071B2 (“Printers, printer controllers, printer software, or printer firmware for supporting wireless printing or printing over air”), assigned to FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC., currently inactive; US10873856B2 (“Printing devices supporting printing over air or printing over a wireless network”), assigned to FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC., currently inactive; US9036181B2 (“Wireless printing device for printing digital content received via wireless communication compatible, at least partly, with IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth”), assigned to FLEXIWORLD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.. The record also lists Printers, printer controllers, printer software, or printer firmware for supporting wireless printing or printing over air, Printing devices supporting printing over air or printing over a wireless network and Wireless printing device for printing digital content received via wireless communication compatible, at least partly, with IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth.
How was case 2:22-cv-02236 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is consent judgment. The termination text reads: “Before the Court are the Joint Motions to Dismiss with Prejudice, filed by the parties on March 10, 2023. (Case No. 2:22-cv-02236-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 52; Case No. 2:22-cv-02237- JPM-tmp, ECF No. 54; Case No. 2:22-cv-02250-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 51; Case No. 2:22-cv02251-JPM-tmp, ECF No. 51.) The parties have reached a resolution in these matters. Accordingly, pursuant to the Stipulation of Dismissal and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), all claims between the parties in connection with these matters are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
What does dismissal with prejudice mean?
A dismissal with prejudice permanently ends the claims that were filed, so the same claims cannot be brought again against that defendant. It is the usual form when the parties have settled.
How long did case 2:22-cv-02236 take?
332 calendar days, from filing on 15 Apr 2022 to closure on 13 March 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:22-cv-02236?
Charles Austin Ginnings, Timothy Grochocinski and William E. Routt are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Flexiworld Technologies. Mark Vorder-Bruegge and Matthew Mahoney Lubozynski appear for defendant Brother Industries.
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