HyperQuery, LLC v. LG Electronics, Inc.

3:23-cv-04725 N.D. Cal. Closed 2 patents
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Infringement action filed 14 Sep 2023 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and closed 2 Oct 2023, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.

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Case record

Patents involved
US9639611B2US9529918B2
Case no.
3:23-cv-04725
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
N.D. Cal.
Court level
District Court
Case region
California
Chief judge
Joseph C. Spero
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
14 Sep 2023 – 2 Oct 2023
Duration
18 days
Basis of termination
Voluntary dismissal
Products & marks
System and method for providing suitable web addresses to a user device · System and methods thereof for downloading applications via a communication network
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Patent at issue
US9639611B2 Active App. US14/468955

System and method for providing suitable web addresses to a user device

A system and method for providing a suitable web address to a user device. The method comprises: receiving a query from the user device; identifying at least one configuration parameter of the user device; determining a search intent based on the received query; selecting at least one information resource from a plurality of information resources to serve the search intent; identifying a web address respective of each of the at least one selected information resource; and generating a suitable web address based on each identified web address, the search intent, and the at least one configuration parameter, wherein accessing the at least one information resource via the suitable web address allows optimal display of the information provided by the information resource on the user device.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Active
Granted
2 May 2017
Earliest priority
27 Aug 2013
Est. expiry
9 Sep 2031
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F17/30
Prosecution counsel
M&B IP Analysts, LLC
Examiner
NGUYEN, PHONG
US9639611B2 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1
US9639611B2 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2
US9529918B2 Active App. US14/103500

System and methods thereof for downloading applications via a communication network

A method and system for downloading at least one application via a communication network are provided. The method comprises receiving an input search query from a user device; determining the search intent respective of the input search query, wherein the search intent indicates a topic of interest of a user of the user device; selecting, based on the search intent, at least one application from at least one applications central repository; creating a display segment over a display of the user device; displaying an icon corresponding to the at least one selected application in the display segment; establishing a direct communication link between the user device and a location hosting the at least one selected application in response to an input received from the user device; and downloading the application to the user device.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Active
Granted
27 Dec 2016
Earliest priority
13 Oct 2013
Est. expiry
20 Apr 2032
Validity challenges
1 on record90019721 · EPR
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F17/30
Prosecution counsel
Rabicoff Law LLC
Examiner
ASPINWALL, EVAN
US9529918B2 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1
US9529918B2 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2
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Parties & counsel

Parties of record

Defendant

LG Electronics, Inc.

Core tech
Not recorded
Counsel
Jonathan M. Swisher · Melissa Richards Smith · Michael Anthony Berta · Michael Edwin Jones · Nicholas Lee · Paul Isaac Margulies · Shaun William Hassett
Firm
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP - San Francisco, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (Wash DC), Arnold & Porter LLP (Los Angeles), Gillam & Smith, LLP, McGuireWoods LLP, Potter Minton PC

Counsel of record

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Outcome

Basis of termination

From the record · verbatim

"CLERK'S NOTICE. Pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 44 ,all pending dead linesand hearingsare VACATED and this case will be closed."

Case 3:23-cv-04725 · N.D. Cal. · closed 2 October 2023
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What is case 3:23-cv-04725?

3:23-cv-04725 is a patent infringement action brought by HyperQuery, LLC against LG Electronics, Inc., filed on 14 Sep 2023 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The case closed on 2 October 2023.

Which patents were asserted in 3:23-cv-04725?

US9639611B2 (“System and method for providing suitable web addresses to a user device”), assigned to HYPERQUERY LLC, currently active; US9529918B2 (“System and methods thereof for downloading applications via a communication network”), assigned to HYPERQUERY LLC, currently active. The record also lists System and method for providing suitable web addresses to a user device and System and methods thereof for downloading applications via a communication network.

How was case 3:23-cv-04725 terminated?

The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: "CLERK'S NOTICE. Pursuant to the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal 44 ,all pending dead linesand hearingsare VACATED and this case will be closed."

What does voluntary dismissal mean?

A voluntary dismissal is one the plaintiff asks for rather than one the court imposes. Where both sides stipulate to it, it commonly signals a settlement that is not filed on the public docket.

How long did case 3:23-cv-04725 take?

18 calendar days, from filing on 14 Sep 2023 to closure on 2 October 2023.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 3:23-cv-04725?

Chief Judge Joseph C. Spero presided. Jacob Bruce Henry and William Peterson Ramey III are recorded as counsel for plaintiff HyperQuery. Jonathan M. Swisher, Melissa Richards Smith, Michael Anthony Berta, Michael Edwin Jones, Nicholas Lee, Paul Isaac Margulies and Shaun William Hassett appear for defendant LG Electronics.

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