Iota Kapital, SA v. SimpliSafe, Inc.

1:23-cv-10352 D. Mass. Closed 17 patents
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Infringement action filed 17 Feb 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and closed 25 Sep 2023, with 17 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case settled.

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Patents involved
US8401571B2US7526762B1US7394798B2US7593428B2US7379464B2US8972576B2US7756073B2US7263102B2US7304570B2US7567580B2US7983282B2USRE44742E1US6801933B1US6920486B2US9008055B2US8175037B2US7209876B2
Case no.
1:23-cv-10352
Verdict cause
Infringement action
Court
D. Mass.
Court level
District Court
Case region
Massachusetts
Chief judge
Richard G. Stearns
Trial level
First instance
Filed – Closed
17 Feb 2023 – 25 Sep 2023
Duration
220 days
Basis of termination
Case Settled
Products & marks
Apparatus, and associated method, for forming, and operating upon, multiple-checksum-protected data packet · Automatic remote services provided by a home relationship between a device and a server · Dynamic message templates and messaging macros · Edge side assembler · Establishing a home relationship between a wireless device and a server in a wireless network · Method and apparatus for enabling synchronizing data in different devices having different capabilities and unmatched data fields · Method for updating a routing entry · Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing context-based, hierarchical security for a mobile device · Mobile electronic system · Multi-path gateway communications device · Network with mobile terminals as browsers having wireless access to the internet and method for using same · Personal digital gateway · Push-to talk over Ad-Hoc networks · System and method for automated answering of natural language questions and queries · System and method for proactive caching employing graphical usage description
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Patent at issue
US8401571B2 Active App. US10/534012

Mobile electronic system

IOT INNOVATIONS LLC

The invention relates to a mobile electronic system. In order to expand and enhance the usability of the mobile electronic system, it is proposed that it comprises a 3D magnetometer 51 performing magnetic measurements in three dimensions and providing data indicative of the current posture of the mobile electronic system based on these measurements. Further, it is proposed that the mobile electronic system comprises processing means 52, 54 processing the data provided by the 3D magnetometer 51 for enabling a posture related presentation of information via output means 12, 42 of the mobile electronic system. The invention relates equally to components of such a system and to a corresponding method.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Active
Granted
19 Mar 2013
Est. expiry
12 Oct 2028
Validity challenges
1 on record90019993 · EPR
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
H04W24/00G01C17/28G01C17/38G01C21/16H04M1/72403
Prosecution counsel
FIG. 1 Reexams
Examiner
NGUYEN, TU X
US8401571B2 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2
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US7526762B1 Inactive App. US09/659416

Network with mobile terminals as browsers having wireless access to the internet and method for using same

IOT INNOVATIONS LLC

A system and method are provided that allow a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet. The system includes a terminal that is part of a family and capable of wireless communication, a gateway, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), a server for authenticating the terminal, a global unit for providing the internet address of the server to the terminal, and browser logic stored in the terminal or the server. The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal, establishing a communication link with the gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal relative to the internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server, and establishing a family communication session between the terminal and the server to allow access to information management services, and launching a browser to provide an interface to the internet.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Inactive
Granted
28 Apr 2009
Est. expiry
10 Nov 2023
Validity challenges
None recorded
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F9/44
Prosecution counsel
KASHA LAW LLC
Examiner
NGUYEN, PHUOC
US7526762B1 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1
US7526762B1 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2
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Parties & counsel

Parties of record

Counsel of record

AttorneyForRole
Carey Matthew RozierIota Kapital, SAPlaintiff
David S. GodkinIota Kapital, SAPlaintiff
James E. KruzerIota Kapital, SAPlaintiff
James F. McDonough IIIIota Kapital, SAPlaintiff
Jonathan L. HardtIota Kapital, SAPlaintiff
Clinton P. GreubSimpliSafe, Inc.Defendant
Cory C. BellSimpliSafe, Inc.Defendant
Kara A. SpechtSimpliSafe, Inc.Defendant
Lionel M. LavenueSimpliSafe, Inc.Defendant
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Outcome

Basis of termination

From the record · verbatim

"The court having been advised on September 22, 2023, that the above-entitled action has settled: It is ORDERED that this action is hereby dismissed, without costs and without prejudice to the right of any party, upon good cause shown, to reopen the action within (30) days if settlement is not consummated."

Case 1:23-cv-10352 · D. Mass. · closed 25 September 2023
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What is case 1:23-cv-10352?

1:23-cv-10352 is a patent infringement action brought by Iota Kapital, SA against SimpliSafe, Inc., filed on 17 Feb 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The case closed on 25 September 2023.

Which patents were asserted in 1:23-cv-10352?

US8401571B2 (“Mobile electronic system”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC, currently active; US7526762B1 (“Network with mobile terminals as browsers having wireless access to the internet and method for using same”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC, currently inactive; US7394798B2 (“Push-to talk over Ad-Hoc networks”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7593428B2 (“Apparatus, and associated method, for forming, and operating upon, multiple-checksum-protected data packet”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7379464B2 (“Personal digital gateway”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US8972576B2 (“Establishing a home relationship between a wireless device and a server in a wireless network”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7756073B2 (“Method for updating a routing entry”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7263102B2 (“Multi-path gateway communications device”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7304570B2 (“Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing context-based, hierarchical security for a mobile device”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7567580B2 (“Edge side assembler”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7983282B2 (“Edge side assembler”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; USRE44742E1 (“Dynamic message templates and messaging macros”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US6801933B1 (“System and method for proactive caching employing graphical usage description”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US6920486B2 (“Method and apparatus for enabling synchronizing data in different devices having different capabilities and unmatched data fields”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US9008055B2 (“Automatic remote services provided by a home relationship between a device and a server”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US8175037B2 (“Method for updating a routing entry”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC; US7209876B2 (“System and method for automated answering of natural language questions and queries”), assigned to IOT INNOVATIONS LLC. The record also lists Apparatus, and associated method, for forming, and operating upon, multiple-checksum-protected data packet, Automatic remote services provided by a home relationship between a device and a server, Dynamic message templates and messaging macros, Edge side assembler, Establishing a home relationship between a wireless device and a server in a wireless network, Method and apparatus for enabling synchronizing data in different devices having different capabilities and unmatched data fields, Method for updating a routing entry, Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing context-based, hierarchical security for a mobile device, Mobile electronic system, Multi-path gateway communications device, Network with mobile terminals as browsers having wireless access to the internet and method for using same, Personal digital gateway, Push-to talk over Ad-Hoc networks, System and method for automated answering of natural language questions and queries and System and method for proactive caching employing graphical usage description.

How was case 1:23-cv-10352 terminated?

The recorded basis of termination is case settled. The termination text reads: "The court having been advised on September 22, 2023, that the above-entitled action has settled: It is ORDERED that this action is hereby dismissed, without costs and without prejudice to the right of any party, upon good cause shown, to reopen the action within (30) days if settlement is not consummated."

What does dismissal without prejudice mean?

A dismissal without prejudice ends this action but leaves the claims alive — the plaintiff may file them again later, subject to the limitation period.

How long did case 1:23-cv-10352 take?

220 calendar days, from filing on 17 Feb 2023 to closure on 25 September 2023.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:23-cv-10352?

Chief Judge Richard G. Stearns presided. Carey Matthew Rozier, David S. Godkin, James E. Kruzer, James F. McDonough III and Jonathan L. Hardt are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Iota Kapital. Clinton P. Greub, Cory C. Bell, Kara A. Specht and Lionel M. Lavenue appear for defendant SimpliSafe.

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