Lexos Media IP, LLC v. Northern Tool & Equipment, Co.
Infringement action filed 12 Sep 2022 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and closed 7 Nov 2023, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: dismissed with prejudice.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US5995102AUS6118449A
- Case no.
- 2:22-cv-00355
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- E.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- Rodney Gilstrap
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 12 Sep 2022 – 7 Nov 2023
- Duration
- 421 days
- Basis of termination
- Dismissed with Prejudice
- Products & marks
- Modifying an initial cursor image displayed on a display of a user terminal connected to at least one server owned, operated and/or controlled by Northern Tool.
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Server system and method for modifying a cursor image
A system for modifying a cursor image, as displayed on a video monitor of a remote terminal, to a specific image having a desired shape and appearance. The system stores cursor image data corresponding to the specific image, and a cursor display code. The cursor display code contains information in response to which the cursor image is modified to the specific image. A server computer transmits specified information to the remote terminal. The information includes at least one cursor display instruction. The cursor display instruction is operable to modify, in conjunction with the cursor information and the cursor image data, a cursor image displayed by a display of the remote terminal in the shape and appearance of the specific image.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 30 Nov 1999
- Est. expiry
- 25 Jun 2017
- Validity challenges
- 3 on recordIPR2023-01000 · Patentability · filed by eBay, Inc.IPR2018-01749 · Other · filed by Ralph Lauren CorporationIPR2024-00336 · Patentability · filed by eBay, Inc.
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- ROSEN, JAMES SAMUEL · SCHMITTER, THOMAS A. · HALL, MARK S.
- Classification
- G06Q30/00G06F3/033G06F3/14G09G5/08G06F3/00G06F3/048G06F9/00G06F17/00G06F17/30G06Q30/02
- Prosecution counsel
- WEINGARTEN SCHURGIN GAGNEBIN & HAYES LLP
- Examiner
- BAYERL, RAYMOND J.
Server system and method for modifying a cursor image
A system for modifying a cursor image, as displayed on a video monitor of a remote terminal, to a specific image having a desired shape and appearance. The system stores cursor image data corresponding to the specific image, and a cursor display code. The cursor display code contains information in response to which the cursor image is modified to the specific image. A server computer transmits specified information to the remote terminal. The information includes at least one cursor display instruction. The cursor display instruction is operable to modify, in conjunction with the cursor information and the cursor image data, a cursor image displayed by a display of the remote terminal in the shape and appearance of the specific image.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 12 Sep 2000
- Est. expiry
- 25 Jun 2017
- Validity challenges
- 3 on recordIPR2023-01001 · Patentability · filed by eBay, Inc.IPR2024-00337 · Patentability · filed by eBay, Inc.IPR2018-01755 · Other · filed by Ralph Lauren Corporation
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- ROSEN, JAMES SAMUEL · SCHMITTER, THOMAS A. · HALL, MARK S.
- Classification
- G06F3/14G06Q30/00G06F3/033G09G5/08G06F3/00G06F3/048G06F9/00G06F17/00G06F17/30G06Q30/02
- Prosecution counsel
- WEINGARTEN SCHURGIN, GAGNEBIN & HAYES LLP
- Examiner
- BAYERL, RAYMOND J.
Parties of record
Lexos Media IP, LLC
- Core tech
- G06Q30/00G06F3/033G06F3/14G09G5/08
- Counsel
- Christopher Michael Joe · Eric William Buether · Kenneth Paul Kula · Michael William Doell · Sandeep Seth
- Firm
- Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC, SethLaw PLLC
Northern Tool & Equipment, Co.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Jennifer Katharine Towle · Kristine Marie Boylan
- Firm
- Fish & Richardson PC (Washington DC), Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Michael Joe | Lexos Media IP, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Eric William Buether | Lexos Media IP, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Kenneth Paul Kula | Lexos Media IP, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Michael William Doell | Lexos Media IP, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Sandeep Seth | Lexos Media IP, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Jennifer Katharine Towle | Northern Tool & Equipment, Co. | Defendant |
| Kristine Marie Boylan | Northern Tool & Equipment, Co. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE”
Case 2:22-cv-00355 · E.D. Tex. · closed 7 November 2023
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What is case 2:22-cv-00355?
2:22-cv-00355 is a patent infringement action brought by Lexos Media IP, LLC against Northern Tool & Equipment, Co., filed on 12 Sep 2022 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case closed on 7 November 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 2:22-cv-00355?
US5995102A (“Server system and method for modifying a cursor image”), assigned to LEXOS MEDIA IP, LLC, currently inactive; US6118449A (“Server system and method for modifying a cursor image”), assigned to LEXOS MEDIA IP, LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Modifying an initial cursor image displayed on a display of a user terminal connected to at least one server owned, operated and/or controlled by Northern Tool..
How was case 2:22-cv-00355 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is dismissed with prejudice. The termination text reads: “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-00355 take?
421 calendar days, from filing on 12 Sep 2022 to closure on 7 November 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:22-cv-00355?
Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap presided. Christopher Michael Joe, Eric William Buether, Kenneth Paul Kula, Michael William Doell and Sandeep Seth are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Lexos Media IP. Jennifer Katharine Towle and Kristine Marie Boylan appear for defendant Northern Tool & Equipment.
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