Patent Armory Inc. v. Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc.
Infringement action filed 11 Aug 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and closed 19 Oct 2023, with 5 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case dismissed.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US9456086B1US10491748B1US7269253B1US7023979B1US10237420B1
- Case no.
- 1:23-cv-04377
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- D.N.J.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- New Jersey
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 11 Aug 2023 – 19 Oct 2023
- Duration
- 69 days
- Basis of termination
- Case Dismissed
- Products & marks
- Intelligent communication routing system and method · Method and system for matching entities in an auction · Telephony control system with intelligent call routing
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Method and system for matching entities in an auction
A method for matching a first entity with at least one second entity selected from a plurality of second entities, comprising defining a plurality of multivalued scalar data representing inferential targeting parameters for the first entity and a plurality of multivalued scalar data of each of the plurality of second entities, representing respective characteristic parameters for each respective second entity; and performing an automated optimization with respect to an economic surplus of a respective match of the first entity with the at least one of the plurality of second entities, and an opportunity cost of the unavailability of the at least one of the plurality of second entities for matching with an alternate first entity.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 27 Sep 2016
- Earliest priority
- 7 Mar 2003
- Est. expiry
- 26 Aug 2027
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- WU, WAI · HELLER, TOBY · HOFFBERG, STEVEN M.
- Classification
- H04M3/00H04M5/00H04M3/523
- Prosecution counsel
- Hoffberg & Associates
- Examiner
- NGUYEN, KHAI N
Intelligent communication routing system and method
A communications routing system, and method, for representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications sources, each having an economic utility; representing a plurality of predicted characteristics of a plurality of communications targets each having an economic utility; and determining an optimal routing between the plurality of communications sources and the plurality of communications targets, by maximizing an aggregate utility with respect to the respective predicted characteristics of communications source and communications destination represented by linkages.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 26 Nov 2019
- Earliest priority
- 3 Apr 2006
- Est. expiry
- 24 May 2027
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- WU, WAI · HOFFBERG, STEVEN M.
- Classification
- H04M3/00H04M5/00H04M3/523H04L29/06H04L12/66
- Prosecution counsel
- Hoffberg & Associates
- Examiner
- NGUYEN, QUYNH H
Also asserted in this case
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Parties of record
Patent Armory Inc.
- Core tech
- H04M3/00H04M5/00H04M3/523H04L29/06
- Counsel
- Antranig Niaz Garibian
- Firm
- Garibian Law Offices, PC
Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Warren Keith Mabey Jr.
- Firm
- Fish & Richardsin PC
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Antranig Niaz Garibian | Patent Armory Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Warren Keith Mabey Jr. | Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“ORDERGranting Joint Stipulation ofDismissal”
Case 1:23-cv-04377 · D.N.J. · closed 19 October 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 1:23-cv-04377?
1:23-cv-04377 is a patent infringement action brought by Patent Armory Inc. against Rent-A-Wreck of America, Inc., filed on 11 Aug 2023 in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The case closed on 19 October 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 1:23-cv-04377?
US9456086B1 (“Method and system for matching entities in an auction”), assigned to PATENT ARMORY INC., currently active; US10491748B1 (“Intelligent communication routing system and method”), assigned to PATENT ARMORY INC., currently active; US7269253B1 (“Telephony control system with intelligent call routing”), assigned to PATENT ARMORY INC.; US7023979B1 (“Telephony control system with intelligent call routing”), assigned to PATENT ARMORY INC.; US10237420B1 (“Method and system for matching entities in an auction”), assigned to PATENT ARMORY INC.. The record also lists Intelligent communication routing system and method, Method and system for matching entities in an auction and Telephony control system with intelligent call routing.
How was case 1:23-cv-04377 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is case dismissed. The termination text reads: “ORDERGranting Joint Stipulation ofDismissal”
How long did case 1:23-cv-04377 take?
69 calendar days, from filing on 11 Aug 2023 to closure on 19 October 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:23-cv-04377?
Antranig Niaz Garibian is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Patent Armory. Warren Keith Mabey Jr. appears for defendant Rent-A-Wreck of America.
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