Proxense, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al.
Infringement action filed 5 Mar 2021 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and closed 19 Jan 2023, with 5 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: consent judgment.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US8352730B2US10698989B2US9049188B1US9235700B1US9298905B1
- Case no.
- 6:21-cv-00210
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- W.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- Alan D Albright
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 5 Mar 2021 – 19 Jan 2023
- Duration
- 685 days
- Basis of termination
- Consent Judgment
- Products & marks
- Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication · Hybrid device having a personal digital key and receiver-decoder circuit and methods of use
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Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication
Systems and methods are provided for an integrated device that persistently (or permanently) stores biometric data for a user in a tamper-resistant format. Subsequently, scan data collected from a user (e.g., a finger-print) can be compared against the biometric data. Once the user has been verified by the integrated device, a code can be wirelessly transmitted for authentication. The authentication module sends the code to a trusted key authority. The trusted key authority checks a list of enrolled integrated devices for a match. If there is a match, the authentication module sends a message to an application to allow access by the user. The trusted key authority also stores a profile associated with the code. The profile can contain user information such as name, age, account numbers, preferences, etc. and can also describe the status of the integrated device.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 8 Jan 2013
- Earliest priority
- 20 Dec 2004
- Est. expiry
- 15 Jul 2028
- Validity challenges
- 8 on recordIPR2024-01486 · Patentability · filed by Apple, Inc.IPR2024-00775 · Patentability · filed by MicrosoftIPR2024-01326 · Patentability · filed by Microsoft90015052 · EPR · filed by MARISSA R. DUCCA QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN , LLPIPR2024-01333 · Patentability · filed by AppleIPR2021-01444 · Other · filed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc90016114 · EPRIPR2024-00232 · Patentability · filed by Apple
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- GIOBBI, JOHN J.
- Classification
- G06F21/00H04L29/06
- Prosecution counsel
- Hecht Partners LLP
- Examiner
- SMITHERS, MATTHEW
Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication
Systems and methods verifying a user during authentication of an integrated device. In one embodiment, the system includes an integrated device and an authentication unit. The integrated device stores biometric data of a user and a plurality of codes and other data values comprising a device ID code uniquely identifying the integrated device and a secret decryption value in a tamper proof format, and when scan data is verified by comparing the scan data to the biometric data, wirelessly sends one or more codes and other data values including the device ID code. The authentication unit receives and sends the one or more codes and the other data values to an agent for authentication, and receives an access message from the agent indicating that the agent successfully authenticated the one or more codes and other data values and allows the user to access an application.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 30 Jun 2020
- Earliest priority
- 14 Feb 2005
- Est. expiry
- 20 Dec 2025
- Validity challenges
- 4 on recordIPR2024-00600 · Patentability · filed by Apple, Inc.90015054 · EPR · filed by MARISSA R. DUCCA, QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLPIPR2025-00600 · Patentability · filed by Apple, Inc.IPR2021-01448 · filed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- GIOBBI, JOHN J.
- Classification
- G06F21/00H04L9/32G06F21/32G07C9/25G06F21/35G05B1/00
- Prosecution counsel
- Patent Law Works/Proxense
- Examiner
- VU, PHY ANH T
Also asserted in this case
3 moreThe docket lists 5 asserted patents. Full bibliographic detail, drawings and prosecution history for the remaining 3 asserted patents are one query away in Eureka.
Parties of record
Proxense, LLC
- Core tech
- G06F21/00H04L29/06H04L9/32G06F21/32
- Counsel
- Brian D. Melton · Bryce T. Barcelo · Conor McDonough · David L. Hecht · Erick Scott Robinson · Geoffrey L. Harrison · Lear Jiang · Maxim Price · Meng Xi · Yi Wen Wu
- Firm
- Hecht Partners, LLP, Spencer Fane LLP, Susman & Godfrey, LLP
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- G. Blake Thompson · Iman Lordgooei · J. Mark Mann · Jason C. Williams · John T. Mckee · Kevin Hardy · Kevin P.B. Johnson · Marissa Ducca · Mark Tung · Ognjen Zivojnovic · Scott L. Cole · Scott L. Watson · Sean San-Chul Pak · Victoria F. Maroulis
- Firm
- Mann, Tindel & Thompson Attorneys at Law, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
- Also named
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Counsel of record
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Plaintiff Proxense, LLC and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., stipulate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii) that the Parties have reached a resolution of this matter and this action should be dismissed with prejudice as to all claims, causes of action and parties, with each party bearing its own fees, expenses, and costs.”
Case 6:21-cv-00210 · W.D. Tex. · closed 19 January 2023
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What is case 6:21-cv-00210?
6:21-cv-00210 is a patent infringement action brought by Proxense, LLC against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., filed on 5 Mar 2021 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case closed on 19 January 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 6:21-cv-00210?
US8352730B2 (“Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication”), assigned to PROXENSE, LLC, currently active; US10698989B2 (“Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication”), assigned to PROXENSE, LLC, currently inactive; US9049188B1 (“Hybrid device having a personal digital key and receiver-decoder circuit and methods of use”), assigned to PROXENSE, LLC; US9235700B1 (“Hybrid device having a personal digital key and receiver-decoder circuit and methods of use”), assigned to PROXENSE, LLC; US9298905B1 (“Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication”), assigned to PROXENSE, LLC. The record also lists Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication and Hybrid device having a personal digital key and receiver-decoder circuit and methods of use.
How was case 6:21-cv-00210 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is consent judgment. The termination text reads: “Plaintiff Proxense, LLC and Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., stipulate under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(ii) that the Parties have reached a resolution of this matter and this action should be dismissed with prejudice as to all claims, causes of action and parties, with each party bearing its own fees, expenses, and costs.”
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 6:21-cv-00210 take?
685 calendar days, from filing on 5 Mar 2021 to closure on 19 January 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 6:21-cv-00210?
Chief Judge Alan D Albright presided. Brian D. Melton, Bryce T. Barcelo, Conor McDonough, David L. Hecht, Erick Scott Robinson, Geoffrey L. Harrison, Lear Jiang, Maxim Price, Meng Xi and Yi Wen Wu are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Proxense. G. Blake Thompson, Iman Lordgooei, J. Mark Mann, Jason C. Williams, John T. Mckee, Kevin Hardy, Kevin P.B. Johnson, Marissa Ducca, Mark Tung, Ognjen Zivojnovic, Scott L. Cole, Scott L. Watson, Sean San-Chul Pak and Victoria F. Maroulis appear for defendant Samsung Electronics.
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