Rich Media Club, LLC v. Comcast, Corp.
Infringement action filed 19 Aug 2025 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and closed 23 Apr 2026, with 5 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: dismissed with prejudice.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US11004090B2US12125051B2US9824074B2US11468453B2US11741482B2
- Case no.
- 2:25-cv-00817
- 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
- 19 Aug 2025 – 23 Apr 2026
- Duration
- 247 days
- Basis of termination
- Dismissed with Prejudice
- Products & marks
- Content rendering control system for a pre-defined area of a content page · System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks
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System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks
A system and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks, enabling creation of advertisements using licensed third party content and placement of said ads at desired network locations, utilizing an auction of ad spaces based on bids placed by advertisers to have their ads displayed at such locations. When a network user/ad viewer requests an ad by clicking or other action, an auction algorithm executes to select the ad to be displayed from those that bid for display at such ad space location and then the ad is composed and delivered to the ad space location by accessing a relational database storing commands that retrieve, assemble and dispatch the licensed ad content. Usage and display of licensed content on designated ad space is tracked to enable cost-per-use charging for both use of licensed content and ad display at the designated ad space.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 11 May 2021
- Earliest priority
- 24 Dec 2005
- Est. expiry
- 2 Nov 2028
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- KRASSNER, BRAD · MENTCHOUKOV, NIKOLAI · EDWARDS, ALAN · BERNSTEIN, FRED · TCHIBIREV, IGOR
- Classification
- G06Q30/02
- Prosecution counsel
- PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP
- Examiner
- BAGGOT, BREFFNI
System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks
A system and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks, enabling creation of advertisements using licensed third-party content and placement of the ads at desired network locations, utilizing an auction of ad spaces based on bids placed by advertisers to have their ads displayed at such locations. When a network user/ad viewer requests an ad by clicking or other action, an auction algorithm executes to select the ad to be displayed from those that bid for display at such ad space location and then the ad is composed and delivered to the ad space location by accessing a relational database storing commands that retrieve, assemble and dispatch the licensed ad content. Usage and display of licensed content on designated ad space is tracked to enable cost-per-use charging for both use of licensed content and ad display at the designated ad space.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 22 Oct 2024
- Earliest priority
- 24 Dec 2005
- Est. expiry
- 21 Dec 2026
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- KRASSNER, BRAD · MENTCHOUKOV, NIKOLAI · BERNSTEIN, FRED · EDWARDS, ALAN · TCHIBIREV, IGOR
- Classification
- G06Q30/02G06Q30/0251G06Q30/0273
- Prosecution counsel
- PANITCH SCHWARZE BELISARIO & NADEL LLP
- Examiner
- BAGGOT, BREFFNI
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.
- US9824074B2Content rendering control system for a pre-defined area of a content page
- US11468453B2System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks
- US11741482B2System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks
Parties of record
Rich Media Club, LLC
- Core tech
- G06Q30/02G06Q30/0251G06Q30/0273
- Counsel
- David P. Berten · Michael Healy
- Firm
- Global IP Law Group LLC
Comcast, Corp.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Deron R. Dacus
- Firm
- The Dacus Firm PC
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| David P. Berten | Rich Media Club, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Michael Healy | Rich Media Club, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Deron R. Dacus | Comcast, Corp. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Before the Court is the Stipulation of Dismissal (the “Stipulation”). (Dkt. No. 41). In the Stipulation, Plaintiff Rich Media Club LLC and Defendant NBCUniversal Media, LLC, stipulate to the dismissal of all claims between the parties with prejudice. (Id. at 1). Having considered the Stipulations, the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES that all claims between Plaintiff Rich Media Club LLC and Defendant NBCUniversal Media, LLC are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
Case 2:25-cv-00817 · E.D. Tex. · closed 23 April 2026
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What is case 2:25-cv-00817?
2:25-cv-00817 is a patent infringement action brought by Rich Media Club, LLC against Comcast, Corp., filed on 19 Aug 2025 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case closed on 23 April 2026.
Which patents were asserted in 2:25-cv-00817?
US11004090B2 (“System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks”), assigned to RICH MEDIA WORLDWIDE, LLC, currently active; US12125051B2 (“System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks”), assigned to RICH MEDIA CLUB, LLC, currently active; US9824074B2 (“Content rendering control system for a pre-defined area of a content page”), assigned to RICH MEDIA CLUB, LLC; US11468453B2 (“System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks”), assigned to RICH MEDIA CLUB, LLC; US11741482B2 (“System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks”), assigned to RICH MEDIA CLUB, LLC. The record also lists Content rendering control system for a pre-defined area of a content page and System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks.
How was case 2:25-cv-00817 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is dismissed with prejudice. The termination text reads: “Before the Court is the Stipulation of Dismissal (the “Stipulation”). (Dkt. No. 41). In the Stipulation, Plaintiff Rich Media Club LLC and Defendant NBCUniversal Media, LLC, stipulate to the dismissal of all claims between the parties with prejudice. (Id. at 1). Having considered the Stipulations, the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES that all claims between Plaintiff Rich Media Club LLC and Defendant NBCUniversal Media, LLC are 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 2:25-cv-00817 take?
247 calendar days, from filing on 19 Aug 2025 to closure on 23 April 2026.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:25-cv-00817?
Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap presided. David P. Berten and Michael Healy are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Rich Media Club. Deron R. Dacus appears for defendant Comcast.
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