Televo LLC v. Kyocera, Corp.
Infringement action filed 16 Jul 2025 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and closed 20 Mar 2026, with US8521927B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: dismissed without prejudice.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US8521927B2
- Application no.
- US11/774578
- Case no.
- 2:25-cv-00721
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- E.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 16 Jul 2025 – 20 Mar 2026
- Duration
- 247 days
- Basis of termination
- Dismissed without Prejudice
- Products & marks
- System and method for text entry
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
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System and method for text entry
A text entry system for an electronic device comprising:
- an input subsystem receives user input operations, interprets them as letters, characters, symbols, commands or functions, where the said received user operations interpreted as letters are comprising:
- (1) single letter operations that select any possible letter from the alphabet,
- (2) letter group operations that select a group of possible letters from the alphabet; and
- a text prediction subsystem receives a sequence of the said single letter entries and letter group entries, and produces a list of possible words the user intends to enter based on a priori database of words; and
- a word processing subsystem, receives the said list of possible words, displays them to the user, receives the user selection of the desired word and further processes the text entry as required.
- an input subsystem receives user input operations, interprets them as letters, characters, symbols, commands or functions, where the said received user operations interpreted as letters are comprising:
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 27 Aug 2013
- Est. expiry
- 17 Mar 2028
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- HIRSHBERG, DAVID
- Classification
- G06F13/12G06F13/38
- Examiner
- TSAI, HENRY
Parties of record
Televo LLC
- Core tech
- G06F13/12G06F13/38
- Counsel
- Isaac Phillip Rabicoff
- Firm
- Rabicoff Law LLC
Kyocera, Corp.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Not recorded
- Firm
- Not recorded
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Phillip Rabicoff | Televo LLC | Plaintiff |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Before the Court is the Notice of Dismissal (“Notice”) filed by Plaintiff Televo LLC (“Plaintiff”). (Dkt. No. 16.) In the Notice, Plaintiff represents that the above-captioned case is voluntarily dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE. (Id. at 1.) In light of the Notice, which the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES, and pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), all pending claims and causes of action in the above-captioned case are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
Case 2:25-cv-00721 · E.D. Tex. · closed 20 March 2026
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 2:25-cv-00721?
2:25-cv-00721 is a patent infringement action brought by Televo LLC against Kyocera, Corp., filed on 16 Jul 2025 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case closed on 20 March 2026.
Which patent was asserted in 2:25-cv-00721?
US8521927B2 (“System and method for text entry”), assigned to TELEVO LLC, currently active. The record also lists System and method for text entry.
How was case 2:25-cv-00721 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is dismissed without prejudice. The termination text reads: “Before the Court is the Notice of Dismissal (“Notice”) filed by Plaintiff Televo LLC (“Plaintiff”). (Dkt. No. 16.) In the Notice, Plaintiff represents that the above-captioned case is voluntarily dismissed WITHOUT PREJUDICE. (Id. at 1.) In light of the Notice, which the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES, and pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), all pending claims and causes of action in the above-captioned case are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
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 2:25-cv-00721 take?
247 calendar days, from filing on 16 Jul 2025 to closure on 20 March 2026.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:25-cv-00721?
Isaac Phillip Rabicoff is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Televo.
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