Vdpp, LLC v. Inter IKEA Systems, B.V.
Infringement action filed 9 Dec 2025 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and closed 22 Jun 2026, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case dismissed.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US7030902B2US9948922B2
- Case no.
- 4:25-cv-05900
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- S.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- Alfred H Bennett
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 9 Dec 2025 – 22 Jun 2026
- Duration
- 195 days
- Basis of termination
- Case Dismissed
- Products & marks
- Field of image capture and modification
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Eternalism, a method for creating an appearance of sustained three-dimensional motion-direction of unlimited duration, using a finite number of pictures
The method uses three pictures, A, B and C, two of which are substantially similar pictures having images, A, B, and one that is dissimilar, usually a solid color, C. Continuous movement is created by repetitively viewing the series A, B, C. Additionally, each picture can be blended or superimposed to create a blended A/B, C/A and B/C and then the blend put together with the others, in a series, C/A, A, A/B, B, B/C, C. This series is then repeated a plurality of times to create an illusion of sustained, ongoing motion with a degree of three-dimensionality, with synchronous Pulfrich light-filtering available to enhance the effect.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 18 Apr 2006
- Earliest priority
- 23 Jan 2001
- Est. expiry
- 9 Sep 2023
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- JACOBS, KENNETH
- Classification
- H04N13/00H04N9/74
- Prosecution counsel
- Ascenda Law Group, PC
- Examiner
- LEE, MICHAEL
Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials
An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrically controlled spectacle also includes a control unit housed in the frame, the control unit being adapted to control the state of each of the lenses independently.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 17 Apr 2018
- Earliest priority
- 15 Mar 2005
- Est. expiry
- 22 Jan 2022
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- JACOBS, KENNETH MARTIN · KARPF, RONALD STEVEN
- Classification
- G02C1/00G02B27/01G02B26/02G02C11/00G02B27/22G02C7/00G02C7/10H04N13/00
- Prosecution counsel
- Ascenda Law Group, PC
- Examiner
- DANG, HUNG
Parties of record
Vdpp, LLC
- Core tech
- H04N13/00H04N9/74G02C1/00G02B27/01
- Counsel
- William P. Ramey III
- Firm
- Ramey LLP
Inter IKEA Systems, B.V.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Not recorded
- Firm
- Not recorded
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| William P. Ramey III | Vdpp, LLC | Plaintiff |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“ORDEROF DISMISSAL (Signed by Judge Alfred HBennett) Parties notified”
Case 4:25-cv-05900 · S.D. Tex. · closed 22 June 2026
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What is case 4:25-cv-05900?
4:25-cv-05900 is a patent infringement action brought by Vdpp, LLC against Inter IKEA Systems, B.V., filed on 9 Dec 2025 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The case closed on 22 June 2026.
Which patents were asserted in 4:25-cv-05900?
US7030902B2 (“Eternalism, a method for creating an appearance of sustained three-dimensional motion-direction of unlimited duration, using a finite number of pictures”), assigned to JACOBS, KENNETH, currently inactive; US9948922B2 (“Faster state transitioning for continuous adjustable 3Deeps filter spectacles using multi-layered variable tint materials”), assigned to VDPP, LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Field of image capture and modification.
How was case 4:25-cv-05900 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is case dismissed. The termination text reads: “ORDEROF DISMISSAL (Signed by Judge Alfred HBennett) Parties notified”
How long did case 4:25-cv-05900 take?
195 calendar days, from filing on 9 Dec 2025 to closure on 22 June 2026.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 4:25-cv-05900?
Chief Judge Alfred H Bennett presided. William P. Ramey III is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Vdpp.
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