Patent suits filed Sept. 7, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

TQP Development LLC v. LivingSocial Inc.
Civil Action No: 2:12-cv-00587-MHS-CMC
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,412,730, entitled “Encrypted Data Transmission System Employing Means for Randomly Altering the Encryption Keys.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Marc A. Fenster, Kevin P. Burke, Adam S. Hoffman and Alexander C.D. Giza, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles; Hao Ni, Ni Law Firm, Dallas; Andrew W. Spangler & James A. Fussell III, Spangler & Fussell, Longview.

TQP Development LLC v. PetSmart Store Support Group Inc.
Civil Action No: 2:12-cv-00589-MHS-CMC
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,412,730, entitled “Encrypted Data Transmission System Employing Means for Randomly Altering the Encryption Keys.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Marc A. Fenster, Kevin P. Burke, Adam S. Hoffman and Alexander C.D. Giza, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles; Hao Ni, Ni Law Firm, Dallas; Andrew W. Spangler & James A. Fussell III, Spangler & Fussell, Longview.

TQP Development LLC v. TSA Stores Inc.
Civil Action No: 2:12-cv-00591-MHS-CMC
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,412,730, entitled “Encrypted Data Transmission System Employing Means for Randomly Altering the Encryption Keys.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Marc A. Fenster, Kevin P. Burke, Adam S. Hoffman and Alexander C.D. Giza, Russ August & Kabat, Los Angeles; Hao Ni, Ni Law Firm, Dallas; Andrew W. Spangler & James A. Fussell III, Spangler & Fussell, Longview.

Landmark Technology LLC v. Cintas Corp.
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00605-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,576,951 entitled “Automated Sales and Services System” and U.S. Patent No. 7,010,508 entitled “Automated Multimedia Data Processing Network.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Charles Ainsworth and Robert Christopher Bunt, Parket, Bunt & Ainsworth, Tyler; Stanley M. Gibson and Gregory S. Cordrey, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Los Angeles, of counsel.

Landmark Technology LLC v. PetSmart Inc.
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00606-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,576,951 entitled “Automated Sales and Services System” and U.S. Patent No. 7,010,508 entitled “Automated Multimedia Data Processing Network.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Charles Ainsworth and Robert Christopher Bunt, Parket, Bunt & Ainsworth, Tyler; Stanley M. Gibson and Gregory S. Cordrey, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Los Angeles, of counsel.

Blue Spike LLC v. SecuGen Corp.
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00607-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,346,472, U.S. Patent No. 7,660,700, U.S. Patent No. 7,949,494 and U.S. Patent No. 8,214,175, all titled “Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Eric M. Albritton, Stephen E. Edwards and Michael A. Benefield, Albritton Law Firm, Longview; Randall T. Garteiser, Christopher A. Honea and Christopher S. Johns, Garteiser Honea, San Rafael, Calif.

Blue Spike LLC v. ZkTeco Inc. and ZK Technology LLC
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00608-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,346,472, U.S. Patent No. 7,660,700, U.S. Patent No. 7,949,494 and U.S. Patent No. 8,214,175, all titled “Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Eric M. Albritton, Stephen E. Edwards and Michael A. Benefield, Albritton Law Firm, Longview; Randall T. Garteiser, Christopher A. Honea and Christopher S. Johns, Garteiser Honea, San Rafael, Calif.

Blue Spike LLC v. Fulcrum Biometrics LLC and NEUROtechnology
Civil Action No: 6:12-cv-00610-LED
Cause of Action: Filed for the alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,346,472, U.S. Patent No. 7,660,700, U.S. Patent No. 7,949,494 and U.S. Patent No. 8,214,175, all titled “Method and Device for Monitoring and Analyzing Signals.”
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Eric M. Albritton, Stephen E. Edwards and Michael A. Benefield, Albritton Law Firm, Longview; Randall T. Garteiser, Christopher A. Honea and Christopher S. Johns, Garteiser Honea, San Rafael, Calif.

-- Christine Lesicko