[CWN-Summit] Possible patent troll ?
Ben West
westbywest at gmail.com
Wed May 11 19:15:42 CDT 2011
Information about a lawsuit filed in Illinois last month:
http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/
<http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/>Do please note
some of the patents cited:
- 7,386,002: “Redundant radio frequency network having a roaming terminal
communication protocol” by Meier and assigned to Broadcom Corporation.
Prosecuted by McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 20 claims (3 indep.).
Was application 10/762,746. Filed 1/22/2004 & Granted 6/10/2008.
- 6,374,311<http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/#pat-6374311>:
“Communication network having a plurality of bridging nodes which transmit a
beacon to terminal nodes.” by Mahany et. al. and assigned to Intermec IP
Corp.. Prosecuted by Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. Goshorn;
Gregory K.. Includes 31 claims (4 indep.). Was application 09/060,287. Filed
4/14/1998 & Granted 4/16/2002.
- 7,548,553: “Redundant radio frequency network having a roaming terminal
communication protocol” by Meier and assigned to Broadcom Corporation.
Prosecuted by McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 44 claims (4 indep.).
Was application 11/223,404. Filed 9/9/2005 & Granted 6/16/2009.
- 7,535,921: “Redundant radio frequency network having a roaming terminal
communication protocol” by Meier and assigned to Broadcom Corporation.
Prosecuted by McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 31 claims (4 indep.).
Was application 11/222,915. Filed 9/9/2005 & Granted 5/19/2009.
- 7,013,138: “Local area network having multiple channel wireless access”
by Mahany and assigned to Broadcom Corporation. Prosecuted by McAndrews,
Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 40 claims (7 indep.). Was application
10/648,726. Filed 8/26/2003 & Granted 3/14/2006.
- 7,457,646: “Radio frequency local area network” by Mahany et. al. and
assigned to Broadcom Corporation. Prosecuted by McAndrews, Held & Malloy,
Ltd.. Includes 270 claims (8 indep.). Was application 10/631,071. Filed
7/31/2003 & Granted 11/25/2008.
- 6,697,415: “Spread spectrum transceiver module utilizing multiple mode
transmission” by Mahany and assigned to Broadcom Corporation. Prosecuted
by McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 18 claims (7 indep.). Was
application 08/973,195. Filed 3/6/2000 & Granted 2/24/2004.
- 5,844,893<http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/#pat-5844893>:
“System for coupling host computer meanswith base transceiver units on a
local area network” by Gollnick et. al. and assigned to Norand
Corporation. Prosecuted by Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. Includes
14 claims (3 indep.). Was application 08/486,083. Filed 6/7/1995 & Granted
12/1/1998.
- 5,740,366<http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/#pat-5740366>:
“Communication network having a plurality of bridging nodes which transmit a
beacon to terminal nodes.” by Mahany et. al. and assigned to Norand
Corporation. Prosecuted by Stanford & Bennett,L.L.P.. Includes 32 claims (3
indep.). Was application 08/395,555. Filed 2/28/1995 & Granted 4/14/1998.
- 5,940,771: “Network supporting roaming, sleeping terminals” by Gollnick
et. al. and assigned to Norand Corporation. Prosecuted by Akin, Gump,
Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.. Includes 17 claims (2 indep.). Was
application 08/545,108. Filed 10/19/1995 & Granted 8/17/1999.
- 5,546,397<http://news.priorsmart.com/innovatio-ip-ventures-v-abp-l3Mf/#pat-5546397>:
“High reliability access point for wireless local area network” by Mahany
and assigned to Norand Corporation. Prosecuted by Henderson & Sturm.
Includes 21 claims (1 indep.). Was application 08/238,180. Filed 5/4/1994 &
Granted 8/13/1996.
- 6,665,536: “Local area network having multiple channel wireless access”
by Mahany and assigned to Broadcom Corporation. Prosecuted by McAndrews,
Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 55 claims (12 indep.). Was application
09/357,429. Filed 7/20/1999 & Granted 12/16/2003.
- 7,710,907: “Local area network having multiple channel wireless access”
by Mahany and assigned to Broadcom Corporation. Prosecuted by McAndrews,
Held & Malloy, Ltd.. Includes 50 claims (4 indep.). Was application
11/496,950. Filed 8/1/2006 & Granted 5/4/2010.
- 6,714,559: “Redundant radio frequency network having a roaming terminal
communication protocol” by Meier and assigned to Broadcom Corporation.
Prosecuted by McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.. Includes 20 claims (4 indep.).
Was application 09/960,265. Filed 9/21/2001 & Granted 3/30/2004.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bruce Robertson
Date: Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Subject: [WISPA] Wifi patents?
To: motorola at afmug.com, wireless at wispa.org
Has anyone run into any intellectual property companies claiming patent
infringement for use of 802.11 in "Business Operations" or providing
"User-level Hotspot Services to the Public"? One of our customers just got
a letter from an attorney representing Innovatio IP Ventures, offering to
settle up now for "a license with highly favorable terms."
Leaving aside such terms as "slimeballs" and "preying on society"... Since
this means pretty much anyone who uses Ubiquiti, and could probably be
extended to apply to Canopy even though they aren't using 802.11, I was
wondering if anyone else had run into this. My customer is much higher
profile than I am, and so is a better target, but I figure it's only a
matter of time.
It also means pretty much any company in the entire world, so I figure they
have their work cut out for them.
--
Ben West
westbywest at gmail.com
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