Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC v. Twitter, Inc.

2016-1198 Fed. Cir. Closed 2 patents
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Other action filed 10 Nov 2015 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and closed 13 May 2016, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: .

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Case record

Patents involved
US7010536B1US7702682B2
Case no.
2016-1198
Verdict cause
Other action
Court
Fed. Cir.
Court level
Court of Appeals
Case region
District of Columbia
Judge
None recorded
Trial level
Appeal
Filed – Closed
10 Nov 2015 – 13 May 2016
Duration
185 days
Basis of termination
None recorded
Products & marks
Twitter real-time information network product and service, twitter.com and mobile device applications
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Patent at issue
US7010536B1 Inactive App. US09/284113

System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers

EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC

An apparatus for transmitting, receiving and manipulating information on a computer system, the apparatus including a plurality of containers, each container being a logically defined data enclosure and comprising an information element, a plurality of registers, and a gateway. The plurality of registers, form part of the container, and include a first register for storing a unique container identification value; a second register having a representation designating time and governing interactions of the container with other containers, systems or processes according to utility of information in the information element relative to an external-to-the-apparatus event time; an active time register for identifying times at which the container will act upon other containers, processes, systems or gateways; a passive time register for identifying times at which the container can be acted upon by other containers, processes, systems or gateways; and a neutral time register for identifying times at which the container may interact with other containers, processes, systems or gateways. Additional registers designate space for container interactions.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Inactive
Granted
7 Mar 2006
Earliest priority
30 Jan 1998
Est. expiry
28 Jan 2019
Validity challenges
7 on recordIPR2014-00092 · filed by Twitter, Inc.IPR2014-00085 · filed by Apple Inc.IPR2014-00086 · Other · filed by Apple Inc.IPR2014-00093 · Other · filed by Facebook, Inc.IPR2014-00812 · filed by Twitter, Inc.IPR2014-00082 · filed by Apple Inc.IPR2014-00083 · Other · filed by Apple Inc.
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F17/30
US7010536B1 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1 · US7010536B1, from the published patent document
US7010536B1 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2 · US7010536B1, from the published patent document
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US7702682B2 Inactive App. US11/280700

System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers

EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC

A search query may be run against a plurality of container registers encapsulated and logically defined in a plurality of containers to identify one or more container registers responsive to the search query. Thereafter, a list characterizing the identified containers may be provided. Related methods, apparatus, computer program products, and computer systems are also described.

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Patent standing
Legal status
Inactive
Granted
20 Apr 2010
Earliest priority
28 Jan 1999
Est. expiry
29 Aug 2020
Validity challenges
2 on recordIPR2014-00080 · filed by Apple Inc.IPR2014-00079 · filed by Apple Inc.
Licences recorded
None recorded
Classification
G06F17/30
US7702682B2 patent drawing, figure 1
Fig. 1 · US7702682B2, from the published patent document
US7702682B2 patent drawing, figure 2
Fig. 2 · US7702682B2, from the published patent document
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Parties & counsel

Parties of record

Counsel of record

AttorneyForRole
Anthony Jude PatekEvolutionary Intelligence, LLCPlaintiff
Jeffrey M. ConnorTwitter, Inc.Defendant
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Outcome

Basis of termination

From the record · verbatim

Case 2016-1198 · Fed. Cir. · closed 13 May 2016
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What is case 2016-1198?

2016-1198 is a patent other action brought by Evolutionary Intelligence, LLC against Twitter, Inc., filed on 10 Nov 2015 in the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The case closed on 13 May 2016.

Which patents were asserted in 2016-1198?

US7010536B1 (“System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers”), assigned to EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC, currently inactive; US7702682B2 (“System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers”), assigned to EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE, LLC, currently inactive. The record also lists Twitter real-time information network product and service, twitter.com and mobile device applications.

How long did case 2016-1198 take?

185 calendar days, from filing on 10 Nov 2015 to closure on 13 May 2016.

Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2016-1198?

Anthony Jude Patek is recorded as counsel for plaintiff Evolutionary Intelligence. Jeffrey M. Connor appears for defendant Twitter.

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