Innovative sues Cat, Navistar, Komatsu
Innovative Global Systems LLC, the patent holder that settled a patent-infringement case with WebTech Wireless Inc. of Vancouver, sued another group of defendants for infringing the same patents at issue against WebTech.
The Rock Hill, South Carolina-based company sued two Volvo AB units, Komatsu Ltd., Caterpillar Inc., Hyundai Motor Co., Navistar International Corp. and seven companies involved with electronic communications and positioning systems.
Locally, Komatsu has operations in Rolling Meadows and Oak Brook, Caterpillar has operations and Montgomery, and Navistar is based in Warrenville and has operations in Schaumburg.
Like the two previous suits, the new complaint was filed in federal court in Tyler, Texas. Innovative Global's court filing notes that the other two suits are still pending, and argues that the court "is the most judicially economic and efficient venue" for the 3rd case.
The five disputed patents, which were issued from August 2003 to November 2008, relate to communication between vehicles, specifically to products used for "vehicle fleets, other heavy- duty trucking fleets and heavy equipment."
Innovative Global seeks a court order barring future infringement of its patents, money damages, attorney fees and litigation costs. In its agreement ending its dispute with WebTech, no settlement payments or royalties were part of the agreement, the Vancouver-based company said June 30 in a statement.
In the newest case, Innovative Global is represented by Jonathan T. Suder, Todd Ian Blumenfeld and Michael T. Cooke of Friedman Suder & Cooke of Ft. Worth, Texas; Keith A. Rutherford, R. Scott Reese and Sarah R. Cabello of Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP, and Eric M. Albritton of Eric M. Albritton P.C. of Longview, Texas. These same firms represented Innovative Global in the previous two cases as well.
The case is Innovative Global Systems LLC v. Volvo Construction Equipment North America Inc., 6:10-cv-00327-LED, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Tyler).