But when those lawyers go looking for targets to cash in their patents, they’re usually all hunting for the same big game—big tech and retailers—with the occasional surprise, like Oprah’s Book Club.

That’s why two lawsuits launched recently by Connecticut patent lawyer Wes Whitmeyer caught our attention. Whitmeyer is an attorney at St. Onge, Steward Johnston & Reens who holds several patents on software for the online management of patent payments, such as those connected to maintenance fees.