Editor’s note: What follows is brief information regarding patent suits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from Feb. 23 to Feb. 29, as listed on PACER, the federal courts’ online filing system.

Maxim Integrated Products v. Comerica Inc.
Date Filed: Feb. 23
Division: Sherman
Cause of Action: Alleged infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,940,510 and U.S. Patent No. 5,949,880 (both “Transfer of Valuable Information Between a Secure Module and Another Module”); U.S. Patent No. 6,105,013 (“Method, Apparatus, System, and Firmware for Secure Transactions”); U.S. Patent No. 6,237,095 (“Apparatus for Transfer of Secure Information Between a Data Carrying Module and an Electronic Device”)
Plaintiff’s Attorneys:: James C. Otteson, Philip W. Marsh and Michael D.K. Nguyen, Agility IP Law, Menlo Park, Calif; Andrew W. Spangler, Spangler Law, Longview; Michael North, North Weber & Baugh, Palo Alto, Calif.