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AlmondNet and Intent IQ sued LinkedIn for patent infringement in the District of Delaware. The docket lists multiple patents, including U.S. 8,281,336. The case was dismissed with prejudice by stipulated dismissal on June 6, 2024.
AlmondNet, Datonics, and Intent IQ sued Yahoo in E.D.N.Y. asserting the '249 patent (claims 1-6, 9-10, 11-16, 19-20, and 21-25) alongside nine other AlmondNet patents, accusing Yahoo Ad Exchange, Yahoo Audience Ads, and BrightRoll. Yahoo moved to dismiss, then withdrew the motion; the case was transferred to the District of Delaware on Dec. 6, 2018 and docketed as AlmondNet, Inc. et al. v. Oath Holdings Inc., No. 1:19-cv-00247-LPS.
Continuation/transfer of the E.D.N.Y. Yahoo action; the '249 patent remained part of the asserted set carried over from that case. The case was subsequently closed/terminated, with one aggregator record reflecting 'Transferred Out.'
The USPTO AO 120 report lists US 8,775,249 as included by pleading. A Markman hearing was held Nov. 30, 2022. The case was dismissed with prejudice by joint stipulation under FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) on/around June 5, 2024, each party bearing its own fees and costs.
AlmondNet II. Defendants' Answer expressly admits Plaintiffs allege infringement of, among others, U.S. Patent 8,775,249; asserted patents also included '260, '307, '146, and '878. The case was consolidated into the 6:21-cv-00897 action and resolved by the same June 2024 dismissal with prejudice.
The AO 120 report lists US 8,775,249-B2 first among the patents in suit, along with US 7,861,260, US 7,979,307, and US 11,564,015. By stipulation and order dated Jan. 14, 2025, the '249, '307, and '015 patents were dropped; on Feb. 26, 2025, the court granted Viant's motion to stay pending IPR. Viant filed IPR2025-00126 against the '249 patent.
Docket/patent listings include US 8,775,249 among the patents in suit (with '260, '307, '398, '015, and others). On Feb. 26, 2025, the court granted a stay pending IPR; a later stipulated dismissal order indicates Plaintiffs' claims were dismissed with prejudice and Defendants' without prejudice, each party bearing its own costs, suggesting settlement.
Docket listings include US 8,775,249 alongside '445, '904, '210, and '398. On Feb. 26, 2025, the court denied Lotame's motion to dismiss and denied a motion for leave to file a sur-reply; the case was flagged CLOSED.
The Stanford NPE Litigation Database lists US 8,775,249 among the patents asserted, along with US 10,715,878, 7,747,745, 7,979,307, 8,204,783, and 8,959,146. The case is related to W.D. Tex. 6:22-cv-01205 (transferred); a final disposition could not be confirmed.