InternetAd Systems, LLC

InternetAd Systems filed suit against Turner Broadcasting System and several other defendants in the Northern District of Texas. The case was listed in an Acacia Research Form 10-Q under 'User Activated Internet Advertising Technology,' but no confirmed disposition was reported.

InternetAd Systems, LLC sued ESPN, Inc., The New York Times Company, and Travelocity.com, Inc. in the Northern District of Texas. The asserted patents were 5,572,643, 5,737,619, 6,185,586, and 6,457,025; plaintiff sought injunctive relief and damages. A defense-side discovery order issued Oct. 8, 2004, and final disposition was not verified.

InternetAd Systems, LLC sued Opodo Limited, Amadeus entities, OpenTable, Inc., and Best Western International, Inc. in the Northern District of Texas. The court denied defendants' summary judgment motion on standing, holding InternetAd was an exclusive licensee with all substantial rights; OpenTable was dismissed with prejudice by stipulation. The '643 patent was a patent-in-suit, and later disposition was not verified.

InternetAd Systems sued Priceline.com in Texas before August 2005. The parties reached a licensing agreement settling the suit, reported August 15, 2005; the license covered InternetAd's interstitial Internet advertising portfolio, which would include the '586 patent, but the source did not enumerate the patents-in-suit.

InternetAd Systems sued Opodo Ltd. and related defendants. The court analyzed the TechSearch–InternetAd license and held that InternetAd held all substantial rights and had standing to sue; the merits were not resolved.