Explore the details of the Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. v. Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. case under case number 7:2025cv00153 involving a cause of action for Patent Infringement. Review key information about the parties involved, the patents in question, and the docket entries.

Case Details

Case Number
7:2025cv00153
Filing Date
Apr 4, 2025
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
OPEN
Case Link
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Nature of Suit
830

Plaintiffs

The following plaintiffs are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.

CompanyRepresented By
Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.
Direction IP Law

Defendants

The following defendants are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.

CompanyRepresented By
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Patents Involved in the Case

This case involves 2 patents, each of which is central to the dispute. These patents may be subject to claims of infringement, challenges to their validity, or other issues concerning their scope and enforcement.

Application NumberPatent Number
10014929US7171629B2
10698332US7428707B2

Docket Entries

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Apr 28, 2025NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Vincent Marc Ferraro on behalf of Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.. Attorney Vincent Marc Ferraro added to party Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.(pty:dft) (Ferraro, Vincent) (Entered: 04/28/2025)NOTICE
Apr 28, 2025NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Jay Zinna on behalf of Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.. Attorney Michael Jay Zinna added to party Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.(pty:dft) (Zinna, Michael) (Entered: 04/28/2025)NOTICE
Apr 28, 2025Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint,,,, by Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Zinna, Michael) (Entered: 04/28/2025)-
Apr 7, 2025ORDER AND ADVISORY. CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge David Counts. (jb3) (Entered: 04/07/2025)ORDER AND ADVISORY
Apr 4, 2025Summons Issued as to Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.. (kg) (Entered: 04/04/2025)-
Apr 4, 2025REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.. (Bennett, David) (Entered: 04/04/2025)REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS
Apr 4, 2025RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Virtual Coast Associates, Inc. for Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.. (Bennett, David) (Entered: 04/04/2025)RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Apr 4, 2025Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Bennett, David) (Entered: 04/04/2025)-
Apr 4, 2025COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20004872), filed by Adaptive Avenue Associates, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - U.S. Patent No. 7,171,629, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of David Quimby, # 3 Exhibit 2-1 - David Quimby, Next Generation Web Presentation, Vol. 4 Issue 7 XML JOURNAL 16 (July 2003), # 4 Exhibit 2-2 - Adaptive Avenue Press Release, December 1, 2003, # 5 Exhibit 3 - U.S. Patent No. 7,428,707, # 6 Exhibit A - HTML elements associated with web slideshow from www.petco.com, # 7 Exhibit B - Screenshot of jpg resources used as slideshow images from www.petco.com, # 8 Exhibit C - Web slideshow sequence from www.petco.com, # 9 Exhibit D - Publicly available code from www.petco.com, # 10 Exhibit E - Screenshot of the www.petco.com homepage and slideshow, # 11 Exhibit F - Screenshot from a smartphone-based web browser for www.petco.com, # 12 Exhibit G - Amendment, U.S. Appl. No. 10/698,332 (issued as the 707 patent), dated Jan. 24, 2008, # 13 Exhibit H - Notice of Allowability, U.S. Appl. No. 10/698,332 (issued as the 707 patent), dated May 8, 2008, # 14 Civil Cover Sheet)(Bennett, David) (Entered: 04/04/2025)COMPLAINT