Driessen v. Sony Music Entertainment, No. 15-2050 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 10, 2016)

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James L. Driessen is the named inventor on U.S. Patent Nos. 7,003,500 (“the ’500 patent”), 7,636, 695 (“the ’695 patent”), and 7,742,993 ( “the ’993 patent”). Mr. Driessen and his wife, Marguerite A. Driessen, 1 ( collec- tively “the Driessens”) sued Sony Music Entertainment, Best Buy Stores, FYE, and Targe t (collectively “Sony”), alleging infringement of the ’500, ’695, and ’993 patents in the United States District Court for the District of Utah .