Gust, Inc. v. AlphaCap Ventures, LLC

  1. January 04, 2017

    AlphaCap Demands Attys' Fees In Gust Patent Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday allowed a nonpracticing entity to hold off on honoring another judge's order that it pay crowdfunding company Gust Inc. $553,891 in attorneys' fees in a patent suit, giving the court time to consider the NPE's counter-motion for $117,370 in attorneys' fees.

  2. December 20, 2016

    NPE, Gutride Safier Ordered To Pay Up In 'Frivolous' Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday ordered a nonpracticing entity and its law firm, Gutride Safier LLP, to pay crowdfunding company Gust Inc. $553,891 in attorneys' fees and costs, ruling that the suit was "frivolous" because the patents were clearly invalid under the Alice ruling.

  3. August 07, 2015

    IP Pulse: Wilson Sporting Goods, Toshiba, Katy Perry

    The week in intellectual property complaints saw Key & Associates client Wilson Sporting Goods Co. blitzing a rival equipment manufacturer for infringing a patent for manufacturing footballs and White & Williams LLP saying its crowdfunding client Gust Inc. was improperly targeted by a nonpracticing entity that knew its patents couldn't pass muster under Alice — all part of the nearly 250 IP actions filed in federal court.