District Court, N.D. Illinois August 22, 2012, MDL No. 2303; Case No. 11 C 9308 (In re Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC Patent Litigation)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ADDRESSING PROTOCOL FOR INNOVATIO’S WI-FI “SNIFFING”

JAMES F. HOLDERMAN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Innovatio IP Ventures, LLC (“Innovatio”) has sued various hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, supermarkets, and other commercial users of wireless internet technology located throughout the United States (collectively, the “Wireless Network Users”). (See Dkt. No.