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Uniloc USA, Inc. et al v. Apple Inc.

3:18-cv-00358 | California Northern District Court

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Division San Francisco
Judge Judge William Alsup
Filed Jan. 17, 2018
Terminated Dec. 10, 2020
Case Flags ADRMOP, AO279, CLOSED, REFDIS, REFSET-JCS, and RELATE
Magistrate Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu
Nature of Suit 830 Patent
Cause 35:271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demand Both
Last Updated: 10 months, 4 weeks ago Show Interactive Timeline
Filing Date # Docket Text
5/12/2022204Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William Alsup:

Status Conference held on 5/12/2022. Court directed plaintiff and defendant to file single joint supplemental brief (up to 25 pages) by 5/26/2022; Intervenor may file a supplemental brief (up to 30 pages) by 6/9/2022; plaintiff and defendant's reply brief (up to 10 pages) due by 6/16/2022; hearing to be set on 7/14/2022. In light of recent events, Court will apply Federal Circuit's instruction, as further stated on the record.

Total Time in Court: 11:00 - 11:18 = 18 Minutes.
Court Reporter: Joan Columbini.

Plaintiff Attorney: Aaron Jacobs.
Defendant Attorney: Douglas Winnard.
Intervenor Attorneys: Alex Moss, Aaron Mackey.

(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (afm, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 5/12/2022) Modified on 5/29/2022 (afm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/12/2022)
4/28/2022
  • Order
ORDER of USCA for the Federal Circuit as to 194 Notice of Appeal to the Federal Circuit filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (anj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/28/2022) (Entered: 04/29/2022)
2/9/2022
  • Motion for Judgment
Judgment of United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as to (240 in 3:18-cv-00572-WHA 2021-1569), (250 in 3:18-cv-00365-WHA 2021-1570), (214 in 3:18-cv-00363-WHA 2021-1571), (238 in 3:18-cv-00360-WHA 2021-1568,), (194 in 3:18-cv-00358-WHA 2021-1573). (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/9/2022) (Entered: 02/09/2022)
2/9/2022OPINION of United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as to (240 in 3:18-cv-00572-WHA 2021-1569), (250 in 3:18-cv-00365-WHA 2021-1570), (214 in 3:18-cv-00363-WHA 2021-1571), (238 in 3:18-cv-00360-WHA 2021-1568,), (194 in 3:18-cv-00358-WHA 2021-1573). (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/9/2022) (Entered: 02/09/2022)
7/1/2021
  • Order
ORDER of USFCA as to 195 . The motion is granted. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/1/2021) (Entered: 07/01/2021)
6/22/2021
  • Motion to Dismiss (Demurrer)by Π
MOTION to Dismiss filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. Responses due by 7/6/2021. Replies due by 7/13/2021. (Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 6/22/2021) (Entered: 06/22/2021)
6/17/2021NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Daniel Selwyn (Selwyn, Mark) (Filed on 6/17/2021) (Entered: 06/17/2021)
6/4/2021NOTICE of Change of Address by Kenneth Frederick Baum (Baum, Kenneth) (Filed on 6/4/2021) (Entered: 06/04/2021)
1/26/2021USFA Case Number 2021-1573 for 194 Notice of Appeal to the Federal Circuit filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2021) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
1/26/2021USFA Case Number 2021-1572 USFC for 191 Notice of Appeal to the Federal Circuit, filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2021) (Entered: 01/26/2021)
1/20/2021 NOTICE OF APPEAL to the Federal Circuit by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number 0971-15466347. Appeal Record due by 2/19/2021. (Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 1/20/2021) (Entered: 01/20/2021)
1/13/2021Transcript of Telephonic Proceedings held on 11/19/2020, before Judge William H. Alsup. Court Reporter Ana M. Dub, CSR 7445, RDR, CRR, telephone number 415-290-1651; ana_dub@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re (227 in 3:18-cv-00360-WHA) Transcript Order ) Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/29/2021. (amdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/13/2021) (Entered: 01/13/2021)
1/5/2021Transcript of Proceedings held on 12/03/2020, before Judge William H. Alsup. Court Reporter Ruth Levine Ekhaus, RDR, FCRR, CSR No. 12219, telephone number (415)336-5223/ruth_ekhaus@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. (Re 185 Transcript Order ) Release of Transcript Restriction set for 4/5/2021. (Related documents(s) 185 ) (rreS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/5/2021) (Entered: 01/05/2021)
1/3/2021 NOTICE OF APPEAL to the Federal Circuit as to 186 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, Order on Motion to Dismiss, 113 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, 100 Judgment, 99 Order on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, 126 Order by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number 0971-15390968. Appeal Record due by 2/2/2021. (Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 1/3/2021) (Entered: 01/03/2021)
12/30/2020NOTICE by Apple, Inc. of Withdrawal of Lauren Abendshien as Counsel of Record (Abendshien, Lauren) (Filed on 12/30/2020) (Entered: 12/30/2020)
12/22/2020
  • Order
ORDER RE SEALING. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2020) (Entered: 12/22/2020)
12/8/2020
  • Motion to Intervene
REPLY (re 177 MOTION to Intervene ) filed byElectronic Frontier Foundation. (Moss, Alexandra) (Filed on 12/8/2020) (Entered: 12/08/2020)
12/4/2020
  • Motion to Dismiss (Demurrer)Granted
ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR LACK OF STANDING. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/4/2020) (Entered: 12/04/2020)
12/3/2020TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 12/03/2020 before Judge William Alsup by Apple, Inc., for Court Reporter Ruth Ekhaus. (Pieja, Michael) (Filed on 12/3/2020) (Entered: 12/03/2020)
12/3/2020184Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William Alsup: Motion Hearing held on 12/3/2020 by AT&T Conference line re 158 MOTION For Order (1) Adding Uniloc 2017 LLC as a Party and (2) Declaring this Court Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction ; 165 MOTION to Dismiss REDACTED. The Court heard oral arguments and took the motions under submission.

Total Time in Court: 20 minutes.
Court Reporter: Ruth Levine Ekhaus.

Plaintiff Attorneys: Aaron Jacobs / James Foster.
Defendant Attorneys: Doug Winnard / Michael Pieja.

(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 12/3/2020) (Entered: 12/03/2020)

12/3/2020183CLERK'S NOTICE. Counsel shall please dial-in to the Court's conference line at least ten minutes prior to the start of today's hearing. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/3/2020) (Entered: 12/03/2020)
12/1/2020
  • Motion to Interveneby Π
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 177 MOTION to Intervene ) filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 12/1/2020) (Entered: 12/01/2020)
11/25/2020
  • Motion to InterveneGranted
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REGARDING EFF'S MOTION TO INTERVENE. OPPOSITION DUE DECEMBER 1. REPLY DUE DECEMBER 8. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/25/2020) (Entered: 11/25/2020)
11/24/2020
  • Motion to Extend Time to File Responseby Π
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 177 MOTION to Intervene filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Aaron S. Jacobs, # 2 Proposed Order)(Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 11/24/2020) (Entered: 11/24/2020)
11/19/2020179Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William Alsup: Further Case Management Conference held on 11/19/2020 by AT&T Conference line. The parties updated the Court on the status of the cases. The Administrative Motions to Exceed Page Limitations filed in Case Nos. 3:18-cv-00360-WHA, 3:18-cv-00363-WHA, 3:18-cv-00365-WHA, and 3:18-cv-00572-WHA are GRANTED.

Total Time in Court: 19 minutes.
Court Reporter: Debra Pas.

Plaintiff Attorney: Aaron Jacobs.
Defendant Attorneys: Doug Winnard / Michael Pieja.
Intervenor Attorney: Alexandra Moss.

(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 11/19/2020) (Entered: 11/20/2020)

11/16/2020178CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING TELEPHONIC HEARING. Further Case Management Conference set for 11/19/2020 at 11:00 AM before Judge William Alsup. The Court would like to discuss moving forward on remand from the Federal Circuit and how Electronic Frontier Foundation's Motion to Intervene affects pending motions.

This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.

For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/

All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line:

Dial In: (888) 684-8852

Access Code: 3707514

The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.

PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III.

(This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2020) Modified on 11/16/2020 (amd2S, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 11/16/2020)

11/12/2020
  • Motion to Intervene
MOTION to Intervene filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation. Motion Hearing set for 12/17/2020 08:00 AM in San Francisco, - Telephonic Only before Judge William Alsup. Responses due by 11/27/2020. Replies due by 12/4/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Exhibit to Moss declaraion, # 3 Proposed Order)(Moss, Alexandra) (Filed on 11/12/2020) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
11/12/2020NOTICE of Appearance by Alexandra Helen Moss (Moss, Alexandra) (Filed on 11/12/2020) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
11/12/2020
  • Motion to Dismiss (Demurrer)by Δ
REPLY (re 165 MOTION to Dismiss REDACTED ) filed byApple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Doug Winnard, # 2 Exhibit N - Patent License Agreement)(Winnard, Douglas) (Filed on 11/12/2020) (Entered: 11/12/2020)
11/5/2020
  • Motion to Dismiss (Demurrer)by Π
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 165 MOTION to Dismiss REDACTED ) filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kevin Gannon, # 2 Exhibit A)(Foster, James) (Filed on 11/5/2020) (Entered: 11/05/2020)
10/30/2020 Declaration of Aaron S. Jacobs in Support of 164 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Related document(s) 164 ) (Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 10/30/2020) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
10/30/2020 Declaration of Aaron S. Jacobs in Support of 162 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for Order filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Related document(s) 162 ) (Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 10/30/2020) (Entered: 10/30/2020)
10/29/2020171CLERK'S NOTICE Continuing Motion Hearing and Setting Telephonic Hearing. The Motion Hearing as to 158 MOTION For Order (1) Adding Uniloc 2017 LLC as a Party and (2) Declaring this Court Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction set for 11/5/2020 is continued to 12/3/2020 at 8:00 AM to be held in conjunction with 165 MOTION to Dismiss REDACTED filed by Apple, Inc.

This proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.

For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/

All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line:

Dial In: (888) 684-8852

Access Code: 3707514

The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines.

PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III.

(Related documents(s) 158 ) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(amd2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/29/2020) (Entered: 10/29/2020)

10/29/2020
  • Replyby Π
REPLY (re 158 MOTION For Order (1) Adding Uniloc 2017 LLC as a Party and (2) Declaring this Court Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction ) filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Foster, James) (Filed on 10/29/2020) (Entered: 10/29/2020)
10/28/2020 Declaration of Erik Chancellor Smith, Esq. filed byUNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Foster, James) (Filed on 10/28/2020) (Entered: 10/28/2020)
10/27/2020
  • Order
ORDER Following Second In Camera Review. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 10/27/2020. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2020) (Entered: 10/27/2020)
10/26/2020
  • OrderGranted
ORDER GRANTING 166 UNOPPOSED EXTENSION. SIGNED BY JUDGE ALSUP. (whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/26/2020) (Entered: 10/26/2020)
10/26/2020 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE DECLARATIONS IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS MOTIONS TO SEAL filed by UNILOC Luxembourg S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. Responses due by 10/30/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Jacobs, Aaron) (Filed on 10/26/2020) (Entered: 10/26/2020)
10/22/2020
  • Motion to Dismiss (Demurrer)by Δ
MOTION to Dismiss REDACTED filed by Apple, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 12/3/2020 08:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 12, 19th Floor before Judge William Alsup. Responses due by 11/5/2020. Replies due by 11/12/2020. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Doug Winnard, # 2 Exhibit A - SEALED, # 3 Exhibit B - SEALED, # 4 Exhibit C - Hearing Transcript, # 5 Exhibit D - RSA, # 6 Exhibit E - Fortress License, # 7 Exhibit F - Third Amendment to RSA, # 8 Exhibit G - Levy 9.21.18 Deposition, # 9 Exhibit H - Palmer 10.8.18 Deposition, # 10 Exhibit I - SEALED, # 11 Exhibit J - Declaration of James Palmer, # 12 Exhibit K - SEALED, # 13 Exhibit L - Marathon Patent Group Form 8-K, # 14 Exhibit M - Document Security Systems Inc. Form 8-K, # 15 Proposed Order)(Winnard, Douglas) (Filed on 10/22/2020) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
10/22/2020
  • Motion to Fileby Δ
Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Doug Winnard, # 2 Proposed Order, # 3 Redacted Version of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, # 4 Unredacted Version of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, # 5 Unredacted Version of Exhibit A, # 6 Unredacted Version of Exhibit B, # 7 Unredacted Version of Exhibit I, # 8 Unredacted Version of Exhibit K)(Winnard, Douglas) (Filed on 10/22/2020) (Entered: 10/22/2020)
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