American Patents LLC v. Polycom, Inc.

6:21-cv-00742

Overview

Case Number 6:21-cv-00742

Filing Date 2021-07-20

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2022-03-10

Court District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge Alan D Albright

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Plantronics, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Samantha M. Lerner

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (312) 558-5600

Fax: +1 (312) 558-5700

35 W. Wacker Drive, Ste. 4100, Chicago, IL 60601

Katherine Kelly Vidal

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 858-6500

Fax: +1 (650) 858-6550

255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520, Redwood City, CA 94065

David P. Dalke

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 615-1700

Fax: +1 (213) 615-1750

333 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90071

M. Brett Johnson

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (214) 453-6500

2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201

Polycom, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Samantha M. Lerner

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (312) 558-5600

Fax: +1 (312) 558-5700

35 W. Wacker Drive, Ste. 4100, Chicago, IL 60601

Katherine Kelly Vidal

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 858-6500

Fax: +1 (650) 858-6550

255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520, Redwood City, CA 94065

David P. Dalke

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 615-1700

Fax: +1 (213) 615-1750

333 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 3800, Los Angeles, CA 90071

M. Brett Johnson

Winston & Strawn LLP

Tel: +1 (214) 453-6500

2121 N. Pearl Street, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75201

Plaintiff

American Patents LLC

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Zachariah Harrington

Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 581-3000

Fax: +1 (713) 581-3020

4306 Yoakum Blvd., Suite 450, Houston, TX 77006

Stafford Grigsby Helm Davis

The Stafford Davis Firm, PC

Tel: +1 (903) 593-7000

Fax: +1 (903) 705-7369

815 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, TX 75701

Matthew Antonelli

Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 581-3000

Fax: +1 (713) 581-3020

4306 Yoakum Blvd., Suite 450, Houston, TX 77006

Larry D. Thompson

Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 581-3000

Fax: +1 (713) 581-3020

4306 Yoakum Blvd., Suite 450, Houston, TX 77006

Catherine Bartles

Stafford Davis Firm, PC

Tel: +1 (903) 593-7000

Fax: +1 (903) 705-7369

815 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75701

C. Ryan Pinckney

Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 713-3000

Fax: +1 (713) 581-3020

4306 Yoakum Blvd., Suite 450, Houston, TX 77006

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge

Alan D Albright

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15030730), filed by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Attachment 1 replaced on 7/20/2021) (lad). (Entered: 07/20/2021)

2021-07-20

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COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15030730), filed by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Attachment 1 replaced on 7/20/2021) (lad). (Entered: 07/20/2021)

2021-07-20

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Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

2021-07-20

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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by American Patents LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

2021-07-20

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American Patents LLC v. Polycom, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Plantronics, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Polycom, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

American Patents LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15030730), filed by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Attachment 1 replaced on 7/20/2021) (lad). (Entered: 07/20/2021)

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15030730), filed by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Attachment 1 replaced on 7/20/2021) (lad). (Entered: 07/20/2021)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by American Patents LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

Summons Issued as to Polycom, Inc.. (lad) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

Summons Issued as to Plantronics, Inc.. (lad) (Entered: 07/20/2021)

Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (lad)

All parties shall comply with the Standing Orders located at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/judges-information/standing-orders/. (lad)

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Case Assigned/Reassigned

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stafford Grigsby Helm Davis on behalf of American Patents LLC (Davis, Stafford) (Entered: 07/22/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Catherine Bartles on behalf of American Patents LLC (Bartles, Catherine) (Entered: 07/22/2021)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by American Patents LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 08/02/2021)

NOTICE of Related Cases by American Patents LLC (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 08/02/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by M. Brett Johnson on behalf of Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. Attorney M. Brett Johnson added to party Plantronics, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney M. Brett Johnson added to party Polycom, Inc.(pty:dft) (Johnson, M.) (Entered: 08/06/2021)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint OR OTHERWISE RESPOND by Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Johnson, M.) (Entered: 08/06/2021)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint OR OTHERWISE RESPOND by Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Johnson, M.) (Entered: 08/06/2021)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Katherine Kelly Vidal (with Proposed Order) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15091178) by on behalf of Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. (Vidal, Katherine) (Entered: 08/06/2021)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by M. Brett Johnson on behalf of David P. Dalke ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15098800) by on behalf of Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. (Johnson, M.) (Main Document 13 replaced on 8/10/2021) (jc5). (Entered: 08/09/2021)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Samantha M. Lerner ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15102237) by on behalf of Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc.. (Lerner, Samantha) (Entered: 08/10/2021)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Larry D. Thompson on behalf of American Patents LLC (Thompson, Larry) (Entered: 08/11/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Matthew Antonelli on behalf of American Patents LLC (Antonelli, Matthew) (Entered: 08/11/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by C. Ryan Pinckney on behalf of American Patents LLC (Pinckney, C.) (Entered: 08/11/2021)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Motion/NOTICE of Stipulation for Extension of Time for Defendants to File Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint by Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc. re 1 Complaint (Johnson, M.) Modified on 8/13/2021 (ir). (Entered: 08/13/2021)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time Re Transcript

Text Order MOOTING 11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (JGlc)

Reset Deadlines: Plantronics, Inc. answer due 9/27/2021; Polycom, Inc. answer due 9/27/2021. (ir)

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer

Set/Reset Deadlines

ANSWER to 1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc..(Vidal, Katherine) (Entered: 09/27/2021)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Plantronics, Inc., Polycom, Inc. identifying Other Affiliate BlackRock, Inc., Other Affiliate Ameriprise Financial, Inc. for Plantronics, Inc.. (Vidal, Katherine) (Entered: 09/27/2021)

STATUS REPORT Case Readiness Status Report by American Patents LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/04/2021)

Standing Order Regarding Order Governing Proceedings Patent Cases. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (Entered: 10/13/2021)

Joint MOTION Joint Motion for Entry of Disputed Scheduling Order re 22 Order by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Disputed Scheduling Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 11/01/2021)

Joint MOTION Joint Motion for Entry of Disputed Scheduling Order re 22 Order by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Disputed Scheduling Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 11/01/2021)

NOTICE of Change of Address by Katherine Kelly Vidal (Vidal, Katherine) (Entered: 12/15/2021)

Joint MOTION to Dismiss Joint Motion to Dismiss the Polycom Defendants by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 12/20/2021)

Joint MOTION to Dismiss Joint Motion to Dismiss the Polycom Defendants by American Patents LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 12/20/2021)

ORDER GRANTING 25 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (zv) (Entered: 03/10/2022)

Report on Patent/Trademark sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (bot1) (Entered: 03/11/2022)

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Track Case Updates

Plantronics, Inc.

Polycom, Inc.

American Patents LLC