Buffalo Patents, LLC v. TCL Technology Group Corporation

6:21-cv-01064

Overview

Case Number 6:21-cv-01064

Filing Date 2021-10-13

Status Litigation filed

Court District Court, W.D. Texas

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

TCL Technology Group Corporation

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Buffalo Patents, LLC

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

District Court, W.D. Texas

Presiding Judge

Alan D. Albright

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

Buffalo Patents, LLC v. TCL Technology Group Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

TCL Technology Group Corporation

Represented By

Plaintiff

Buffalo Patents, LLC

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15329150). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/13/2021)

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: 10/13/2021)

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)

Remark (No Doc#)

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

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/14/2021)

Summons Issued as to TCL Electronics Holdings Limited. (jc5) (Entered: 10/14/2021)

Summons Issued as to TCL Communication Limited. (jc5) (Entered: 10/14/2021)

Summons Issued as to TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited. (jc5) (Entered: 10/14/2021)

Summons Issued as to TCL Technology Group Corporation. (jc5) (Entered: 10/14/2021)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Larry D. Thompson on behalf of Buffalo Patents, LLC (Thompson, Larry) (Entered: 10/18/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Matthew Antonelli on behalf of Buffalo Patents, LLC (Antonelli, Matthew) (Entered: 10/18/2021)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Rehan M. Safiullah on behalf of Buffalo Patents, LLC (Safiullah, Rehan) (Entered: 10/18/2021)

NOTICE of Related Cases by Buffalo Patents, LLC (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/19/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. TCL Technology Group Corporation served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/25/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/25/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. TCL Communication Limited served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/25/2021)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. TCL Electronics Holdings Limited served on 10/15/2021, answer due 11/5/2021. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/25/2021)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 10/26/2021)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, TCL Technology Group Corporation, TCL Communication Limited (Cangro, Bradford) (Entered: 11/03/2021)

NOTICE of Agreed Extension of Time to Answer Plaintiff's Complaint by Buffalo Patents, LLC (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 01/26/2022)

Set/Reset Answer Deadline

Reset Deadlines: All Defendants. AGREED EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE, ANSWER, OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS COMPLAINT from February 01, 2022 to March 03, 2022. (zv)

NOTICE of Agreed Extension of Time to Answer Plaintiff's Complaint by Buffalo Patents, LLC (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 03/02/2022)

Set/Reset Answer Deadline

Reset Deadlines: TCL Communication Limited, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, TCL Electronics Holdings Limited and TCL Technology Group Corporation answer due 3/18/2022. (lad)

Remark (No Doc#)

STIPULATION of Agreed Extension of Time to Answer Plaintiff's Complaint by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 03/15/2022)

Reset Deadlines: TCL Communication Limited, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, and TCL Technology Group Corporation answer due 4/4/2022. (zv)

Set/Reset Answer Deadline

ANSWER to 1 Complaint with Jury Demand by TCL Communication Limited, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited, TCL Electronics Holdings Limited, TCL Technology Group Corporation.(Cangro, Bradford) (Entered: 04/04/2022)

STATUS REPORT (Case Readiness Status Report) by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 04/11/2022)

Standing Order Regarding Order Governing Proceedings Patent Cases. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (Entered: 04/14/2022)

Joint MOTION for Protective Order Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Protective Order by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Proposed Protective Order))(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 04/19/2022)

ORDER GRANTING 27 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (zv) (Entered: 05/06/2022)

Joint MOTION for Entry of Scheduling Order Deadlines by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Plaintiff's Proposed Schedule), # 2 Exhibit B (Defendants' Proposed Schedule), # 3 Exhibit C (Comparison of Proposed Case Schedules))(Thompson, Larry) (Entered: 05/09/2022)

Joint MOTION to Stay Case Pending Settlement by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 06/03/2022)

Order on Motion to Stay Case

Joint MOTION to Dismiss the TCL Defendants by Buffalo Patents, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Harrington, Zachariah) (Entered: 08/05/2022)

ORDER GRANTING 31 Motion to Dismiss Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad) (Entered: 08/16/2022)

Report on Patent/Trademark sent to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (bot2) (Entered: 08/16/2022)