Catalyst Assets LLC v. Life Technologies Corporation

4:11-cv-03537

Overview

Case Number 4:11-cv-03537

Filing Date 2011-07-19

Status Litigation filed

Court cand

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

Plaintiff

Catalyst Assets LLC

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Robert H. Stier , Jr.

Pierce Atwood

Tel: +1 (207) 791-1100

Pierce Atwood, Merrill's Wharf

James Carl Otteson

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 798-2970

Fax: +1 (415) 356-3099

1801 Page Mill Road, Suite 110

Thomas T. Carmack

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4500

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

3000 El Camino Real, Five Palo Alto Square

Nathaniel D. Bryans

Pierce Atwood LLP

Tel: +1 (207) 791-1100

Fax: +1 (207) 791-1350

Merrill's Wharf, 254 Commercial Street

Margaret Minister O'Keefe ,

Pierce Atwood LLP

Tel: +1 (207) 791-1340

Merrill's Wharf, 254 Commercial Street

David Adam Caine

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4710

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

3000 El Camino Real, Five Palo Alto Square

Cross-Defendant

Life Technologies Corporation

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Terrence J.P. Kearney

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 463-4664

Fax: +1 (650) 463-2300

140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Kurtis David MacFerrin

Life Technologies corporation

Tel: +1 (650) 570-6667

Fax: +1 (650) 638-6677

Life Technologies corporation, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive

Bradford Paul Schmidt

Life Technologies Corporation

Tel: +1 (760) 603-7200

Fax: +1 (760) 476-6048

Life Technologies Corporation, 5791 Van Allen Way

Katherine M. Nolan-Stevaux

850 Lincoln Center Drive

Tel: +1 (650) 554-3584

Fax: +1 (650) 554-2885

850 Lincoln Center Drive, Foster City, CA 94404

Scott R. Carter

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 328-4600

Fax: +1 (650) 463-2600

140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Michael R. Seringhaus

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 328-4600

140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Court & Judges

Court

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Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT /issued summons against Life Technologies Corporation ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611062341.). Filed byCatalyst Assets LLC..... (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

2011-07-19

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ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 10/20/2011. Case Management Conference set for 10/27/2011 10:00 AM in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, San Francisco.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/19/11. (ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

2011-07-19

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REPORT on the filing of an action regarding PATENT INFRINGEMENT (cc: form mailed to register). (ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

2011-07-19

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First Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Catalyst Assets LLC.... and Request for Reassignment to a U.S. District Judge. (Otteson, James) (Filed on 7/26/2011) (Entered: 07/26/2011)

2011-07-26

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Catalyst Assets LLC v. Life Technologies Corporation

Overview

Parties

Plaintiff

Catalyst Assets LLC Follow

Represented By

Cross-Defendant

Life Technologies Corporation Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT /issued summons against Life Technologies Corporation ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611062341.). Filed byCatalyst Assets LLC..... (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 10/20/2011. Case Management Conference set for 10/27/2011 10:00 AM in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, San Francisco.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/19/11. (ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

REPORT on the filing of an action regarding PATENT INFRINGEMENT (cc: form mailed to register). (ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/19/2011) (Entered: 07/19/2011)

First Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Catalyst Assets LLC.... and Request for Reassignment to a U.S. District Judge. (Otteson, James) (Filed on 7/26/2011) (Entered: 07/26/2011)

CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge (bjtS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2011) (Entered: 07/27/2011)

MOTION for attorney Robert H. Stier, Jr. leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 275, receipt number 34611062675.) filed by Catalyst Assets LLC..... (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2011) (Entered: 07/28/2011)

MOTION for attorney Margaret Minister O'Keefe leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 275, receipt number 34611062675.) filed by Catalyst Assets LLC..... (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(ga, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2011) (Entered: 07/28/2011)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong for all further proceedings. Judge Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 7/28/11. (mab, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2011) (Entered: 07/28/2011)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, filed by Catalyst Assets LLC. (Carmack, Thomas) (Filed on 7/29/2011) Modified on 8/2/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/29/2011)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Catalyst Assets LLC (Carmack, Thomas) (Filed on 8/2/2011) Modified on 8/3/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/02/2011)

ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong GRANTING 7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Margaret Minister O'Keefe (jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2011) (Entered: 08/04/2011)

ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong GRANTING 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Robert H. Stier, Jr. (jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/5/2011) (Entered: 08/05/2011)

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASES: Case Management Conference set for 10/27/2011 03:00 PM., Via Telephone. Signed by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong, on 8/9/11. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2011) Modified on 8/16/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/09/2011)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kurtis David MacFerrin (MacFerrin, Kurtis) (Filed on 8/10/2011) (Entered: 08/10/2011)

Disclosure Statement and Certificate of Interested Entities by Life Technologies Corporation. (MacFerrin, Kurtis) (Filed on 8/10/2011) Modified on 8/11/2011 (kc, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/10/2011)

STIPULATION to Extend Life Technologies Corporation's Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by Life Technologies Corporation. (MacFerrin, Kurtis) (Filed on 8/10/2011) Modified on 8/11/2011 (kc, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/10/2011)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE re 13 Case Management Scheduling Order for Reassigned Civil Cases, filed by Catalyst Assets LLC (Carmack, Thomas) (Filed on 8/15/2011) Modified on 8/16/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/15/2011)

ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM against Catalyst Assets LLC byLife Technologies Corporation. (MacFerrin, Kurtis) (Filed on 9/9/2011) (Entered: 09/09/2011)

NOTICE of Appearance of Bradford P. Schmidt as Counsel, filed by Life Technologies Corporation (MacFerrin, Kurtis) (Filed on 9/9/2011) Modified on 9/12/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/09/2011)

ANSWER TO COUNTERCLAIM with Jury Demand of Life Technologies Corp., filed by Catalyst Assets LLC. (Otteson, James) (Filed on 9/14/2011) Modified on 9/15/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/14/2011)

NOTICE of Disassociation of Counsel as to Kurtis D. MacFerrin, Esq, filed by Life Technologies Corporation (Schmidt, Bradford) (Filed on 9/30/2011) Modified on 10/3/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/30/2011)

NOTICE of Appearance of Terrence J.P. Kearney as Counsel, filed by Life Technologies Corporation (Kearney, Terrence) (Filed on 10/4/2011) Modified on 10/5/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/04/2011)

STIPULATION and Proposed Order selecting Mediation by Catalyst Assets LLC, Life Technologies Corporation. (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 10/6/2011) Modified on 10/7/2011 (kc, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/06/2011)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 10/6/2011) (Entered: 10/06/2011)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Schmidt, Bradford) (Filed on 10/6/2011) (Entered: 10/06/2011)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for Nathaniel D. Bryans ( Filing fee $ 275, receipt number 34611065568.), filed by Catalyst Assets LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2011) (Entered: 10/12/2011)

***ERRONEOUS ENTRY, PLEASE REFER TO DOCUMENT NO. 34 *** Certificate of Interested Entities by Catalyst Assets LLC (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 10/17/2011) Modified on 10/20/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/17/2011)

NOTICE of Appearance of Katherine M. Nolan-Stevaux as Counsel, filed by Life Technologies Corporation (Nolan-Stevaux, Katherine) (Filed on 10/17/2011) Modified on 10/18/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/17/2011)

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT, filed by Catalyst Assets LLC., Life Technologies Corporation (Carmack, Thomas) (Filed on 10/17/2011) Modified on 10/18/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/17/2011)

ORDER by Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong GRANTING 27 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Nathaniel D. Bryans (jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/17/2011) (Entered: 10/18/2011)

CLERKS NOTICE Case Management Conference set for 2/28/2012 01:00 PM in Courtroom 1, 4th Floor, Oakland. (lrc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/19/2011) (Entered: 10/19/2011)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Catalyst Assets LLC identifying Other Affiliate Joseph A Sorge for Catalyst Assets LLC. (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 10/19/2011) (Entered: 10/19/2011)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Catalyst Assets LLC re 33 Clerks Notice (Bryans, Nathaniel) (Filed on 10/20/2011) (Entered: 10/20/2011)

NOTICE of Decision Granting Ex Parte Reexamination of Patent-in-Suit, filed by Life Technologies Corporation (Kearney, Terrence) (Filed on 12/15/2011) Modified on 12/16/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/15/2011)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 26 Motion to Stay Pending Reexamination of Patent-In-Suit, filed by Life Technologies Corporation, Catalyst Assets LLC. (Nolan-Stevaux, Katherine) (Filed on 2/17/2012) Modified on 2/21/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/17/2012)

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT, filed by Life Technologies Corporation, Catalyst Assets LLC. (Nolan-Stevaux, Katherine) (Filed on 2/17/2012) Modified on 2/21/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/17/2012)

REPORT on the determination of an action regarding PATENT INFRINGEMENT (cc: form mailed to register). (Attachments: # 1 Stipulation and Order to Stay Action)(jlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/23/2012) (Entered: 02/23/2012)

MOTION to Dismiss Without Prejudice, filed by Catalyst Assets LLC. Responses due by 3/9/2012. Replies due by 3/16/2012. (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 2/24/2012) Modified on 2/27/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/24/2012)

Proposed Order re 43 Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice by Catalyst Assets LLC. (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 2/24/2012) Modified on 2/27/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/24/2012)

Memorandum in Opposition re 43 Motion to Dismiss Without Prejudice filed by Life Technologies Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Denying Catalyst Motion to Dismiss)(Kearney, Terrence) (Filed on 3/7/2012) Modified on 3/8/2012 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/07/2012)

MOTION to Relate Case 12-cv-01803 DMR filed by Catalyst Assets LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Stipulation re: administrative motion to consider whether cases should be related, # 2 Proposed Order)(Bryans, Nathaniel) (Filed on 5/3/2012) (Entered: 05/03/2012)

Track Case Updates

Catalyst Assets LLC

Life Technologies Corporation

ERRONEOUS ENTRY, PLEASE REFER TO DOCUMENT NO. 34 Certificate of Interested Entities by Catalyst Assets LLC (Stier, Robert) (Filed on 10/17/2011) Modified on 10/20/2011 (jlm, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/17/2011)