Clouding IP LLC v. Dropbox Inc.

1:13-cv-01454

Overview

Case Number 1:13-cv-01454

Filing Date 2013-08-17

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2014-07-28

Court District Court, D. Delaware (ded)

Presiding Judge Leonard P. Stark

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:0145

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Movant

Erich Spangenberg

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Stephen B. Brauerman

Bayard, P.A.

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

Bayard, P.A., 600 N. King Street

IP Navigation Group, LLC

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Stephen B. Brauerman

Bayard, P.A.

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

Bayard, P.A., 600 N. King Street

Defendant

Dropbox Inc.

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

Jack B. Blumenfeld

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 658-9200

1201 North Market Street, P.O. Box 1347

Tawen Chang

Email: tchang@perkinscoie.com

Eric W. Ow

Email: eow@perkinscoie.com

Daniel T. Shvodian

Email: dshvodian@perkinscoie.com

Steven J. Balick

Ashby & Geddes

Tel: +1 (302) 654-1888

Fax: +1 (302) 654-2067

Ashby & Geddes, 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor

Matthew C. Bernstein

Email: mbernstein@perkinscoie.com

James C. Pistorino

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL 8/17/2016

Andrew Colin Mayo

Ashby & Geddes

Tel: +1 (302) 654-1888

Ashby & Geddes, 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor

Di Zhang

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL 4/25/2017

Lauren E. Maguire

Delaware Department of Justice

Tel: +1 (302) 577-8400

Delaware Department of Justice, 820 North French Street

James F. Valentine

Email: jvalentine@perkinscoie.com

Plaintiff

Clouding IP LLC

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Brian Ledahl

Email: bledahl@raklaw.com

Marc A. Fenster

Email: mfenster@raklaw.com

Dorian S. Berger

Email: dsb@bergerhipskind.com

Sara E. Bussiere

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL 5/28/2021

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Vanessa Ribeiro Tiradentes

Gould & Ratner LLP

Tel: +1 (312) 899-1628

222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 800

Stephen B. Brauerman

Bayard, P.A.

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

Bayard, P.A., 600 N. King Street

Richard D. Kirk

ADDRESS EXPIRED / UNKNOWN

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

ADDRESS EXPIRED / UNKNOWN, (302) 655-5000

Respondent

J William Carter

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, D. Delaware (ded)

Presiding Judge

Leonard P. Stark

Patents Involved

7 Patents

There are 7 patents involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US6631449	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US6738799	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US6925481	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7254621	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US6963908	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US6918014	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7032089	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT filed with Jury Demand against Dropbox Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 311-1350533.) - filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(dmp, ) (Entered: 08/19/2013)

2013-08-17

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Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (dmp, ) (Entered: 08/19/2013)

2013-08-17

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Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 6,631,449; 6,738,799; 6,925,481; 7,254,621; 6,963,908; 6,918,014; 7,032,089. (dmp, ) (Entered: 08/19/2013)

2013-08-17

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SUMMONS Returned Executed by Clouding IP LLC. Dropbox Inc. served on 8/20/2013, answer due 9/10/2013. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 08/23/2013)

2013-08-23

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Clouding IP LLC v. Dropbox Inc.

Overview

Parties

Movant

Erich Spangenberg Follow

Represented By

IP Navigation Group, LLC Follow

Represented By

Defendant

Dropbox Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Clouding IP LLC Follow

Represented By

Respondent

J William Carter Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (dmp, ) (Entered: 08/19/2013)

Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 6,631,449; 6,738,799; 6,925,481; 7,254,621; 6,963,908; 6,918,014; 7,032,089. (dmp, ) (Entered: 08/19/2013)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Clouding IP LLC. Dropbox Inc. served on 8/20/2013, answer due 9/10/2013. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 08/23/2013)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Marc A. Fenster, Brian Ledahl, and Dorian S. Berger - filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Marc A. Fenster, # 2 Certification of Brian Ledahl, # 3 Certification of Dorian S. Berger)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 09/03/2013)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Marc A. Fenster, Brian Ledahl, and Dorian S. Berger - filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certification of Marc A. Fenster, # 2 Certification of Brian Ledahl, # 3 Certification of Dorian S. Berger)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 09/03/2013)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Answer Complaint to October 10, 2013 - filed by Clouding IP LLC, Dropbox Inc.. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 09/05/2013)

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Benjamin J. Schladweiler regarding Verizon's position regarding case management issues. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Schladweiler, Benjamin) (Entered: 10/01/2013)

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL re Dropbox Inc.: Entry of appearance of attorney Steven J. Balick. Attorney Jack B. Blumenfeld terminated. (Balick, Steven) (Entered: 10/10/2013)

MOTION to Dismiss Based upon Lack of Standing - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 10/10/2013)

MOTION to Dismiss Based upon Lack of Standing - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 10/10/2013)

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Jack B. Blumenfeld regarding issue requiring coordination among the related cases. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 10/21/2013)

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Stephen B. Brauerman regarding EMC-VMWare Request. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 10/23/2013)

RESPONSE to Motion re 9 MOTION to Dismiss Based upon Lack of Standing /Plaintiff Clouding IP, LLC's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 10/28/2013)

REPLY BRIEF re 9 MOTION to Dismiss Based upon Lack of Standing filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 10/29/2013)

REQUEST for Oral Argument by Clouding IP LLC re 9 MOTION to Dismiss Based upon Lack of Standing. (Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 11/01/2013)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Matthew C. Bernstein, James F. Valentine, James C. Pistorino, Tawen Chang, Eric W. Ow, and Di Zhang - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/11/2013)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Daniel T. Shvodian - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/17/2013)

STIPULATION /Stipulated [Proposed] Scheduling Order by Clouding IP LLC. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 12/17/2013)

MOTION to Bifurcate Damages from Liability and to Stay Damages-Related Fact and Expert Discovery - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 12/20/2013)

PROPOSED ORDER /Proposed Scheduling Order by Clouding IP LLC. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 01/02/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) PLAINTIFF CLOUDING IP, LLC'S DISCLOSURES TO DEFENDANT DROPBOX INC. PURSUANT TO 4(a) OF THE DELAWARE DEFAULT STANDARD FOR DISCOVERY; and (2) this NOTICE OF SERVICE filed by Clouding IP LLC.(Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 01/03/2014)

ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re 24 MOTION to Bifurcate Damages from Liability and to Stay Damages-Related Fact and Expert Discovery filed by Clouding IP LLC.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 1/17/2014. (Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 01/07/2014)

MOTION joining Rackspace Hosting, Inc., Rackspace US, Inc. and Jungle Disk LLC's Motion to Dismiss - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 01/15/2014)

MOTION joining EMC Corp., EMC International U.S. Holdings, Inc. and VMware, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 01/15/2014)

PROPOSED ORDER /[Proposed] Agreed Protective Order by Clouding IP LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 01/15/2014)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney John S. Skilton - filed by Rackspace Hosting Inc., Rackspace US Inc., Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 01/27/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) PLAINTIFF CLOUDING IP, LLC'S OBJECTIONS AND RESPONSES TO DEFENDANTS' FIRST SET OF COMMON INTERROGATORIES and (2) this NOTICE OF SERVICE filed by Clouding IP LLC.(Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 01/31/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Initial Disclosures of Dropbox, Inc. to Clouding IP, LLC's Complaint filed by Dropbox Inc..(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 02/10/2014)

[SEALED] Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Stephen B. Brauerman, Esquire regarding Redactions to Transcript. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Certificate of Service)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 02/13/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Responses and Objections to Defendants' Subpoena to Produce Documents in a Civil Action Directed to William J. Carter and (2) this Notice of Service filed by J William Carter.(Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 05/13/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendants' Notice of Third Party Subpoena to Paul L. Borrill to Testify at a Deposition filed by Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com Inc..(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 05/15/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) PLAINTIFF CLOUDING IP, LLCS PRELIMINARY INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS FOR DROPBOX INC. and (2) this NOTICE OF SERVICE filed by Clouding IP LLC.(Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 05/15/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Plaintiff Clouding IP LLC's Identification of Asserted Claims and (2) this Notice of Service filed by Clouding IP LLC.(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 05/16/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Clouding IP, LLC's Identification of Claim Terms for Construction; and (2) this Notice of Service filed by Clouding IP LLC.(Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 07/09/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendants' Joint Identification of Claim Terms filed by Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Jungle Disk LLC, Rackspace Hosting Inc., Rackspace US Inc., Dropbox Inc..(Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 07/10/2014)

MOTION for Protective Order / Non-Parties IP Navigation Group, LLCs and Erich Spangenberg's Motion for Protection from Subpoenas - filed by IP Navigation Group, LLC, Erich Spangenberg. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendants' Joint Preliminary Invalidity Contentions filed by Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Jungle Disk LLC, Rackspace Hosting Inc., Rackspace US Inc., Dropbox Inc..(Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 07/15/2014)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Supplemental Objections and Responses of Dropbox, Inc. to Clouding IP, LLC's First Set of Common Interrogatories (Nos. 5, 9) filed by Dropbox Inc..(Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 07/23/2014)

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Steven J. Balick regarding Defendants' request for a teleconference to discuss the structure of Markman proceedings. (Balick, Steven) (Entered: 07/25/2014)

[SEALED] MEMORANDUM OPINION re Defendants' motions to dismiss. Signed by Judge Leonard P. Stark on 7/28/14. This opinion has been emailed to local counsel. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-00639-LPS et al. (ntl) (Entered: 07/28/2014)

ORDER re 52 Memorandum Opinion on the pending motions, ***Civil Case Terminated. Signed by Judge Leonard P. Stark on 7/28/14. (ntl) (Entered: 07/28/2014)

Letter to The Honorable Leonard P. Stark from Stephen B. Brauerman, Esquire regarding Motion for Reconsideration. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 07/29/2014)

REDACTED PUBLIC VERSION of 52 Memorandum Opinion. (ntl) (Entered: 07/31/2014)

Joint STIPULATION to extend deadline to file motions for attorney's fees and costs by Amazon Web Services LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Jungle Disk LLC, Rackspace Hosting Inc., Rackspace US Inc., Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 08/06/2014)

MOTION for Reconsideration Pursuant to L.R. 7.1.5, and FRCP 59 and 60 - filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 08/11/2014)

OPENING BRIEF in Support re 58 MOTION for Reconsideration Pursuant to L.R. 7.1.5, and FRCP 59 and 60 filed by Clouding IP LLC.Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 8/28/2014. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 08/11/2014)

ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re 58 MOTION for Reconsideration Pursuant to L.R. 7.1.5, and FRCP 59 and 60 filed by Dropbox Inc..Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 9/8/2014. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 08/28/2014)

MEMORANDUM OPINION: Motion for Reargument is DENIED. Signed by Judge Leonard P. Stark on 11/17/14. Associated Cases: 1:13-cv-01342-LPS, 1:13-cv-01454-LPS, 1:13-cv-01455-LPS, 1:13-cv-01458-LPS (ntl) (Entered: 11/17/2014)

MEMORANDUM OPINION: Motion for Reargument is DENIED. Signed by Judge Leonard P. Stark on 11/17/14. Associated Cases: 1:13-cv-01342-LPS, 1:13-cv-01454-LPS, 1:13-cv-01455-LPS, 1:13-cv-01458-LPS (ntl) (Entered: 11/17/2014)

[SEALED] BILL OF COSTS by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/08/2014)

[SEALED] DECLARATION re 65 Bill of Costs of Daniel Shvodian by Dropbox Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - C)(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/08/2014)

[SEALED] DECLARATION re 65 Bill of Costs of Dave Darner by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/08/2014)

MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs - filed by Dropbox Inc.. (Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/08/2014)

[SEALED] OPENING BRIEF in Support re 68 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs filed by Dropbox Inc..Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 12/26/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - C)(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/08/2014)

REDACTED VERSION of 65 Bill of Costs by Dropbox Inc.. (Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 12/12/2014)

REDACTED VERSION of 66 Declaration of Daniel T. Shvodian by Dropbox Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C)(Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 12/12/2014)

REDACTED VERSION of 67 Declaration of Dave Darner by Dropbox Inc.. (Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 12/12/2014)

REDACTED VERSION of 69 Opening Brief in Support by Dropbox Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C)(Maguire, Lauren) (Entered: 12/12/2014)

Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Plaintiff to Respond to the Motion by Dropbox, Inc. for Attorney's Fees and Costs to January 2, 2015 - filed by Clouding IP LLC. (Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 12/26/2014)

[SEALED] ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re 68 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs filed by Clouding IP LLC.Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 1/15/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 01/05/2015)

Erich Spangenberg

IP Navigation Group, LLC

Dropbox Inc.

Clouding IP LLC

J William Carter