Empire Technology Development LLC v. Intel Corporation

1:26-cv-00989

Overview

Case Number 1:26-cv-00989

Filing Date 2026-04-17

Status Litigation filed

Court District Court, W.D. Texas

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

Defendant

Intel Corporation

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Emerald Sundai Iott

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (650) 600-5054

2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Jeffrey M. Soller

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP

Tel: (617) 526-6000

Fax: (617) 526-5000

60 State St., Boston, MA 02109

Melissa Richards Smith

Gillam and Smith LLP

Tel: (903) 934-8450

Fax: (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Ave., Marshall, TX 75670

Rajarshi Chakraborty

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (202) 663-6377

Fax: (202) 663-6363

2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20037

Sarah R. Frazier

Tel: (617) 526-6022

60 State St., Boston, MA 02109

Steven J. Horn

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (202) 663-6432

2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20037

Plaintiff

Empire Technology Development LLC

Represented By

5 Attorneys Listed

Alexandra Fellowes

Folio Law Group Pllc

Tel: (206) 809-6809

1200 Westlake Ave N, Ste 809, Seattle, WA 98109

Cliff Win , Jr.

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (206) 809-6809

120 Evandale Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043

Crawford Maclain Wells

Folio Law Group Pllc

Tel: (206) 809-6809

1200 Westlake Ave N, Ste 809, Seattle, WA 98109

Joseph M. Abraham

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (512) 428-1553

13492 Research Blvd, Ste. 120, No. 177, Austin, TX 78750

Timothy Franklin Dewberry

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (512) 428-1554

13492 Research Blvd, Ste. 120, No. 177, Austin, TX 78750

Counter Defendant

Empire Technology Development LLC

Represented By

5 Attorneys Listed

Alexandra Fellowes

Folio Law Group Pllc

Tel: (206) 809-6809

1200 Westlake Ave N, Ste 809, Seattle, WA 98109

Cliff Win , Jr.

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (206) 809-6809

120 Evandale Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043

Crawford Maclain Wells

Folio Law Group Pllc

Tel: (206) 809-6809

1200 Westlake Ave N, Ste 809, Seattle, WA 98109

Joseph M. Abraham

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (512) 428-1553

13492 Research Blvd, Ste. 120, No. 177, Austin, TX 78750

Timothy Franklin Dewberry

Folio Law Group PLLC

Tel: (512) 428-1554

13492 Research Blvd, Ste. 120, No. 177, Austin, TX 78750

Counter Plaintiff

Intel Corporation

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Emerald Sundai Iott

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (650) 600-5054

2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Jeffrey M. Soller

Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP

Tel: (617) 526-6000

Fax: (617) 526-5000

60 State St., Boston, MA 02109

Melissa Richards Smith

Gillam and Smith LLP

Tel: (903) 934-8450

Fax: (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Ave., Marshall, TX 75670

Rajarshi Chakraborty

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (202) 663-6377

Fax: (202) 663-6363

2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20037

Sarah R. Frazier

Tel: (617) 526-6022

60 State St., Boston, MA 02109

Steven J. Horn

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: (202) 663-6432

2100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20037

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, W.D. Texas

Presiding Judge

Alan D. Albright

Patents Involved

1 Patent

There is a single patent involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US8307116	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-21787252), filed by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - US8307116, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

2026-04-17

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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

2026-04-17

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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. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

2026-04-17

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RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

2026-04-17

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Empire Technology Development LLC v. Intel Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Intel Corporation

Represented By

Plaintiff

Empire Technology Development LLC

Represented By

Counter Defendant

Empire Technology Development LLC

Represented By

Counter Plaintiff

Intel Corporation

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-21787252), filed by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - US8307116, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/17/2026)

DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Empire Technology Development LLC. (cr5)

If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Lane. (cr5)

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. (cr5)

Summons Issued as to Intel Corporation. (cr5) (Entered: 04/21/2026)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

To be Referred to AU Mag Judge

Jury Demand

Parties shall comply with Judge Albright's Standing Order Governing Proceedings - Patent Cases. (r013)

Remark (No Doc#)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Empire Technology Development LLC. Intel Corporation served on 4/23/2026, answer due 5/14/2026. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 04/30/2026)

NOTICE OF AGREED EXTENSION OF TIME TO MOVE, ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Intel Corporation (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/07/2026)

Set/Reset Answer Deadline

Reset Deadlines: Intel Corporation answer due 6/15/2026. (pg)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Cliff Win, Jr on behalf of Empire Technology Development LLC. Attorney Cliff Win, Jr added to party Empire Technology Development LLC(pty:pla) (Win, Cliff) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alexandra Fellowes on behalf of Empire Technology Development LLC. Attorney Alexandra Fellowes added to party Empire Technology Development LLC(pty:pla) (Fellowes, Alexandra) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Joseph M. Abraham on behalf of Empire Technology Development LLC. Attorney Joseph M. Abraham added to party Empire Technology Development LLC(pty:pla) (Abraham, Joseph) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Crawford Maclain Wells on behalf of Empire Technology Development LLC. Attorney Crawford Maclain Wells added to party Empire Technology Development LLC(pty:pla) (Wells, Crawford) (Entered: 05/22/2026)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Sarah R. Frazier on behalf of Intel Corporation. Attorney Sarah R. Frazier added to party Intel Corporation(pty:dft) (Frazier, Sarah) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Melissa Richards Smith for Jeffrey M. Soller ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22030952) by on behalf of Intel Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Melissa Richards Smith for Rajarshi Chakraborty ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22030996) by on behalf of Intel Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Melissa Richards Smith for Steven J. Horn ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22031027) by on behalf of Intel Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/28/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Melissa Richards Smith for Emerald Sundai Iott ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22037189) by on behalf of Intel Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/29/2026)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM against Empire Technology Development LLC by Intel Corporation.(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Intel Corporation. (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 06/15/2026)

STATUS REPORT - Case Readiness Status Report by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

Plaintiff's ANSWER to 22 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by Empire Technology Development LLC.(Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 07/02/2026)

Joint MOTION for Entry of Scheduling Order Deadlines by Empire Technology Development LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dewberry, Timothy) (Entered: 07/20/2026)

Order