Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

24-1039

Overview

Case Number 24-1039

Filing Date 2023-10-13

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2025-09-24

Court Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cafc)

Nature of Suit 830 Patent Infringement (Fed. Qst.)

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Parties

Defendant

ERICSSON, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Plaintiff - Appellee

FINESSE WIRELESS LLC

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Meng Xi

Susman Godfrey LLP

Suite 5100, 1000 Louisiana Street

Kevin Wynosky, -

Clement & Murphy, PLLC

706 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

C. Harker Rhodes, IV, Attorney

Clement & Murphy, PLLC

706 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Joseph Samuel Grinstein, Attorney

Susman Godfrey LLP

1000 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002

Megan E. Griffith, Attorney

Susman Godfrey LLP

Suite 5100, 1000 Louisiana Street

Shawn Daniel Blackburn, Attorney

Susman Godfrey LLP

1000 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002

Paul D. Clement

Clement & Murphy, PLLC

706 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314

Defendant - Appellant

NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Rayiner Hashem, Attorney

MoloLamken LLP

600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037

Kayvon Ghayoumi, -

MoloLamken LLP

Suite 500, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Jennifer Elizabeth Fischell, -

MoloLamken LLP

Suite 500, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Jeffrey A. Lamken, -

MoloLamken LLP

Direct: (202) 556-2000, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW

AT&T MOBILITY LLC

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Douglas M. Kubehl, Attorney

Baker Botts LLP

2001 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201

Susan Kennedy

Baker Botts LLP

2001 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201

Michael Hawes, Attorney

Baker Botts LLP

910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002

Court & Judges

Court

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cafc)

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

Appeal docketed. Received: 09/27/2023. [956247]Entry of Appearance due 10/27/2023. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/27/2023. Docketing Statement due 10/27/2023. Appellant/Petitioner's brief is due 12/12/2023. [KMH] [Entered: 10/13/2023 01:30 PM]

2023-10-13

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Appeal docketed. Received: 09/27/2023. [956247]Entry of Appearance due 10/27/2023. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/27/2023. Docketing Statement due 10/27/2023. Appellant/Petitioner's brief is due 12/12/2023. [KMH] [Entered: 10/13/2023 01:30 PM]

2023-10-13

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Entry of Appearance for Jeffrey A. Lamken; Rayiner Hashem; Jennifer Elizabeth Fischell; Kayvon Ghayoumi; Robert Y. Chen as counsel for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 10/23/2023 by email. [958352] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/23/2023 04:32 PM]

2023-10-23

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Certificate of Interest for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 10/23/2023 by email. [958359] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/23/2023 04:47 PM]

2023-10-23

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Finesse Wireless LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Overview

Parties

Defendant

ERICSSON, INC. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff - Appellee

FINESSE WIRELESS LLC Follow

Represented By

Defendant - Appellant

NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION Follow

Represented By

AT&T MOBILITY LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Appeal docketed. Received: 09/27/2023. [956247]Entry of Appearance due 10/27/2023. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/27/2023. Docketing Statement due 10/27/2023. Appellant/Petitioner's brief is due 12/12/2023. [KMH] [Entered: 10/13/2023 01:30 PM]

Appeal docketed. Received: 09/27/2023. [956247]Entry of Appearance due 10/27/2023. Certificate of Interest is due on 10/27/2023. Docketing Statement due 10/27/2023. Appellant/Petitioner's brief is due 12/12/2023. [KMH] [Entered: 10/13/2023 01:30 PM]

Entry of Appearance for Jeffrey A. Lamken; Rayiner Hashem; Jennifer Elizabeth Fischell; Kayvon Ghayoumi; Robert Y. Chen as counsel for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 10/23/2023 by email. [958352] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/23/2023 04:32 PM]

Certificate of Interest for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 10/23/2023 by email. [958359] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/23/2023 04:47 PM]

Entry of Appearance for Paul D. Clement; C. Harker Rhodes IV; Joseph Grinstein; Meng Xi; Shawn Blackburn as counsel for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 10/26/2023 by email. [959374] [24-1039] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [13] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 10/26/2023 03:08 PM]

Certificate of Interest for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 10/26/2023 by email. [959376] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 10/26/2023 03:09 PM]

Docketing Statement for the Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 10/26/2023 by email. [959377] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 10/26/2023 03:11 PM]

Entry of Appearance for Michael A. Hawes; Douglas M. Kubehl; and Susan Cannon Kennedy as counsel for Appellant AT&T Mobility LLC. Service: 10/27/2023 by email. [959592] [24-1039] [Michael Hawes] [Entered: 10/27/2023 10:57 AM]

Certificate of Interest for Appellant AT&T Mobility LLC. Service: 10/27/2023 by email. [959594] [24-1039] [Michael Hawes] [Entered: 10/27/2023 11:01 AM]

Docketing Statement for the Appellants AT&T Mobility LLC and Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 10/27/2023 by email. [959835] [24-1039] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [14] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/27/2023 07:30 PM]

NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC, Entry of Appearance [5], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 11/03/2023. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [960236] [KMH] [Entered: 10/31/2023 09:23 AM]

Corrected Docketing Statement for the Appellant AT&T Mobility LLC. Service: 11/02/2023 by email. [961031] [24-1039] [Michael Hawes] [Entered: 11/02/2023 03:16 PM]

Corrected Entry of Appearance for Paul D. Clement; C. Harker Rhodes IV; Josh Grinstein; Meng Xi; Shawn Blackburn; as counsel for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 11/03/2023 by email. [961175] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 11/03/2023 11:27 AM]

Corrected Docketing Statement for the Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 11/03/2023 by email. [961354] [24-1039]--[Edited 11/06/2023 by GWK to upload text-searchable document] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/03/2023 03:05 PM]

MOTION of Appellant Nokia of America Corporation to extend the time to 02/12/2024 to file brief. Service: 11/20/2023 by email. [964639] [24-1039] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [19] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/20/2023 04:32 PM]

MOTION of Appellant Nokia of America Corporation to extend the time to 02/12/2024 to file brief. Service: 11/21/2023 by email. [965125] [24-1039] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [22] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/21/2023 06:48 PM]

Amended Certificate of Interest for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 11/21/2023 by email. [965126] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/21/2023 06:50 PM]

Corrected Certificate of Interest for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 11/27/2023 by email. [965709] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/27/2023 06:57 PM]

Notice of Correction to Doc No. [21] for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 11/27/2023 by email. [965711] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/27/2023 07:05 PM]

MOTION of Appellant Nokia of America Corporation to extend the time to 02/12/2024 to file brief. Service: 11/27/2023 by email. [965713] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/27/2023 07:07 PM]

Notice of Correction to Doc No. for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 11/28/2023 by email. [965771] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 11/28/2023 09:35 AM]

ORDER granting motion to extend time to file brief [25] to the extent that the opening brief(s) are due no later than 02/12/2024. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [966678] [NL] [Entered: 11/30/2023 01:07 PM]

Amended Entry of Appearance for Paul D. Clement; C. Harker Rhodes IV; Joseph Grinstein; Meng Xi; Shawn Blackburn; Megan E. Griffith as counsel for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 02/14/2024 by email. [983748] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 02/14/2024 10:52 AM]

Amended Entry of Appearance for Paul D. Clement; C. Harker Rhodes IV; Joseph Grinstein; Meng Xi; Shawn Blackburn; Megan E. Griffith; Kevin Wynosky as counsel for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 03/06/2024 by email. [988875] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 03/06/2024 04:23 PM]

MOTION of Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC to extend the time to 05/22/2024 to file brief. Service: 03/08/2024 by email. [989328] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 03/08/2024 10:59 AM]

Notice from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation of Withdrawal of Robert Y. Chen as Counsel. Service: 04/12/2024 by email. [997102] [24-1039] [Robert Chen] [Entered: 04/12/2024 01:53 PM]

MOTION of Appellant Nokia of America Corporation to extend the time to 07/18/2024 to file brief. Service: 05/31/2024 by email. [1008037] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 05/31/2024 08:38 PM]

Entry of Appearance for Swara Saraiya as counsel for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 06/27/2024 by email. [1013914] [24-1039] [Swara Saraiya] [Entered: 06/27/2024 10:49 AM]

Letter from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation Regarding Restricted Access to Confidential Appendix. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020692] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 07/25/2024 05:09 PM]

MODIFIED ENTRY: CONFIDENTIAL APPENDIX FILED by Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020698]--[Edited 08/02/2024 by GWK - Reason: compliance review complete] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 07/25/2024 05:26 PM]

MODIFIED ENTRY: APPENDIX FILED by Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020701] --[Edited 08/02/2024 by GWK - Reason: compliance review complete] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 07/25/2024 05:35 PM]

Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 25.1(c)(2) for Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020702] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 07/25/2024 05:38 PM]

Certificate of Compliance with Federal Circuit Rule 25.1(c)(2) for Appellant AT&T Mobility LLC. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020704] [24-1039] [Michael Hawes] [Entered: 07/25/2024 06:07 PM]

Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 25.1(c)(2) for Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 07/25/2024 by email. [1020716] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 07/25/2024 10:54 PM]

Outstanding paper copies of all briefs and appendices must be submitted within five business days from the date of issuance of this notice. See Fed. Cir. R. 25(c)(3)(A). [1022375] [GWK] [Entered: 08/02/2024 11:30 AM]

Notice from Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/02/2024 by email. [1022492] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 08/02/2024 03:21 PM]

6 paper copies of Doc. No. [34] received from Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. [1023455] [VDW] [Entered: 08/07/2024 03:20 PM]

6 paper copies of Doc. No. [40], [38], [28] received from Appellants AT&T Mobility LLC and Nokia of America Corporation. [1023592] [VDW] [Entered: 08/08/2024 10:13 AM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Paul D. Clement for Finesse Wireless LLC have been accepted by the court: 10/08/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024. [1023745] [MJL] [Entered: 08/08/2024 02:49 PM]

Notice from Appellant AT&T Mobility LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/08/2024 by email. [1023825] [24-1039] [Michael Hawes] [Entered: 08/08/2024 04:46 PM]

Notice from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 08/08/2024 by email. [1023851] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 08/08/2024 06:08 PM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Jeffrey A. Lamken for Nokia of America Corporation have been accepted by the court: 10/07/2024, 11/04/2024, 12/02/2024. [1023872] [MJL] [Entered: 08/09/2024 08:40 AM]

Notice from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 10/09/2024 by email. [1038655] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 10/09/2024 06:58 PM]

The following conflict date submitted by Jeffrey A. Lamken for Nokia of America Corporation has been accepted by the court: 12/09/2024. [1039114] [MJL] [Entered: 10/11/2024 11:49 AM]

Notice from Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 10/21/2024 by email. [1041217] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 10/21/2024 01:28 PM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Paul D. Clement for Finesse Wireless LLC have been accepted by the court: 12/02/2024, 12/03/2024, 12/04/2024, 12/05/2024, 12/06/2024, 12/09/2024. [1041736] [MJL] [Entered: 10/22/2024 04:37 PM]

Notice from Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 12/03/2024 by email. [1051145] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 12/03/2024 09:47 AM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Paul D. Clement for Finesse Wireless LLC have been accepted by the court: 01/06/2025, 01/07/2025, 02/03/2025, 02/04/2025, 06/02/2025, 06/03/2025, 06/04/2025, 06/05/2025, 06/06/2025. [1051174] [MJL] [Entered: 12/03/2024 10:14 AM]

The following conflict dates requested by Paul D. Clement for Finesse Wireless LLC (see Doc. No. [60]) are not accepted at this time: 01/08/2025, 01/09/2025. Please review the Guidance on Oral Argument Scheduling Conflicts for more information. [1051176] [MJL] [Entered: 12/03/2024 10:15 AM]

Response to notice of oral argument from Appellee Finesse Wireless LLC. Service: 06/02/2025 by email. [1093354] [24-1039] [Paul Clement] [Entered: 06/02/2025 01:39 PM]

Response to notice of oral argument from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation. Service: 06/03/2025 by email. [1093725] [24-1039] [Jeffrey Lamken] [Entered: 06/03/2025 03:21 PM]

Notice from Appellant Nokia of America Corporation of Withdrawal of Swara Saraiya as Counsel. Service: 09/11/2025 by email. [1114160] [24-1039] [Swara Saraiya] [Entered: 09/11/2025 03:22 PM]

OPINION filed for the court by Moore, Chief Judge; Linn, Circuit Judge and Cunningham, Circuit Judge. Precedential Opinion. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1116775] [MVH] [Entered: 09/24/2025 09:56 AM]

Track Case Updates

ERICSSON, INC.

FINESSE WIRELESS LLC

NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION

AT&T MOBILITY LLC