Fitbit Inc. v. AliphCom

5:16-cv-00118

Overview

Case Number 5:16-cv-00118

Filing Date 2016-01-08

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2018-01-02

Court District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge Beth Labson Freeman

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Defendant

BodyMedia Inc.

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Ryan J. Marton

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2515

548 Market St., Suite 36117, San Francisco, CA 94104

Hector J. Ribera

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2512

548 Market St. Suite 36117, San Francisco, CA 94104

Carolyn Chang

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2514

548 Market Street, Suite 36117

Brian E. Farnan

Farnan LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 777-0300

Fax: +1 (302) 777-0301

919 N. Market Street, 12th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801

Ian B. Crosby

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (206) 516-3880

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3100

Kalpana Srinivasan

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

Tel: +1 (310) 789-3100

Fax: +1 (310) 789-3150

Susman Godfrey L.L.P., 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400

Elisha Barron

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 729-2013

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Fl.

Aliphcom

Represented By

13 Attorneys Listed

Ryan J. Marton

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2515

548 Market St., Suite 36117, San Francisco, CA 94104

Hector J. Ribera

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2512

548 Market St. Suite 36117, San Francisco, CA 94104

David Douglas Schumann

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2513

548 Market Street #36117, San Francisco, CA 94104

Carolyn Chang

Marton Ribera Schumann & Chang LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 360-2514

548 Market Street, Suite 36117

Brian E. Farnan

Farnan LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 777-0300

Fax: +1 (302) 777-0301

919 N. Market Street, 12th Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801

Joseph S. Grinstein

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 651-9366

Fax: +1 (713) 654-3354

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100

Genevieve Vose Wallace

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (206) 516-3836

Fax: +1 (206) 516-3883

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800

Ian B. Crosby

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (206) 516-3880

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3100

Kalpana Srinivasan

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

Tel: +1 (310) 789-3100

Fax: +1 (310) 789-3150

Susman Godfrey L.L.P., 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1400

Elisha Barron

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 729-2013

1301 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Fl.

Max L. Tribble

Email: mtribble@susmangodfrey.com

Edgar G. Sargent

Susman Godfrey L.L.P.

Tel: +1 (206) 516-3880

Susman Godfrey L.L.P., 1201 Third Avenue

E. Lindsay Calkins

Email: lcalkins@susmangodfrey.com

Plaintiff

Fitbit Inc

Represented By

13 Attorneys Listed

Zachary J Wood

Gibson Dunn

Tel: +1 (650) 849-5206

Gibson Dunn, 1881 Page Mill Road

Yu-Chieh Ernest Hsin

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 849-5322

1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Wayne M. Barsky

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 393-8200

Fax: +1 (415) 374-8404

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000

Stuart Mattison Rosenberg

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 849-5389

1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

R Scott Roe

Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 351-2618

Fax: +1 (212) 351-6318

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166

Paul Saindon

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 351-9466

1201 North Market Street, P.O. Box 1347

Neema Jalali

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 393-8258

Fax: +1 (415) 374-8409

555 Mission St, Ste 3000

Josh A. Krevitt

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Tel: +1 (212) 351-4000

Fax: +1 (212) 351-4035

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, 200 Park Avenue

Jennifer J. Rho

Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 229-7000

Fax: +1 (213) 229-7520

333 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Jason C Lo

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 229-7153

Fax: +1 (213) 229-6153

333 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071

Frederick S. Chung

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 849-5300

Fax: +1 (650) 849-5333

1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Mark Nolan Reiter

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Tel: +1 (214) 698-3360

Fax: +1 (214) 571-2907

2100 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201-6912

Jack B. Blumenfeld

Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnell LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 658-9200

1201 North Market Street, P.O. Box 1347

Interested Party

AliphCom (assignment for benefit of creditors), LLC, a California limited liability company

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Lindsey L. Smith

Levene Neale Bender Yoo & Brill LLP

Tel: +1 (310) 229-1234

Suite 1700, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Beth Labson Freeman

Patents Involved

3 Patents

There are 3 patents involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US9031812	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US8909543	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US9042971	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT For Patent Infringement filed with Jury Demand against AliphCom, and BodyMedia Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf.( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0311-1781501.) - filed by Fitbit Inc.(Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

2015-09-03

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Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

2015-09-03

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Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 9,031,812 B2; 8,909,543 B2; 9,042,971 B2; (aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

2015-09-03

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Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: No Parents or Affiliates Listed filed by Fitbit Inc.(aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

2015-09-03

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Fitbit Inc. v. AliphCom

Overview

Parties

Defendant

BodyMedia Inc. Follow

Represented By

Aliphcom Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Fitbit Inc Follow

Represented By

Interested Party

AliphCom (assignment for benefit of creditors), LLC, a California limited liability company Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT For Patent Infringement filed with Jury Demand against AliphCom, and BodyMedia Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf.( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0311-1781501.) - filed by Fitbit Inc.(Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 9,031,812 B2; 8,909,543 B2; 9,042,971 B2; (aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: No Parents or Affiliates Listed filed by Fitbit Inc.(aah) (Entered: 09/03/2015)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Fitbit Inc.. BodyMedia Inc. served on 9/3/2015, answer due 9/24/2015. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 09/04/2015)

DECLARATION of Mailing (as to service on AliphCom d/b/a Jawbone) by Fitbit Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A & B)(Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 09/04/2015)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Defendants to Move, Answer or otherwise Respond to the Complaint to 10/26/2015 - filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 09/22/2015)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Kalpana Srinivasan, Max L. Tribble, Jr., Joseph S. Grinstein, Genevieve Vose Wallace, Edgar G. Sargeant, E. Lindsay Calkins, and Elisha Barron - filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 10/05/2015)

Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent AliphCom d/b/a Jawbone for BodyMedia Inc. filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 10/05/2015)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, with Jury Demand by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc..(Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 10/26/2015)

MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of California - filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Rule 7.1.1 Certification)(Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 10/26/2015)

Order Setting Rule 16(b) Conference: A Scheduling Conference is set for 11/20/2015, at 9:30 AM in Chambers before Judge Richard G. Andrews (see Order for further details). Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 10/29/2015. (nms) (Entered: 10/29/2015)

REDACTED VERSION of 12 Opening Brief in Support, by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 11/06/2015)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Josh A. Krevitt, Wayne Barsky, and Frederick S. Chung - filed by Fitbit, Inc., Fitbit Inc.. (Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 11/11/2015)

ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re 11 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed by Fitbit Inc..Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 11/23/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits 1-6)(Saindon, Paul) (Entered: 11/12/2015)

PROPOSED Scheduling Order, by Fitbit Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Letter)(Blumenfeld, Jack) Modified on 11/18/2015 (nms). (Entered: 11/18/2015)

ORDER Setting Teleconference: Plaintiff's counsel to initiate the call. A Telephone Conference is set for 11/30/2015 at 1:30 PM EASTERN TIME before Judge Mary Pat Thynge to discuss ADR. Signed by Judge Mary Pat Thynge on 11/20/15. (cak) (Entered: 11/20/2015)

REPLY BRIEF re 11 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of California filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc.. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 11/23/2015)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendants' Initial Disclosures filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc..(Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 11/30/2015)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff Fitbit, Inc.'s Initial Disclosures filed by Fitbit Inc..(Saindon, Paul) (Entered: 11/30/2015)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Plaintiff Fitbit, Inc.'s First Set of Interrogatories to Defendants (Nos. 1-12) and (2) Plaintiff Fitbit, Inc.'s First Set of Document Requests to Defendants (Nos. 1-73) filed by Fitbit Inc..(Saindon, Paul) (Entered: 12/04/2015)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (i) Defendants' First Set of Interrogatories to Fitbit, Inc. and (ii) Defendants' First Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Things to Fitbit, Inc. filed by AliphCom, BodyMedia Inc..(Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 12/11/2015)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Paragraph 4(A) Disclosures filed by Fitbit Inc..(Blumenfeld, Jack) (Entered: 12/21/2015)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to file proposed protective order to January 20, 2016 - filed by Fitbit Inc.. (Saindon, Paul) (Entered: 12/21/2015)

ORDER Granting 11 MOTION to Transfer Case to United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 12/22/2015. (nms) (Entered: 12/22/2015)

Case transferred in from District of Delaware; Case Number 1:15-cv-00775. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. Modified on 1/11/2016 (vlk, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/11/2016)

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 4/13/2016. Case Management Conference set for 4/20/2016 01:30 PM. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2016) (Entered: 01/11/2016)

CLERK'S NOTICE re transfer of case (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2016) (Entered: 01/11/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Josh A. Krevitt (Krevitt, Josh) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Wayne M. Barsky (Barsky, Wayne) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Frederick S. Chung (Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Yu-Chieh Ernest Hsin (Hsin, Yu-Chieh) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Neema Jalali (Jalali, Neema) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jason C Lo (Lo, Jason) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Stuart Mattison Rosenberg (Rosenberg, Stuart) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer J. Rho (Rho, Jennifer) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

NOTICE of Appearance by Zachary J Wood (Wood, Zachary) (Filed on 1/14/2016) (Entered: 01/14/2016)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Mark Reiter ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-10140979.) filed by Fitbit Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/15/2016) (Entered: 01/15/2016)

EXHIBITS re 44 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Mark Reiter ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-10140979.) Certificate of Good Standing for Mark Reiter filed byFitbit Inc. (Related document(s) 44 ) (Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/20/2016) (Entered: 01/20/2016)

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting 44 Mark N. Reiter's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/20/2016) (Entered: 01/21/2016)

*** FILED IN ERROR. REFER TO DOCUMENT 48 . *** CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Fitbit Inc.. (Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/22/2016) Modified on 1/25/2016 (fff, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/22/2016)

CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Fitbit Inc.. (Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/22/2016) (Entered: 01/22/2016)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Hon. Beth Labson Freeman for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to the case. Signed by the Executive Committee on January 26, 2016. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/26/2016) (Entered: 01/26/2016)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of R. Scott Roe ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-10210595.) filed by Fitbit Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Cert. of Good Standing, # 2 Proposed Order)(Roe, R) (Filed on 2/11/2016) (Entered: 02/11/2016)

ORDER GRANTING 53 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 2/12/2016. (blflc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/12/2016) (Entered: 02/12/2016)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice for attorney Ian B. Crosby ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-10393984.) filed by Aliphcom, Body Media Inc.. (Crosby, Ian) (Filed on 4/22/2016) Modified on 4/25/2016 (srnS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/22/2016)

ORDER GRANTING 55 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 4/25/2016. (blflc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/25/2016) (Entered: 04/25/2016)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Srinivasan, Kalpana) (Filed on 4/28/2016) (Entered: 04/28/2016)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by Plaintiff Fitbit, Inc. and Its Counsel (Reiter, Mark) (Filed on 4/28/2016) (Entered: 04/28/2016)

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Fitbit Inc. (Reiter, Mark) (Filed on 5/12/2016) (Entered: 05/12/2016)

Track Case Updates

BodyMedia Inc.

Aliphcom

Fitbit Inc

AliphCom (assignment for benefit of creditors), LLC, a California limited liability company

* FILED IN ERROR. REFER TO DOCUMENT 48 . * CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Fitbit Inc.. (Chung, Frederick) (Filed on 1/22/2016) Modified on 1/25/2016 (fff, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 01/22/2016)