Google LLC v. EcoFactor, Inc.

4:21-cv-03220

Overview

Case Number 4:21-cv-03220

Filing Date 2021-04-30

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2022-10-11

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

Presiding Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Counter-Claimant

EcoFactor, Inc.

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Reza Mirzaie

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

Minna Y. Chan

Russ, August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ, August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

Marc Aaron Fenster

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor

Kristopher R Davis

Russ August and Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Russ August and Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd

Jay Chung

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1200

Jason Wietholter

Russ August and Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August and Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd

James Nathan Pickens

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd

Plaintiff

Google LLC

Represented By

22 Attorneys Listed

Victor T. Chiu

Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Shamita Etienne-Cummings

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 551-1995

2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Robert Adam Lauridsen

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Megan M Ines

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 683-3881

Fax: +1 (202) 683-3899

1101 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005

Leo L. Lam

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Kristin Elizabeth Hucek

Keker, Van Nest and Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

833 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Justin Dean Schneider

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 601-3255

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

530 Downing Street, Denver, CO 80218

James N Reed

Crowell & Moring LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 803-4021

Two Manhattan West, 375 9th Avenue

James P Gagen

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 551-1700

2050 M Street, 11th Floor

Jacob Rothenberg

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 551-1700

Fax: +1 (202) 551-1705

2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Henry Yee-Der Huang

White & Case LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 213-0300

Fax: +1 (650) 213-8158

3000 El Camino Real, Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900

Gregory Derrell Washington

Jenner & Block

Tel: +1 (415) 293-5937

Jenner & Block, 525 Market Street

Grace I. Wang

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 318-6833

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166

Eugene Morris Paige

Keker & Van Nest Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Eric Edmund Lancaster

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 320-1800

Fax: +1 (650) 320-1900

1117 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Eric B Hanson

Keker, Van Nest, & Peters

Tel: +1 (415) 676-2349

Keker, Van Nest, & Peters, 633 Battery St.

Emily Lipka

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 551-1700

Fax: +1 (202) 551-1705

2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Edward Andrew Bayley

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Anna A. Porto

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Alan Michael Billharz

Paul Hastings LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 551-1927

Fax: +1 (202) 551-0427

2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Robert Addy Van Nest

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Bijal Vijay Vakil

Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 388-1703

1460 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Haywood S Gilliam, Jr

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT For Declaratory Judgment, Demand for Jury Trial against EcoFactor, Inc. (Filing fee $402, receipt number 0971-15912876). Filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) Modified on 5/3/2021 (jlgS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/30/2021)

2021-04-30

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COMPLAINT For Declaratory Judgment, Demand for Jury Trial against EcoFactor, Inc. (Filing fee $402, receipt number 0971-15912876). Filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) Modified on 5/3/2021 (jlgS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/30/2021)

2021-04-30

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COMPLAINT For Declaratory Judgment, Demand for Jury Trial against EcoFactor, Inc. (Filing fee $402, receipt number 0971-15912876). Filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) Modified on 5/3/2021 (jlgS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/30/2021)

2021-04-30

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COMPLAINT For Declaratory Judgment, Demand for Jury Trial against EcoFactor, Inc. (Filing fee $402, receipt number 0971-15912876). Filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) Modified on 5/3/2021 (jlgS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 04/30/2021)

2021-04-30

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Google LLC v. EcoFactor, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Counter-Claimant

EcoFactor, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Google LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Proposed Summons. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) (Entered: 04/30/2021)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc., Holding Company of Google LLC, Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc. - Holding Company of XXVI Holdings Inc. for Google LLC. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 4/30/2021) (Entered: 04/30/2021)

Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 7/22/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/29/2021 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. (jlgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2021) (Entered: 05/03/2021)

Summons Issued as to EcoFactor, Inc. (jlgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2021) (Entered: 05/03/2021)

ORDER. Signed by Judge James Donato on 5/5/2021. (lrcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/5/2021) (Entered: 05/05/2021)

CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/29/2021 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 11, 19th Floor. Case Management Statement due by 7/22/2021. Signed by Judge James Donato on 5/6/2021. (lrcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2021) (Entered: 05/06/2021)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson for all further proceedings. Judge James Donato no longer assigned to case,. Signed by Clerk on 5/6/21. (asS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2021) (Entered: 05/06/2021)

ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 7/22/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 7/29/2021 10:00 AM. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Hixson on 5/6/2021. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2021) (Entered: 05/06/2021)

CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Google LLC.. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 5/7/2021) (Entered: 05/07/2021)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Google LLC. Service waived by EcoFactor, Inc. waiver sent on 5/14/2021, answer due 7/13/2021. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 5/19/2021) (Entered: 05/19/2021)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by EcoFactor, Inc. (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 7/13/2021) (Entered: 07/13/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jay Chung (Chung, Jay) (Filed on 7/13/2021) (Entered: 07/13/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Marc Aaron Fenster (Fenster, Marc) (Filed on 7/13/2021) (Entered: 07/13/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by James Nathan Pickens (Pickens, James) (Filed on 7/13/2021) (Entered: 07/13/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Minna Y Chan (Chan, Minna) (Filed on 7/15/2021) (Entered: 07/15/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Kristopher R Davis (Davis, Kristopher) (Filed on 7/19/2021) (Entered: 07/19/2021)

MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney C. Jay Chung filed by EcoFactor, Inc.. Responses due by 8/10/2021. Replies due by 8/17/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 7/27/2021) (Entered: 07/27/2021)

MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney C. Jay Chung filed by EcoFactor, Inc.. Responses due by 8/10/2021. Replies due by 8/17/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 7/27/2021) (Entered: 07/27/2021)

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 24 Motion to Withdraw C. Jay Chung as Attorney. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2021) (Entered: 07/28/2021)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 8/3/2021) (Entered: 08/03/2021)

ANSWER with Jury Demand to Counterclaim byGoogle LLC. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 8/3/2021) Modified on 8/4/2021 (bnsS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/03/2021)

ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 8/3/2021) (Entered: 08/03/2021)

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT and Proposed Order filed by Google LLC. and EcoFactor, Inc.. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 8/3/2021) Modified on 8/4/2021 (bnsS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/03/2021)

Certificate of Interested Entities by EcoFactor, Inc. (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 8/4/2021) (Entered: 08/04/2021)

NOTICE of Firm Affiliation by Bijal Vijay Vakil (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 8/9/2021) Modified on 8/10/2021 (bnsS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/09/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Jason Wietholter (Wietholter, Jason) (Filed on 8/10/2021) (Entered: 08/10/2021)

NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Henry Yee-Der Huang for Google LLC (Huang, Henry) (Filed on 9/9/2021) (Entered: 09/09/2021)

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER; AND JOINT REPORT ON REQUEST FOR STATUS CONFERENCE BY GOOGLE LLC filed by Google LLC. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 11/19/2021) (Entered: 11/19/2021)

NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Edmund Lancaster on behalf of Google LLC (Lancaster, Eric) (Filed on 11/24/2021) (Entered: 11/24/2021)

Renotice motion hearing re 41 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings filed byGoogle LLC. (Related document(s) 41 ) (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 12/20/2021) (Entered: 12/20/2021)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Modify Scheduling Order filed by Google LLC. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 12/21/2021) (Entered: 12/21/2021)

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 44 Stipulation to Modify Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 1/22/2022. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/22/2021) (Entered: 12/22/2021)

JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER filed by Google LLC. (Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 1/6/2022) (Entered: 01/06/2022)

REPLY in Support (re 41 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 1/19/2022) (Entered: 01/19/2022)

REPLY in Support (re 41 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 1/19/2022) (Entered: 01/19/2022)

REPLY in Support (re 41 MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 1/19/2022) (Entered: 01/19/2022)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Grace Wang ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number BCANDC-16896699.) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Wang, Grace) (Filed on 2/11/2022) (Entered: 02/11/2022)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Grace Wang ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number BCANDC-16896699.) filed by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Wang, Grace) (Filed on 2/11/2022) (Entered: 02/11/2022)

STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byEcoFactor, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Related document(s) 41 ) (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 2/11/2022) (Entered: 02/11/2022)

STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byEcoFactor, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Related document(s) 41 ) (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 2/11/2022) (Entered: 02/11/2022)

STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byEcoFactor, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Related document(s) 41 ) (Mirzaie, Reza) (Filed on 2/11/2022) (Entered: 02/11/2022)

Order by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 50 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Grace Wang. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/14/2022) (Entered: 02/14/2022)

NOTICE of Pendency of Other Action Involving Same Patent by Google LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 2/15/2022) (Entered: 02/15/2022)

NOTICE of Pendency of Other Action Involving Same Patent by Google LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 2/15/2022) (Entered: 02/15/2022)

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12 and 7-11 filed by Google LLC. Responses due by 2/22/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 2/15/2022) (Entered: 02/15/2022)

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12 and 7-11 filed by Google LLC. Responses due by 2/22/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Vakil, Bijal) (Filed on 2/15/2022) (Entered: 02/15/2022)

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EcoFactor, Inc.

Google LLC