HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC v. Google LLC

7:25-cv-00367

Overview

Case Number 7:25-cv-00367

Filing Date 2025-08-27

Status Litigation filed

Court District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge David Counts

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:100 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Google LLC

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

Erica Benites Giese

Jackson Walker LLP

Tel: +1 (210) 978-7791

1900 Broadway, Ste 1200

Dyana Khayup Mardon

Jackson Walker LLP

Tel: +1 (210) 978-7740

1900 Broadway, Suite 1200

David A. Nelson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Tel: +1 (312) 705-7400

Fax: +1 (312) 705-7401

191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2700, Chicago, IL 60606

Patrick T. Schmidt

Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan, LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 443-3000

Fax: +1 (213) 443-3100

865 So. Figueroa Street, 10th Floor, Los Angles, CA 90017

Nathaniel St. Clair , II

Jackson Walker LLP

Tel: +1 (214) 953-5948

Fax: +1 (214) 661-6848

2323 Ross Ave., Ste. 600, Dallas, TX 75201

Lance L. Yang

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 443-3000

Fax: +1 (213) 443-3100

865 S. Figueroa Street, Ste 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Katharine L. Carmona

Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 391-8263

611 West 15th St., Austin, TX 78701

Jocelyne Ma

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 380-9467

CA, 50 California Street

Caroline M. Vermillion

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 849-7000

295 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016

Brady Huynh

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 801-5094

555 Twin Dolphin Drive, 5th Floor, Redwood Shores, CA 94065

Austin Buscher

555 Twin Dolphin

Tel: +1 (509) 432-5948

555 Twin Dolphin, Ste Fifth Floor

Plaintiff

HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC

Represented By

9 Attorneys Listed

Marc A. Fenster

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Qi (Peter) Tong

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 8080 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1503

Reza Mirzaie

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Kristopher R. Davis

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Jason M Wietholter

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

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

James S. Tsuei

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

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

James N. Pickens

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

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

Dale Chang

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

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

Brian D. Ledahl

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge

David Counts

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20643886), filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

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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. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

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RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

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HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC v. Google LLC

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Google LLC Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20643886), filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2025)

Summons Issued as to Google LLC. (kg) (Entered: 08/28/2025)

ORDER AND ADVISORY. REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge David Counts. (kg) (Entered: 08/29/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James N. Pickens on behalf of HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC (Pickens, James) (Entered: 09/04/2025)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. Google LLC served on 9/3/2025, answer due 9/24/2025. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 09/10/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nathaniel St. Clair, II on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Nathaniel St. Clair, II added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/15/2025)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/15/2025)

ORDER GRANTING FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT (DKT. NO. 10); Google LLC answer due 11/10/2025. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 09/17/2025)

Redacted Public Version of Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. §1404(a) of 12 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document by Google LLC. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

NOTICE OF VENUE DISCOVERY AND OPPOSITION DEADLINE by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC (Tong, Qi) (Entered: 09/26/2025)

Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint with Jury Demand by Google LLC.(St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc. for Google LLC. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/10/2025)

Pro Hac Vice Letter to Lance L. Yang, Patrick T. Schmidt, Jocelyn Ma, Caroline M. Vermillion, Brady Huynh, Austin Buscher, Clement Naples, Sami Al-Marzoog, Steven Peters, Jasmine Zhu, Gregory Sobolski, Thomas W. Yeh, and Lucas Lonergan as to Google LLC. (kg) (Entered: 11/12/2025)

ORDER Setting INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE HELD IN PERSON. Initial Pretrial Conference set for 12/17/2025 02:00 PM in Waco before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 11/13/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II for Patrick T. Schmidt ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20976483) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II for Lance L. Yang ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20976521) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

Joint MOTION FOR CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER RELATED TO VENUE by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Tong, Qi) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David A. Nelson on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney David A. Nelson added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Nelson, David) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II on behalf of Jocelyn Ma ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20981132) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II on behalf of Brady Huynh ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20981228) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II on behalf of Austin Buscher ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20981371) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 11/14/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 23 JOINT MOTION FOR CASE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO VENUE. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 11/20/2025)

Joint MOTION to Extend Briefing Deadlines on Motion To Dismiss by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO EXTENDBRIEFING DEADLINES ON MOTION TO DISMISS (DKT. NO. 34). Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 12/02/2025)

Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Proposed Scheduling Order by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Google LLC amending 1 Complaint., filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

CORRECTED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Proposed Scheduling Order by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/08/2025)

HEADWATERS OPPOSITION TO GOOGLES MOTIONS TO TRANSFER filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (slt) Modified on 12/15/2025 (kg). (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Rule 26(f) Discovery Report/Case Management Plan by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Scheduling Order)(Yang, Lance) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

ORDER CANCELLING INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCEHELD IN PERSON. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 12/15/2025)

Redacted Public Version of 40 Sealed Motion filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Tong, Qi) (Entered: 12/17/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Nathaniel St. Clair, II for Caroline M. Vermillion ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21120725) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (St. Clair, Nathaniel) (Entered: 12/18/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss (Partial) by Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Yang, Lance) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

Unopposed MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES FOR GOOGLE'S MOTION TO DISMISS by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Tong, Qi) (Entered: 01/02/2026)

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINES FOR GOOGLES MOTION TO DISMISS (DKT. NO. 50). Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

Sealed ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL (DKT. NO. 12). Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (slt) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

Sealed Motion filed by Google LLC to Transfer Venue pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (slt) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

ORDER GRANTING 45 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document (DKT. NO. 45). Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (slt) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Sealed Document Goggle's Reply in Support of Its Motion to Transfer Venue filed by Google LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (slt) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC, re 48 MOTION to Dismiss (Partial) filed by Defendant Google LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

Motion to Strike Sealed Document or in the Alternative, for Leave to File a Sur-Reply by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (slt) Modified on 1/20/2026 (kg). (Entered: 01/16/2026)

Redacted Public Version of 58 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures by HEADWATER RESEARCH LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Tong, Qi) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dyana Khayup Mardon on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Dyana Khayup Mardon added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Mardon, Dyana) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

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