Nexus Display Technologies LLC v. Dell Inc.

2:14-cv-00762

Overview

Case Number 2:14-cv-00762

Filing Date 2014-07-11

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2016-03-29

Court District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Mediator

David Folsom

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

David Folsom

Jackson Walker, LLP

6002-B Summerfield Drive, Texarkana, TX 75503

Defendant

NEC Corp.

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Bradford A Cangro

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-5088

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Robert W Busby

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Jeremy D Peterson

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Rick L. Rambo

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 890-5175

Fax: +1 (713) 890-5001

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000

Adam Auchter Allgood

Fisch Sigler LLP - DC

Tel: +1 (202) 362-3536

5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Fourth Floor

John D Zele

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Lenovo (United States), Inc.

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Harry Lee Gillam , Jr

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Eric Joseph Klein

Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas

Tel: +1 (214) 220-7782

Fax: +1 (214) 999-7782

2001 Ross Ave, Suite 3900

John Wittenzellner

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP - Philadelphia

Tel: +1 (215) 965-1241

Fax: +1 (215) 965-1210

Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 4100

NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Bradford A Cangro

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-5088

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Robert W Busby

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Jeremy D Peterson

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Rick L. Rambo

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 890-5175

Fax: +1 (713) 890-5001

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000

Adam Auchter Allgood

Fisch Sigler LLP - DC

Tel: +1 (202) 362-3536

5301 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Fourth Floor

John D Zele

Morgan Lewis & Brockius LLP - D.C.

Tel: +1 (202) 739-3000

Fax: +1 (202) 739-3001

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Panasonic Corporation of North America

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Andrew V Devkar

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP - Los Angeles

Tel: +1 (310) 907-1000

Fax: +1 (310) 907-1001

2049 Century Park East, Suite 700

Richard de Bodo

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP - Los Angeles

Tel: +1 (310) 907-1000

Fax: +1 (310) 907-1001

2049 Century Park East, Suite 700

J Thad Heartfield

The Heartfield Law Firm

Tel: +1 (409) 866-3318

Fax: +1 (409) 866-5789

2195 Dowlen Rd, Beaumont, TX 77706

Takashi Hashimoto

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP - Santa Monica

Tel: +1 (310) 907-1000

Fax: +1 (310) 907-2000

1601 Cloverfield Blvd, Suite 2050N

Plaintiff

Nexus Display Technologies LLC

Represented By

14 Attorneys Listed

Steven John Mitby

Seiler Mitby, PLLC

Tel: +1 (281) 419-7770

Fax: +1 (281) 419-7791

2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite 100

Scott W Clark

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Justin Yee-Jin Chen

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

3460 One Houston Center, 1221 McKinney Street

Thomas John Ward , Jr

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

1507 Bill Owens Parkway, Longview, TX 75604

Claire Abernathy Henry

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

1507 Bill Owens Parkway, Longview, TX 75604

Demetrios Anaipakos

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Alisa Anne Lipski

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 600-4948

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Amir H. Alavi

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Brian Ervin Simmons

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

3460 One Houston Center, 1221 McKinney Street

Jack Wesley Hill

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

1507 Bill Owens Parkway, Longview, TX 75604

George Walton Webb , III

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Michael Dean McBride

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 600-4940

3460 One Houston Center, 1221 McKinney St

Megan L Bibb

Ahmad Zavitsanos Anaipakos Alavi & Mensing PC - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Jamie Alan Aycock

Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C.

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney, Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77010

Miscellaneous

Scott Woloson

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Scott Woloson

1431 Wirt Road #141

1431 Wirt Road #141, Houston, Tx 77055

Special Master

James Ware

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

James Ware

Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500

Tel: +1 (415) 774-2657

Fax: +1 (415) 982-5287

Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA 94111

Consol Defendant

Eizo Inc.

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

J Thad Heartfield

The Heartfield Law Firm

Tel: +1 (409) 866-3318

Fax: +1 (409) 866-5789

2195 Dowlen Rd, Beaumont, TX 77706

Eizo Corp.

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

J Thad Heartfield

The Heartfield Law Firm

Tel: +1 (409) 866-3318

Fax: +1 (409) 866-5789

2195 Dowlen Rd, Beaumont, TX 77706

Counter Claimant

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Harry Lee Gillam , Jr

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Eric Joseph Klein

Vinson & Elkins LLP - Dallas

Tel: +1 (214) 220-7782

Fax: +1 (214) 999-7782

2001 Ross Ave, Suite 3900

John Wittenzellner

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP - Philadelphia

Tel: +1 (215) 965-1241

Fax: +1 (215) 965-1210

Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 4100

Fred Irvin Williams

Williams Simons & Landis PLLC - Auston

Tel: +1 (512) 543-1354

327 Congress Ave., Suite 490, Austin, TX 78701

Dell Inc.

Represented By

15 Attorneys Listed

Mark G Matuschak

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP - Boston

Tel: +1 (617) 526-6559

Fax: +1 (617) 526-5000

60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

Anthony DeMarco Pesce

Winston & Strawn - Chicago

Tel: +1 (312) 558-5600

Fax: +1 (312) 558-5700

Winston & Strawn - Chicago, 35 W Wacker Dr

Harry Lee Gillam , Jr

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Shannon Marie Dacus

The Dacus Firm, PC

Tel: +1 (903) 705-1117

Fax: +1 (903) 581-2543

821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430

Howard I Shin

Winston & Strawn LLP - New York

Tel: +1 (212) 294-6700

Fax: +1 (212) 294-4700

200 Park Ave, Floor 43

Kimball R Anderson

Winston & Strawn - Chicago

Tel: +1 (312) 558-5858

Fax: +1 (312) 558-5700

Winston & Strawn - Chicago, 35 W Wacker Dr

Omar Ali Khan

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - New York

Tel: +1 (212) 937-7252

Fax: +1 (212) 230-8888

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - New York, 7 World Trade Center

Sarah Joyce Kalemeris

Winston & Strawn LLP - Chicago

Tel: +1 (312) 558-5699

Fax: +1 (312) 558-5700

35 West Wacker Drive, Suite 4200

Deron R Dacus

The Dacus Firm, PC

Tel: +1 (903) 705-1117

Fax: +1 (903) 581-2543

821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430

Todd C Zubler

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - Washington DC

Tel: +1 (202) 663-6636

Fax: +1 (202) 663-6363

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - Washington DC, 1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N W

Kathleen B Barry

Corning Incorporated - Corning

Tel: +1 (607) 974-6798

Fax: +1 (607) 974-6135

Corning Incorporated - Corning, One Riverfront Plaza

Liv Herriot

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP - Palo Alto

Tel: +1 (650) 858-6138

Fax: +1 (650) 858-6100

950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Jude James Andre

Winston & Strawn LLP - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 651-2715

Fax: +1 (713) 651-2700

1111 Louisiana Street, 25th Floor

Elizabeth Reilly

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - Boston

Tel: +1 (617) 526-6704

Fax: +1 (617) 526-5000

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr - Boston, 60 State Street

Aaron Thompson

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP - Los Angeles

Tel: +1 (213) 443-5382

Fax: +1 (213) 443-5400

350 South Grand Ave., 21st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Robert W. Schroeder, III

Patents Involved

6 Patents

There are 6 patents involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US7599439	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7295578	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7143328	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US5835498	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US8311126	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7356051	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT against Dell Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-4741797.), filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

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COMPLAINT against Dell Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-4741797.), filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

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Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

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Nexus Display Technologies LLC v. Dell Inc.

Overview

Parties

Mediator

David Folsom Follow

Represented By

Defendant

NEC Corp. Follow

Represented By

Lenovo (United States), Inc. Follow

Represented By

NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Panasonic Corporation of North America Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Nexus Display Technologies LLC Follow

Represented By

Miscellaneous

Scott Woloson Follow

Represented By

Special Master

James Ware Follow

Represented By

Consol Defendant

Eizo Inc. Follow

Represented By

Eizo Corp. Follow

Represented By

Counter Claimant

Lenovo (United States) Inc. Follow

Represented By

Dell Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT against Dell Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-4741797.), filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

COMPLAINT against Dell Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-4741797.), filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 07/11/2014)

Case assigned to Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (ch, )

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Amir H. Alavi on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Alavi, Amir) (Entered: 07/14/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alisa Anne Lipski on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Lipski, Alisa) (Entered: 07/14/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Dean McBride on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (McBride, Michael) (Entered: 07/14/2014)

SUMMONS Issued as to Dell Inc.(nkl, ) (Entered: 07/14/2014)

Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Dell Inc..( Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 07/24/2014)

Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted pursuant to Local Rule CV-12 for Dell Inc. to 9/5/2014. 30 Days Granted for Deadline Extension.( nkl, )

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Nexus Display Technologies LLC for Dell Inc. (nkl, ) (Entered: 07/25/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Anthony DeMarco Pesce on behalf of Dell Inc. (Pesce, Anthony) (Entered: 09/03/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kathleen B Barry on behalf of Dell Inc. (Barry, Kathleen) (Entered: 09/03/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kimball R Anderson on behalf of Dell Inc. (Anderson, Kimball) (Entered: 09/03/2014)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Dell Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Denali Intermediate Inc. for Dell Inc.. (Barry, Kathleen) (Entered: 09/05/2014)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, Affirmative Defenses, COUNTERCLAIM against Nexus Display Technologies LLC by Dell Inc..(Anderson, Kimball) (Entered: 09/05/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Thomas John Ward, Jr on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Ward, Thomas) (Entered: 09/25/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jack Wesley Hill on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Hill, Jack) (Entered: 09/25/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Claire Abernathy Henry on behalf of Nexus Display Technologies LLC (Henry, Claire) (Entered: 09/25/2014)

Plaintiff's ANSWER to 14 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by Nexus Display Technologies LLC.(McBride, Michael) (Entered: 09/26/2014)

ORDER - ( Scheduling Conference set for 11/3/2014 10:00 AM in Ctrm 106 (Marshall) before the Honorable Rodney Gilstrap and the Honorable Roy Payne.). Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/14/2014. (nkl, ) (Entered: 10/15/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by J Thad Heartfield on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America (Heartfield, J) (Entered: 10/15/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Takashi Hashimoto on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Corporation of North America (Hashimoto, Takashi) (Entered: 10/15/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Richard de Bodo on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America, Panasonic Corporation of North America (de Bodo, Richard) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Robert W Busby on behalf of NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Busby, Robert) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adam Auchter Allgood on behalf of NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Allgood, Adam) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bradford A Cangro on behalf of NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Cangro, Bradford) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jeremy D Peterson on behalf of NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Peterson, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John D Zele on behalf of NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Zele, John) (Entered: 10/16/2014)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, COUNTERCLAIM, Defendant NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.'s Original Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint against Nexus Display Technologies LLC by NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc..(Rambo, Rick) (Entered: 10/20/2014)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, COUNTERCLAIM, Defendant NEC Corporation's Original Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint against Nexus Display Technologies LLC by NEC Corp..(Rambo, Rick) (Entered: 10/20/2014)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc. (Allgood, Adam) (Entered: 10/21/2014)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by NEC Corp. (Allgood, Adam) (Entered: 10/21/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shannon Marie Dacus on behalf of Dell Inc. (Dacus, Shannon) (Entered: 10/29/2014)

NOTICE by Eizo Corp., Eizo Inc., Nexus Display Technologies LLC of Agreed Mediator (Heartfield, J) (Entered: 11/04/2014)

NOTICE by Nexus Display Technologies LLC, Panasonic Corporation of North America of Agreed Mediator (Heartfield, J) (Entered: 11/04/2014)

NOTICE by Nexus Display Technologies LLC Plaintiff's Notice of Compliance with P.R. 3-1 and P.R. 3-2 (McBride, Michael) (Entered: 11/05/2014)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Jude James Andre on behalf of Dell Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-4916320. (Andre, Jude) (Entered: 11/06/2014)

NOTICE of Designation of Mediator, Honorable Robert Faulkner (Ret.), filed by Lenovo (United States) Inc., NEC Corp., NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc., Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (Klein, Eric) (Entered: 11/06/2014)

NOTICE of Designation of Mediator, Honorable David Folsom (Ret.), filed by Dell Inc., Nexus Display Technologies LLC. (McBride, Michael) (Entered: 11/06/2014)

ORDER re Mediator for case 2:14cv763 and 2:14cv766. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 11/10/2014. (nkl, ) (Entered: 11/10/2014)

VACATED PER ORDER 108 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediator. Hon. David Folsom is hereby appointed as mediator in the lead case and the listed member cases. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 11/10/2014. (nkl, ) Modified on 4/23/2015 (nkl, ). (Entered: 11/10/2014)

David Folsom

NEC Corp.

Lenovo (United States), Inc.

NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.

Panasonic Corporation of North America

Nexus Display Technologies LLC

Scott Woloson

James Ware

Eizo Inc.

Eizo Corp.

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Dell Inc.