NFC Technology, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.

2:15-cv-00283

Overview

Case Number 2:15-cv-00283

Filing Date 2015-02-26

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2016-06-10

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

Presiding Judge Rodney Gilstrap

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

Tel: +1 (903) 255-3251

Fax: +1 (903) 255-3266

6002-B Summerfield Drive, Texarkana, TX 75503

Defendant

Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

George A Riley

O'Melveny & Myers - San Francisco

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8741

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

O'Melveny & Myers - San Francisco, Two Embarcadero Center

Cameron William Westin

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-6900

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Melissa Richards Smith

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Bo Kyoung Moon

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-7183

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Brian M Cook

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor

Andrea LaFountain

O'Melveny & Myers - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

O'Melveny & Myers - LA, 400 South Hope Street

John C Kappos

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 760-9600

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Nicholas J Whilt

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor

Ryan K Yagura

O'Melveny & Myers - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6189

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

O'Melveny & Myers - LA, 400 South Hope Street

Bradley M Berg

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-6900

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Diane K Pang

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 760-9600

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

NFC Technology, LLC

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

Joseph M. Schaffner

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunn LLP - Reston

Tel: +1 (571) 203-2725

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

Two Freedom Square, 11955 Freedom Drive

John M Williamson

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP-DC

Tel: +1 (202) 408-4282

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

901 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001

David C Seastrunk

Finnegan, LLP- Washington, DC

Tel: +1 (202) 408-4000

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Samuel Franklin Baxter

McKool Smith - Marshall

Tel: +1 (903) 923-9000

Fax: +1 (903) 923-9099

McKool Smith - Marshall, P O Box O

John M Mulcahy

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunn LLP - Reston

Tel: +1 (571) 203-2751

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

Two Freedom Square, 11955 Freedom Drive

Herbert A Yarbrough , III

Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 595-3111

Fax: +1 (903) 595-0191

100 E Ferguson, Suite 1015

Dallas William Tharpe

Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 595-3111

Fax: +1 (903) 595-0191

100 E. Ferguson Street, Suite 1015

Guang-Yu Zhu

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garret Dunner, LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 408-4000

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Frank A DeCosta , III

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garret Dunner, LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 408-4000

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

901 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Yanbin Xu

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP-DC

Tel: +1 (202) 408-6011

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

901 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001

Daniel C Tucker

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunn LLP - Reston

Tel: +1 (571) 203-2700

Fax: +1 (202) 408-4400

Two Freedom Square, 11955 Freedom Drive

Miscellaneous

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

George A Riley

O'Melveny & Myers - San Francisco

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8741

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

O'Melveny & Myers - San Francisco, Two Embarcadero Center

Cameron William Westin

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-6900

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Melissa Richards Smith

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Bo Kyoung Moon

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-7183

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Brian M Cook

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor

Andrea LaFountain

O'Melveny & Myers - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

O'Melveny & Myers - LA, 400 South Hope Street

John C Kappos

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 760-9600

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Nicholas J Whilt

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6000

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

400 South Hope Street, 18th Floor

Ryan K Yagura

O'Melveny & Myers - LA

Tel: +1 (213) 430-6189

Fax: +1 (213) 430-6407

O'Melveny & Myers - LA, 400 South Hope Street

Bradley M Berg

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 823-6900

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Diane K Pang

O'Melveny & Myers LLP - Newport Beach, CA

Tel: +1 (949) 760-9600

Fax: +1 (949) 823-6994

610 Newport Center Drive, 17th Floor

Technical Advisor

David Keyzer

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

David Keyzer

5170 Golden Foothill Parkway

Tel: +1 (916) 243-5259

5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Rodney Gilstrap

Patents Involved

3 Patents

There are 3 patents involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US7098770	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7665664	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US7905419	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5076187.), filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

2015-02-26

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5076187.), filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

2015-02-26

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5076187.), filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

2015-02-26

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COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5076187.), filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

2015-02-26

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NFC Technology, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.

Overview

Parties

Mediator

David Folsom Follow

Represented By

Defendant

Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC Follow

Represented By

Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Follow

Represented By

NFC Technology, LLC Follow

Represented By

Miscellaneous

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Technical Advisor

David Keyzer Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by NFC Technology, LLC identifying Other Affiliate FB Licensing, LLC, Other Affiliate France Brevets S.A.S. for NFC Technology, LLC. (Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

SUMMONS Issued as to Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Summons(es))(nkl, ) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 02/26/2015)

ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 2/27/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 02/27/2015)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Move, Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint and Waiver of Service Requirement by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 03/04/2015)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by NFC Technology, LLC. Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC served on 2/26/2015, answer due 3/19/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/10/2015)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Move, Answer, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/15/2015)

STIPULATION of Dismissal Without Prejudice as to Defendant Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC. (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/19/2015)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint,, COUNTERCLAIM against NFC Technology, LLC by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,.(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/19/2015)

DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/19/2015)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for Samsung Electronics America, Inc.. (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/19/2015)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 05/19/2015)

Unopposed MOTION to Dismiss WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS TO DEFENDANT SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 05/26/2015)

NOTICE by NFC Technology, LLC NOTICE OF READINESS FOR SCHEDULING CONFERENCE (Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 05/26/2015)

ORDER granting 16 Unopposed MOTION to Dismiss WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 6/4/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 06/04/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Diane K Pang on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5236059. (Pang, Diane) (Entered: 06/09/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by John C Kappos on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5236064. (Kappos, John) (Entered: 06/09/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Nicholas J Whilt on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5236094. (Whilt, Nicholas) (Entered: 06/09/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Bo Kyoung Moon on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5236097. (Moon, Bo) (Entered: 06/09/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Bradley M Berg on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5236533. (Berg, Bradley) (Entered: 06/09/2015)

ANSWER to 12 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by NFC Technology, LLC.(Baxter, Samuel) (Entered: 06/12/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ryan K Yagura on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., (Yagura, Ryan) (Entered: 06/23/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Herbert A Yarbrough, III on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC (Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 06/26/2015)

Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Samuel Franklin Baxter of McKool Smith, P.C., Unopposed MOTION to Substitute Attorney Trey Yarbrough of Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 06/26/2015)

ORDER granting 27 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Added attorney Herbert A Yarbrough, III for NFC Technology, LLC. Attorney Samuel Franklin Baxter terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 6/29/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 06/29/2015)

ORDER - Scheduling Conference set for 7/30/2015 01:30 PM before Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Roy Payne. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 7/2/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 07/06/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Frank A DeCosta, III on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5289418. (DeCosta, Frank) (Entered: 07/10/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Joseph Schaffner on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5289437. (Schaffner, Joseph) (Entered: 07/10/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Daniel C Tucker on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5289442. (Tucker, Daniel) (Entered: 07/10/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Yanbin Xu on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5289454. (Xu, Yanbin) (Entered: 07/10/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Guang-Yu Zhu on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5289462. (Zhu, Guang-Yu) (Entered: 07/10/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by John M Mulcahy on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC (Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 07/16/2015)

NOTICE by NFC Technology, LLC Of Compliance Re P.R. 3-1 and 3-2 Disclosures (Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 07/17/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dallas William Tharpe on behalf of NFC Technology, LLC (Tharpe, Dallas) (Entered: 07/27/2015)

NOTICE of Designation of Mediator, Honorable David Folsom, filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 08/02/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Andrea LaFountain on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5332628. (LaFountain, Andrea) (Entered: 08/07/2015)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Brian M Cook on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0540-5332660. (Cook, Brian) (Entered: 08/07/2015)

ORDER finding as moot 10 Motion for Extension of Time to Move, Answer, or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint in view of 12 Answer to Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 08/12/2015. (No document attached.) (rsp1, ) (Entered: 08/12/2015)

Joint MOTION TO EXTEND DEADLINE TO FILE PROPOSED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER AND DISCOVERY ORDER by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 08/13/2015)

Joint MOTION to Extend Deadline to File Proposed Protective Order by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 08/20/2015)

Joint MOTION for Entry of Agreed Discovery Order by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 08/20/2015)

Joint MOTION for Entry of Agreed Docket Control Order by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 08/20/2015)

NOTICE of Discovery Disclosure by NFC Technology, LLC Of Service of Initial Disclosures (Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 08/21/2015)

NOTICE by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Notice of Compliance Regarding Initial Disclosures (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 08/21/2015)

ORDER granting 44 Motion to Extend Deadline to File Proposed Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 08/21/2015. (nkl, ) (Entered: 08/21/2015)

DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 8/21/15. (mrm, ) (Entered: 08/21/2015)

Joint MOTION For Entry of Agreed Protective Order by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Protective Order)(Tharpe, Dallas) (Entered: 08/27/2015)

ORDER granting 52 Motion Agreed Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 8/31/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 09/01/2015)

NOTICE by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Notice of Compliance Regarding Invalidity Contentions (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 09/18/2015)

NOTICE by NFC Technology, LLC of Compliance with PR 4-1 (Yarbrough, Herbert) (Entered: 10/19/2015)

NOTICE by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Notice of Compliance Regarding P.R. 4-1 (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 10/19/2015)

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 11/25/2015)

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 11/25/2015)

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 11/25/2015)

Joint Claim Construction and Prehearing Statement by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 11/25/2015)

AMENDED COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,, filed by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 11/25/2015)

Joint MOTION for Protective Order Stipulated Supplemental Protective Order Between Non-Party NXP, Plaintiff, and Defendants by NFC Technology, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Stipulated Supplemental Protective Order)(Mulcahy, John) (Entered: 12/03/2015)

ORDER granting 59 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 12/4/2015. (ch, ) (Entered: 12/04/2015)

David Folsom

Samsung TeleCommunications America, LLC

Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.,

NFC Technology, LLC

Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

David Keyzer