Oyster Optics, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

2:16-cv-01301

Overview

Case Number 2:16-cv-01301

Filing Date 2016-11-24

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2018-11-07

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

Presiding Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 28:1331 Fed. Question

Jury Demand Defendant

Parties

Defendant

British Telecommunications plc

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

Roger Brian Craft

Findlay Craft PC

Tel: +1 (903) 534-1100

Fax: +1 (903) 534-1137

102 N College Avenue, Suite 900

Michael J Sacksteder

Fenwick & West - San Francisco

Tel: +1 (415) 875-2300

Fax: +1 (415) 281-1350

Fenwick & West - San Francisco, 555 California Street

Matthew Christopher Gaudet

Duane Morris LLP - Atlanta

Tel: +1 (404) 253-6902

Fax: +1 (404) 253-6901

1075 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2000

Louis Norwood Jameson

Duane Morris LLP - Atlanta

Tel: +1 (404) 253-6915

Fax: +1 (404) 253-6901

1075 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2000

Joseph Andrew Powers

Duane Morris LLP - PA

Tel: +1 (215) 979-1842

Fax: +1 (215) 689-3797

30 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

John R Gibson

Duane Morris LLP - Atlanta

Tel: +1 (404) 253-6934

Fax: +1 (404) 253-6901

1075 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2000

John Matthew Baird

Duane Morris LLP - Washington

Tel: +1 (202) 776-7819

Fax: +1 (202) 776-7801

505 9th Street, NW, Suite 1000

Eric Hugh Findlay

Findlay Craft PC

Tel: +1 (903) 534-1100

Fax: +1 (903) 534-1137

102 N College Avenue, Suite 900

Darren E Donnelly

Fenwick & West LLP - Mountain View

Tel: +1 (650) 461-7735

Fax: +1 (650) 461-7701

Silicon Valley Center, 801 California Street

Armen Nercess Nercessian

Fenwick & West LLP - Mountain View

Tel: +1 (650) 988-8500

Fax: +1 (650) 938-5200

Silicon Valley Center, 801 California Street

Alice E Snedeker

Duane Morris LLP - Atlanta

Tel: +1 (404) 253-6900

Fax: +1 (404) 253-6901

1075 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2000

Plaintiff

Oyster Optics, LLC

Represented By

11 Attorneys Listed

Bahrad Ali Sokhansanj

McKool Smith Hennigan, PC

Tel: +1 (310) 274-7100

Fax: +1 (310) 275-5697

255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 510

Marc A Fenster

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

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

Stanley H Thompson , Jr

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP - Sherman Oaks

Tel: +1 (818) 444-9274

Fax: +1 (818) 444-4520

15260 Ventura Blvd, 20th Floor, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Reza Mirzaie

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

Neil Alan Rubin

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

Jeffrey Zhi Yang Liao

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

Jacob Buczko

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

Claire Abernathy Henry

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

1507 Bill Owens Parkway, Longview, TX 75604

Arka D Chatterjee

Russ August & Kabat

Tel: +1 (310) 826-7474

Fax: +1 (310) 826-6991

Russ August & Kabat, 12424 Wilshire Boulevard

Andrea Leigh Fair

Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

1507 Bill Owens Parkway, Longview, TX 75604

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Rodney Gilstrap

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT against British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-6044504.), filed by Oyster Optics, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Summons(es) to Cisco, # 10 Summons(es) to British Telecom)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

2016-11-24

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COMPLAINT against British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-6044504.), filed by Oyster Optics, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Summons(es) to Cisco, # 10 Summons(es) to British Telecom)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

2016-11-24

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COMPLAINT against British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-6044504.), filed by Oyster Optics, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Summons(es) to Cisco, # 10 Summons(es) to British Telecom)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

2016-11-24

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COMPLAINT against British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-6044504.), filed by Oyster Optics, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Summons(es) to Cisco, # 10 Summons(es) to British Telecom)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

2016-11-24

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Oyster Optics, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

British Telecommunications plc

Represented By

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Represented By

Plaintiff

Oyster Optics, LLC

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Oyster Optics, LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marc A Fenster on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrea Leigh Fair on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Fair, Andrea) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Thomas John Ward, Jr on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Ward, Thomas) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Claire Abernathy Henry on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Henry, Claire) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

SUMMONS Issued as to British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Summons(es))(ch, ) (Entered: 11/30/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jeffrey Zhi Yang Liao on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Liao, Jeffrey) (Entered: 12/01/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Reza Mirzaie on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Mirzaie, Reza) (Entered: 12/06/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Arka D Chatterjee on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Chatterjee, Arka) (Entered: 12/06/2016)

Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Cisco Systems, Inc..( Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 12/12/2016)

Return of Service Executed as to Cisco Systems, Inc. on 12/1/2016, by personal service. (mll, ) (Entered: 12/16/2016)

Defendant's Unopposed Second Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Cisco Systems, Inc. (Findlay, Eric). (Entered: 01/16/2017)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE by Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 02/06/2017)

ORDER granting 15 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Deadline is 2/21/2017. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 2/7/2017. (ch, ) (Entered: 02/08/2017)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by Cisco Systems, Inc..(Craft, Roger) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Cisco Systems, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent None for Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Craft, Roger) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael J Sacksteder on behalf of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Sacksteder, Michael) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Darren E Donnelly on behalf of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Donnelly, Darren) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

Oyster Optics, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

British Telecommunications plc Follow

Represented By

Cisco Systems, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Oyster Optics, LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Oyster Optics, LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Marc A Fenster on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Fenster, Marc) (Entered: 11/24/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrea Leigh Fair on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Fair, Andrea) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Thomas John Ward, Jr on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Ward, Thomas) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Claire Abernathy Henry on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Henry, Claire) (Entered: 11/28/2016)

SUMMONS Issued as to British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Summons(es))(ch, ) (Entered: 11/30/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jeffrey Zhi Yang Liao on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Liao, Jeffrey) (Entered: 12/01/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Reza Mirzaie on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Mirzaie, Reza) (Entered: 12/06/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Arka D Chatterjee on behalf of Oyster Optics, LLC (Chatterjee, Arka) (Entered: 12/06/2016)

Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Cisco Systems, Inc..( Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 12/12/2016)

Return of Service Executed as to Cisco Systems, Inc. on 12/1/2016, by personal service. (mll, ) (Entered: 12/16/2016)

Defendant's Unopposed Second Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re Cisco Systems, Inc. (Findlay, Eric). (Entered: 01/16/2017)

Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, UNOPPOSED MOTION TO EXTEND RESPONSIVE PLEADING DEADLINE by Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 02/06/2017)

ORDER granting 15 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Deadline is 2/21/2017. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 2/7/2017. (ch, ) (Entered: 02/08/2017)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by Cisco Systems, Inc..(Craft, Roger) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Cisco Systems, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent None for Cisco Systems, Inc.. (Craft, Roger) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael J Sacksteder on behalf of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Sacksteder, Michael) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Darren E Donnelly on behalf of Cisco Systems, Inc. (Donnelly, Darren) (Entered: 02/21/2017)

Track Case Updates

British Telecommunications plc

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Oyster Optics, LLC