Safe Storage LLC v. Overland Storage Inc.

1:13-cv-00932

Overview

Case Number 1:13-cv-00932

Filing Date 2013-05-23

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2017-02-28

Court District Court, D. Delaware (ded)

Presiding Judge Gregory M. Sleet

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:0145

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Defendant

Overland Storage Inc.

Represented By

8 Attorneys Listed

Summer Krause

Email: summer.krause@dlapiper.com

Sean C. Cunningham

Email: sean.cunningham@us.dlapiper.com

Jacob Anderson

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL 7/20/2021

Erin P. Gibson

Email: erin.gibson@us.dlapiper.com

Brian A. Biggs

DLA Piper LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 468-5661

1201 N. Market Street, Suite 2100, Wilmington, DE 19801

Brent K. Yamashita

Email: brent.yamashita@dlapiper.com

Aleine Michelle Cohen

Department of Justice

Tel: +1 (302) 577-8940

Fax: +1 (302) 778-7935

Department of Justice, 820 N. French Street, 6th Floor

Denise Seastone Kraft

Barnard, Mezzanotte, Pinnie, Seelaus & Kraft, LLP

Tel: +1 (302) 594-4535

Fax: +1 (610) 565-3309

1205 N. Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

Plaintiff

Safe Storage LLC

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Vanessa Ribeiro Tiradentes

Gould & Ratner LLP

Tel: +1 (312) 899-1628

222 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 800

Stephen B. Brauerman

Bayard, P.A.

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

Bayard, P.A., 600 N. King Street

Marc A. Fenster

Email: mfenster@raklaw.com

Jeffrey Z.Y. Liao

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL 6/29/2017

Alexander C. D. Giza

UNDELIVERABLE EMAIL

Richard D. Kirk

ADDRESS EXPIRED / UNKNOWN

Tel: +1 (302) 655-5000

Fax: +1 (302) 658-6395

ADDRESS EXPIRED / UNKNOWN, (302) 655-5000

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, D. Delaware (ded)

Presiding Judge

Gregory M. Sleet

Patents Involved

1 Patent

There is a single patent involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US6978346	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT filed with Jury Demand against Overland Storage Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0311-1295897.) - filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

2013-05-23

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Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction (els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

2013-05-23

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Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 6,978,346;. (els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

2013-05-23

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Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1 filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 06/05/2013)

2013-06-05

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Safe Storage LLC v. Overland Storage Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Overland Storage Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Safe Storage LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT filed with Jury Demand against Overland Storage Inc. - Magistrate Consent Notice to Pltf. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0311-1295897.) - filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction (els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 6,978,346;. (els) (Entered: 05/24/2013)

Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1 filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 06/05/2013)

AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons and Complaint served on Overland Storage, Inc. on June 5, 2013, filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 06/18/2013)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, with Jury Demand Defendant Overland Storage, Inc.'s Answer to Complaint for Patent Infringement by Overland Storage Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kraft, Denise) (Entered: 07/01/2013)

Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1 filed by Overland Storage Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kraft, Denise) (Entered: 07/01/2013)

NOTICE of Appearance by Aleine Michelle Porterfield on behalf of Overland Storage Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Porterfield, Aleine) (Entered: 07/03/2013)

Letter to The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet from Richard D. Kirk, Esquire regarding Proposed Scheduling Order. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Kirk, Richard) (Entered: 09/04/2013)

NOTICE of Appearance by Brian A. Biggs on behalf of Overland Storage Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Biggs, Brian) (Entered: 11/04/2013)

NOTICE of Withdrawal of Appearance of Aleine M. Porterfield by Overland Storage Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Biggs, Brian) (Entered: 11/05/2013)

ORDER - The motions to transfer in the cases captioned in the order are DENIED. See order for more details. Signed by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 5/30/2014. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-01624-GMS et al.(mdb) (Entered: 06/02/2014)

MOTION to Stay Defendant Overland Storage, Inc.'s Joinder in Related Defendants' Joint Motions to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review - filed by Overland Storage Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kraft, Denise) (Entered: 07/10/2014)

NOTICE of Recent Events Supporting Defendants Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review by VMware Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Anderson, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/06/2015)

NOTICE requesting Clerk to remove Alexander C.D. Giza as co-counsel.. (Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 01/16/2015)

ORDER STAYING CASES pending resolution of the inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 6,978,346. Signed by Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 1/22/2015. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-01624-GMS et al.(mdb) (Entered: 01/22/2015)

MOTION to Lift Stay Following Inter Partes Review - filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brauerman, Stephen) Modified on 1/11/2016 (mdb). (Entered: 01/08/2016)

STIPULATION to Extend Time to File Answering Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Lift the Stay (D.I. 37) by Dell Inc.. (DiGiovanni, Francis) (Entered: 01/24/2016)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME For Plaintiff to file Reply Brief in support of Its Motion to Lift Stay Following Inter Partes Review to February 23, 2016 - filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 02/11/2016)

REPLY BRIEF re 24 MOTION to Lift Stay /Plaintiff Safe Storage LLC's Motion to Lift Stay Following Inter Partes Review filed by Safe Storage LLC. (Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 02/23/2016)

ORDER - The plaintiff's Motion to Lift the Stay is DENIED. Each of the captioned cases are STAYED pending resolution of the inter partes review of U.S. Patent No. 6,978,346. Signed by Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 3/11/2016. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-01624-GMS et al.(mdb) (Entered: 03/11/2016)

NOTICE of Withdrawal of Counsel by Safe Storage LLC (Tiradentes, Vanessa) (Entered: 08/19/2016)

Joint STATUS REPORT by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 08/29/2016)

Supplemental Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent Sphere 3D Corp. for Overland Storage Inc. filed by Overland Storage Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Kraft, Denise) (Entered: 09/06/2016)

Joint STATUS REPORT by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Brauerman, Stephen) (Entered: 10/17/2016)

PROPOSED Scheduling Order by Safe Storage LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Brauerman, Stephen) Modified on 11/3/2016 (mdb). (Entered: 11/01/2016)

STIPULATION to Extend Time for Parties to Submit a Protective Order until November 30, 2016 by Safe Storage LLC. (Brauerman, Stephen) Modified on 11/21/2016 (mdb). (Entered: 11/18/2016)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Plaintiffs Disclosure of Accused Products and Claims to Overland Storage Inc.; and (2) Notice of Service filed by Safe Storage LLC.(Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 11/19/2016)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Overland Storage Inc.'s Initial Disclosures filed by Overland Storage Inc..(Kraft, Denise) (Entered: 11/22/2016)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Initial Disclosures of Plaintiff Safe Storage LLC Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) filed by Safe Storage LLC.(Bussiere, Sara) (Entered: 11/22/2016)

Track Case Updates

Overland Storage Inc.

Safe Storage LLC