Smart Audio Technologies LLC v. Creative Technology Ltd.

1:12-cv-00135

Overview

Case Number 1:12-cv-00135

Filing Date 2012-02-03

Status Litigation filed

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

Creative Labs Inc.

1 Attorneys Listed

Ashby & Geddes

Tel: +1 (302) 654-1888

Ashby & Geddes, 500 Delaware Avenue, 8th Floor

Creative Technology Ltd.

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Smart Audio Technologies LLC

4 Attorneys Listed

Email: steven.geiszler@dentons.com

Email: jaspal.hare@gmail.com

Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC

Tel: +1 (302) 999-1540

Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC, 800 N. West Street, Third Floor

Tel: +1 (302) 777-0300

Fax: +1 (302) 777-0301

919 North Market Street, 12th Floor

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

Smart Audio Technologies LLC v. Creative Technology Ltd.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Creative Labs Inc. Follow

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Creative Technology Ltd. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Smart Audio Technologies LLC Follow

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Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction (els) (Entered: 02/06/2012)

Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 6,185,163 B1;. (els) (Entered: 02/06/2012)

Summons Issued with Magistrate Consent Notice attached as to Creative Labs Inc. on 2/6/2012; Creative Technology Ltd. on 2/6/2012. Requesting party or attorney should pick up issued summons at the Help Desk, Room 4209, or call 302-573-6170 and ask the Clerk to mail the summons to them. (els)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Steven M. Geiszler and Jaspal S. Hare of SNR Denton US LLP - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 02/13/2012)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Creative Labs Inc. served on 2/7/2012, answer due 2/28/2012. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 02/13/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 4 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Steven M. Geiszler and Jaspal S. Hare of SNR Denton US LLP filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 2/15/12. (mmm)

Case Assigned to Judge Gregory M. Sleet. Please include the initials of the Judge (GMS) after the case number on all documents filed. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-00134-GMS, 1:12-cv-00135-GMS, 1:12-cv-00136-GMS(rjb)

Pro Hac Vice Attorney Steven M. Geiszler,Jaspal S. Hare for Smart Audio Technologies LLC added for electronic noticing. Associated Cases: 1:12-cv-00134-GMS, 1:12-cv-00135-GMS, 1:12-cv-00136-GMS(dmp, )

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to ANSWER or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 3/28/2012 - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 02/27/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 6 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to ANSWER or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 3/28/2012 filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: Creative Labs Inc. answer due 3/28/2012. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 3/5/12. (mmm)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Creative Labs, Inc. to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 4/28/2012 - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 03/30/2012)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 5/21/2012 - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 04/30/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 8 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 5/21/2012 filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC, Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: Creative Labs Inc. answer due 5/21/2012. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 5/1/2012. (asw)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 5/31/2012 - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 05/17/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 9 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint to 5/31/2012 filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC, Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: Creative Labs Inc. answer due 5/31/2012. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 5/17/2012. (asw)

ANSWER to 1 Complaint, with Jury Demand by Creative Labs Inc..(Day, John) (Entered: 05/31/2012)

Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1 filed by Creative Labs Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Creative Holdings, Inc. for Creative Labs Inc... (Day, John) (Entered: 05/31/2012)

MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney C. Michael Moore - filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Farnan, Brian) (Entered: 07/27/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 12 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney C. Michael Moore filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 7/27/12. (mmm)

Joint STATUS REPORT and Proposed Scheduling Order by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Scheduling Order)(Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 10/24/2012)

Amended PROPOSED ORDER Scheduling Order Submitted by Parties by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 11/02/2012)

Summons Reissued with Magistrate Consent Notice attached as to Creative Technology Ltd. (rwc)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Creative Technology Ltd. served on 11/7/2012, answer due 11/28/2012. (Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 11/09/2012)

ORDER Setting Teleconference: Plaintiff's counsel shall initiate the call. A Telephone Conference is set for 12/13/2012 at 03:30 PM before Judge Sherry R. Fallon to discuss ADR. Signed by Judge Sherry R. Fallon on 11/15/2012. (lih) (Entered: 11/15/2012)

CASE REFERRED to Judge Fallon for Mediation. (lih)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Creative Labs, Inc.'s Objections and Responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production of Documents and Things and Objections and Responses to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories by Creative Labs Inc..(Day, John) (Entered: 11/29/2012)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff Smart Audio Technologies, LLC's Initial Disclosures by Smart Audio Technologies LLC.(Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 12/06/2012)

STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME by which the parties shall submit a proposed protective order to December 13, 2012 - filed by Creative Labs Inc., Smart Audio Technologies LLC, Apple Inc., HTC America Inc., HTC Corporation. (Day, John) (Entered: 12/06/2012)

NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Creative Labs, Inc.'s Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) and Paragraph 3 of the D. Del. Default Standard by Creative Labs Inc..(Mayo, Andrew) (Entered: 12/06/2012)

Joint STIPULATION Protective Order by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 12/13/2012)

STIPULATION waiving service and extending the deadline to respond to the complaint to February 12, 2012 by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Day, John) (Entered: 12/14/2012)

SO ORDERED, re 24 Stipulation filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 12/14/2012. (asw)

STIPULATION waiving service and extending the deadline to respond to the complaint to February 12, 2013 by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Day, John) (Entered: 12/26/2012)

ORAL ORDER directing the parties to RE-FILE 25 Stipulation filed by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC to correct the proposed answer deadline to the complaint. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 12/26/2012. (asw)

SO ORDERED, re 26 Stipulation filed by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC, Set/Reset Answer Deadlines: Creative Technology Ltd. answer due 2/12/2013. Ordered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 12/26/2012. (asw)

STIPULATION extending deadlines pending settlement by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Day, John) (Entered: 01/15/2013)

PROPOSED ORDER Discovery Protocol Order by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC, Apple Inc., HTC America Inc., HTC Corporation. (Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 01/15/2013)

SO ORDERED, re 27 Stipulation to Stay pending settlement filed by Creative Labs Inc., Creative Technology Ltd., Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Signed by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 1/17/2013. (asw) (Entered: 01/17/2013)

STIPULATION of Dismissal by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. (Weinblatt, Richard) (Entered: 03/19/2013)

SO ORDERED, re 31 Stipulation of Dismissal filed by Smart Audio Technologies LLC. Signed by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet on 3/20/2013. (asw) (Entered: 03/20/2013)

CASE CLOSED (asw)

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Creative Labs Inc.

Creative Technology Ltd.

Smart Audio Technologies LLC