Software Rights Archives, LLC v. Twitter, Inc.

4:12-cv-03972

Overview

Case Number 4:12-cv-03972

Filing Date 2012-07-27

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2020-02-18

Court District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Plaintiff

Software Rights Archives, LLC

Represented By

8 Attorneys Listed

Steven Anton Nielsen

100 Larkspur Landing Circle

Tel: +1 (415) 272-8210

Fax: +1 (415) 461-2726

100 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 216

Minghui Yang

Hardy Parrish Yang LLP

4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 202

Andrew Gerald DiNovo

DiNovo Price LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 539-2626

7000 North MoPac Expressway, Suite 350

William Morison Parrish

Hardy Parrish Yang LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 520-9407

4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 202

William Paul Schuck

Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller

Tel: +1 (415) 956-1900

Fax: +1 (415) 956-1152

Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, A Professional Corporation

Nicole E. Glauser

DiNovo Price LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 539-2626

7000 North Mopac Expressway, Suite 350

Chester Jianbon Shiu

DiNovo Price Ellwanger and Hardy LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 539-2642

Fax: +1 (512) 239-2627

7000 N. MoPac Expressway, Suite 350

Victor G Hardy

Hardy Parrish Yang LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 520-9148

4412 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 202

Miscellaneous

Twitter, Inc.

Represented By

13 Attorneys Listed

Maya Beth Karwande

Keker and Van Nest LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 676-2287

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Ketan Pastakia

King and Spalding LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 556-2216

1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036

David W. Rizk

Office of the Federal Public Defender

Tel: +1 (415) 436-7700

Fax: +1 (415) 436-7706

Northern District of California, 450 Golden Gate Avenue

Anup M Shah

Troutman Sanders LLP

Tel: +1 (704) 998-4089

Fax: +1 (704) 998-4051

301 S. College Street, Suite 3400

Philip James Tassin

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Sharif E. Jacob

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Robert Addy Van Nest

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Cheryl A. Sabnis

King & Spalding LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 318-1200

Fax: +1 (415) 318-1300

101 Second Street, Suite 1000

Asim M. Bhansali

Kwun Bhansali Lazarus LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 630-2502

4 Embarcadero Center, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA 94111

Donald Frederick Zimmer , Jr.

King & Spalding LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 318-1220

Fax: +1 (415) 318-1300

50 California Street, Suite 3300, San Francisco, CA 94111

Ajay Krishnan

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

David Jason Silbert

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 391-5400

Fax: +1 (415) 397-7188

633 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Scott T. Weingaertner

KING and SPALDING LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 556-2100

1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036-4003

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Haywood S Gilliam, Jr

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT with jury demand against Twitter, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 346.). Filed bySoftware Rights Archives, LLC. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/31/2012: # 1 Part 2 of 3, # 2 Part 3 of 3, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/30/2012)

2012-07-27

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COMPLAINT with jury demand against Twitter, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 346.). Filed bySoftware Rights Archives, LLC. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/31/2012: # 1 Part 2 of 3, # 2 Part 3 of 3, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/30/2012)

2012-07-27

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COMPLAINT with jury demand against Twitter, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 346.). Filed bySoftware Rights Archives, LLC. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/31/2012: # 1 Part 2 of 3, # 2 Part 3 of 3, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/30/2012)

2012-07-27

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COMPLAINT with jury demand against Twitter, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 346.). Filed bySoftware Rights Archives, LLC. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/31/2012: # 1 Part 2 of 3, # 2 Part 3 of 3, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet) (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/30/2012)

2012-07-27

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Software Rights Archives, LLC v. Twitter, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Plaintiff

Software Rights Archives, LLC Follow

Represented By

Miscellaneous

Twitter, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Summons Issued as to Twitter, Inc.. (vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (cjl, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/30/2012)

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 10/31/2012. Case Management Conference set for 11/7/2012 01:30 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Order)(vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2012) (Entered: 07/30/2012)

REPORT on the filing of an action regarding Patent (cc: form mailed to register). (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/31/2012) (Entered: 07/31/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities identifying corporate parent SRA, LLC and Daniel Egger by Software Rights Archives, LLC (Schuck, William) (Filed on 7/31/2012) Modified on 8/1/2012 (vlk, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 07/31/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice re: Nicole Glauser ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 44611009210.) Filing fee previously paid on 8/1/2012 filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2012) (Entered: 08/02/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice re: Chester J. Shiu ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 44611009211.) Filing fee previously paid on 8/1/12 filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2012) (Entered: 08/02/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice re Victor G. Hardy ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 44611009208.) Filing fee previously paid on 8/1/12 filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/1/2012) (Entered: 08/02/2012)

ORDER granting 6 Nicole Glauser's Motion for admission for Pro Hac Vice by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2012) (Entered: 08/06/2012)

ORDER granting 7 Chester J. Shiu's Motion admission for Pro Hac Vice by Judge Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2012) (Entered: 08/06/2012)

ORDER granting 8 Victor G. Hardy's Motion admission for Pro Hac Vice by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu. (ig, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/3/2012) (Entered: 08/06/2012)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. Twitter, Inc. served on 7/31/2012, answer due 8/21/2012. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 8/20/2012) (Entered: 08/20/2012)

Case Reassigned to Judge Hon. Ronald M. Whyte. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to the case. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/21/2012)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

STIPULATION Extenting Defendant Twitter, Inc.'s Time to Respond to Complaint re 1 filed by Twitter, Inc. (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 8/22/2012) Linkage added on 8/23/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 08/22/2012)

ANSWER to Complaint re 1 ; Jury Demand and COUNTERCLAIM against Software Rights Archives, LLC by Twitter, Inc. (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 9/19/2012) Linkage added on 9/20/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/19/2012)

Corporate Discloure Statement and Certification of Interest ed Entities or Persons (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 9/19/2012) Modified on 9/20/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/19/2012)

Notice of Appearance of Counsel of Donald F. Zimmer, Jr. by Twitter, Inc. (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 9/19/2012) Modified on 9/20/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/19/2012)

Application for Admission of Attorney Scott Weingaertner for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice and (Proposed) Order ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 54611012556.) Filing fee paid on 9/20/2012 filed by Twitter, Inc. (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/20/2012) (Entered: 09/20/2012)

Application for Admission of Attorney Anup Shah for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice and (Proposed) Order ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 54611012556.) Filing fee paid on 9/20/2012 filed by Twitter, Inc. (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/20/2012) (Entered: 09/20/2012)

ORDER by Judge Ronald M. Whyte Granting 18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Scott Weingaetner. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/11/2012) (Entered: 10/11/2012)

ORDER by Judge Ronald M. Whyte Granting 19 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Anup Shah. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/11/2012) (Entered: 10/11/2012)

Response to defendant Twitter's Answer and Counterclaims re 15 by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 10/16/2012) Text modified on 10/16/2012 conforming to posted document caption (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/16/2012)

ADR Certification by Parties and Counsel (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options of Software Rights Archive, LLC (Schuck, William) (Filed on 11/16/2012) Modified on 11/19/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 11/16/2012)

STIPULATION and (Proposed) Order selecting Mediation by Software Rights Archives, LLC filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 11/19/2012) Modified on 11/19/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 11/19/2012)

ADR Certification by Parties and Counsel ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 11/30/2012) Modified on 11/30/2012 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 11/30/2012)

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 11/30/2012) (Entered: 11/30/2012)

NOTICE of Disclosure of Asserted Claims and Infringement Contentions Pursuant to Patent Local Rules 3-1 and 3-2 by Software Rights Archives, LLC (Schuck, William) (Filed on 12/24/2012) Modified on 1/3/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/24/2012)

ADR Clerk's Notice Setting ADR Phone Conference on 1/14/2013 at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time. Please note that you must be logged into an ECF account of counsel of record in order to view this document. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2013) (Entered: 01/08/2013)

ADR Remark: ADR Phone Conferences held on 1/14/2013 and 1/18/2013 with Howard Herman, ADR Program Director. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/18/2013)

ADR Phone Conference held

ADR Clerks Notice Setting ADR Phone Conference on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. pacific time. Please note that you must be logged into an ECF account of counsel of record in order to view this document. (af, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/21/2013) (Entered: 02/21/2013)

ADR Remark: ADR Phone Conference held on 2/28/2013 with Howard Herman, ADR Program Director. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/28/2013)

ADR Phone Conference held

NOTICE of Change of Firm and Substitution of Counsel; (Proposed) Order by Software Rights Archive, LLC (Schuck, William) (Filed on 3/13/2013) Modified on 3/14/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 03/13/2013)

ADR Clerk's Notice Setting ADR Phone Conference on 4/9/2013 at 2:00 p.m. pacific time. Please note that you must be logged into an ECF account of counsel of record in order to view this document. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2013) (Entered: 03/28/2013)

STIPULATION AND ORDER 25 Selecting ADR Process. Case Referred to Mediation. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 3/28/13. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2013) (Entered: 03/29/2013)

ORDER by Judge Ronald M. Whyte Granting 26 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Attorney William M. Parrish. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2013) (Entered: 03/29/2013)

ORDER 34 Granting Notice of Change of Firm and Substitution of Attorney. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 3/28/13. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2013) (Entered: 03/29/2013)

ADR Remark: ADR Phone Conference held 4/9/2013 with Howard Herman, ADR Program Director. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/9/2013)

ADR Phone Conference held

ADR Clerk's Notice Appointing Brandon Baum as Mediator. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2013) (Entered: 04/24/2013)

NOTICE of Change of Address by William Paul Schuck (Schuck, William) (Filed on 5/1/2013) Modified on 5/1/2013; Clerk made changes as indicated (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/01/2013)

Application for Admission of Attorney Katen Pastakia for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice and (Proposed) Order ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 0971-7721117.) filed by Twitter, Inc. (Sabnis, Cheryl) (Filed on 5/22/2013) Modified on 5/23/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/22/2013)

STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER ENLARGING TIME TO CONDUCT MEDIATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 5/30/2013) Modified on 5/30/2013 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/30/2013)

ORDER by Judge Ronald M. Whyte Granting 41 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Ketan Pastakia. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2013) (Entered: 06/03/2013)

STIPULATION AND ORDER 42 Enlarging Time to Conduct Mediation. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 6/3/13. (jg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2013) (Entered: 06/03/2013)

NOTICE of Change of Firm and Substitution of Counsel; (Proposed) Orderby David Jason Silbert (Silbert, David) (Filed on 6/6/2013) Modified on 7/12/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/06/2013)

Set/Reset Hearings

Set/Reset Hearing Mediation Hearing set for 6/18/2013 at the offices of King & Spalding. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/13/2013)

STIPULATION and ( PROPOSED) ORDER TO ENLARGE TIME FOR CLAIM CONSTRUCTION DISCOVERY filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 6/29/2013) Modified on 7/15/2013 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 06/29/2013)

Order by Hon. Ronald M. Whyte granting 47 Stipulation(rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2013) (Entered: 07/10/2013)

ORDER Appointing Technical Advisor Dr. A.J. Nichols. (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/12/2013) (Entered: 08/12/2013)

STIPULATION and (PROPOSED) ORDER Continuing Claim Construction Deadlines filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 9/5/2013) Modified on 9/5/2013 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/05/2013)

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS MOTION TO CLARIFY OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO MODIFY PROTECTIVE ORDER re 54 by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 12/2/2013) Modified on 12/3/2013 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/02/2013)

Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings

OPPOSITION TO SRAS MOTION TO CLARIFY OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO MODIFY PROTECTIVE ORDER re 54 filed by Twitter, Inc. (Silbert, David) (Filed on 12/10/2013) Modified on 12/10/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/10/2013)

REPLY IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION TO CLARIFY OR, ALTERNATIVELY, TO MODIFY PROTECTIVE ORDER re 54 filed by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 12/17/2013) Modified on 12/18/2013 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 12/17/2013)

ORDER re Stay. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 5/8/14. (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/8/2014) (Entered: 05/08/2014)

NOTICE of Appearance OF Philip James Tassin for Defendant Twitter, Inc. (Tassin, Philip) (Filed on 5/12/2014) Modified on 5/15/2014 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 05/12/2014)

NOTICE by Software Rights Archives, LLC OF WITHDRAWAL OF CHESTER J. SHIU AS COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR SOFTWARE RIGHTS ARCHIVE, LLC (Schuck, William) (Filed on 6/4/2014) (Entered: 06/04/2014)

ORDER STAYING CASE. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 6/11/14. (rmwlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/11/2014) (Entered: 06/11/2014)

JOINT STATUS REPORT by Software Rights Archives, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Schuck, William) (Filed on 2/6/2015) Modified on 2/9/2015 (bwS, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 02/06/2015)

Joint Status Report and ORDER 109 re: Stay. Signed by Judge Ronald M. Whyte on 4/16/15. (jgS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/16/2015) (Entered: 04/16/2015)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd for referral purposes. Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal no longer assigned to the case. Signed by the Executive Committee on June 6, 2016. (cjlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2016) (Entered: 06/07/2016)

ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 10/24/2016. (tsh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2016) (Entered: 10/24/2016)

CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Software Rights Archives, LLC.. (Schuck, William) (Filed on 10/28/2016) (Entered: 10/28/2016)

ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case Reassigned to Judge Hon. William H. Orrick. Judge Hon. Ronald M. Whyte no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Judge Executive Committee on 11/3/2016. (sp, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/3/2016) (Entered: 11/03/2016)

Clerk's Notice

Software Rights Archives, LLC

Twitter, Inc.