SpeakWare, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

8:18-cv-01293

Overview

Case Number 8:18-cv-01293

Filing Date 2018-07-26

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2019-07-30

Court District Court, C.D. California (cacd)

Presiding Judge David O. Carter

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Defendant

Samsung Electronics America Inc

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Monica Ivana De Lazzari

Arnold and Porter Kaye Schuler LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4500

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Suite 500

Justin J Chi

Arnold and Porter Kay Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 243-4000

Fax: +1 (213) 243-4199

777 South Figueroa Street 44th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Ryan M Nishimoto

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer

Tel: +1 (213) 243-4000

Fax: +1 (213) 243-4199

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer, 777 South Figueroa Street 44th Floor

Jin-Suk Park

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 942-5000

Fax: +1 (202) 942-5999

601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001-3743

Amazon.com Inc

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Joseph R Re

Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP

Tel: +1 (949) 760-0404

Fax: +1 (949) 760-9502

2040 Main Street 14th Floor, Irvine, CA 92614

Joseph S Cianfrani

Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP

Tel: +1 (949) 760-0404

Fax: +1 (949) 760-9502

2040 Main Street 14th Floor, Irvine, CA 92614

Jeremy Anapol

Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP

Tel: +1 (949) 760-0404

Fax: +1 (949) 760-9502

2040 Main Street 14th Floor, Irvine, CA 92614

Apple Inc

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Richard S J Hung

Morrison and Foerster LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 268-7000

Fax: +1 (415) 268-7522

425 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Nicholas Rylan Fung

Morrison and Foerster LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 892-5200

Fax: +1 (213) 892-5454

707 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017-3543

Hector G Gallegos

Morrison and Foerster LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 892-5200

Fax: +1 (213) 892-5454

707 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017-3543

Bita Rahebi

Morrison and Foerster LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 892-5428

Fax: +1 (213) 892-5454

707 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017-3543

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Monica Ivana De Lazzari

Arnold and Porter Kaye Schuler LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 319-4500

Fax: +1 (650) 319-4700

5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Suite 500

Justin J Chi

Arnold and Porter Kay Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 243-4000

Fax: +1 (213) 243-4199

777 South Figueroa Street 44th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Ryan M Nishimoto

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer

Tel: +1 (213) 243-4000

Fax: +1 (213) 243-4199

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer, 777 South Figueroa Street 44th Floor

Jin-Suk Park

Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 942-5000

Fax: +1 (202) 942-5999

601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001-3743

Google LLC

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Dinah Ximena Ortiz

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8700

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Mishima Alam

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 383-5210

Fax: +1 (202) 383-5414

1625 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Luann Loraine Simmons

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8700

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

David S Almeling

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8700

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

Two Embarcaradero Center 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Darin W Snyder

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8700

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Bill Trac

O'Melveny and Myers LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 984-8700

Fax: +1 (415) 984-8701

Two Embarcadero Center 28th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Microsoft Corporation

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Michael J Song

LTL Attorneys LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 612-8900

Fax: +1 (213) 612-3773

300 South Grand Avenue, 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071

Heather F Auyang

LTL Attorneys LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 612-3737

Fax: +1 (213) 612-3773

300 South Grand Avenue 14th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Plaintiff

SpeakWare, Inc.

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Richard E Lyon , III

Dovel and Luner LLP

Tel: +1 (310) 656-7066

Fax: +1 (310) 656-7069

201 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Gregory S Dovel

Dovel and Luner LLP

Tel: +1 (310) 656-7066

Fax: +1 (310) 656-7069

201 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Simon Franzini

Dovel and Luner LLP

Tel: +1 (310) 656-7066

Fax: +1 (310) 656-7069

201 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 600, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Special Master

Ret Judge Layn Phillips

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Judge Layn Phillips

Phillips ADR

Tel: +1 (949) 760-5280

Phillips ADR, 2101 East Coast Highway Suite 250

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, C.D. California (cacd)

Presiding Judge

David O. Carter

Patents Involved

1 Patent

There is a single patent involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US6397186	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-22153668 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (US Patent 6,397,186)) (Attorney Simon Franzini added to party SpeakWare, Inc.(pty:pla))(Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

2018-07-26

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CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

2018-07-26

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NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc., (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

2018-07-26

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REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent or a Trademark (Initial Notification) filed by SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

2018-07-26

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SpeakWare, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Samsung Electronics America Inc Follow

Represented By

Amazon.com Inc Follow

Represented By

Apple Inc Follow

Represented By

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Follow

Represented By

Google LLC Follow

Represented By

Microsoft Corporation Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

SpeakWare, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Special Master

Ret Judge Layn Phillips Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-22153668 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (US Patent 6,397,186)) (Attorney Simon Franzini added to party SpeakWare, Inc.(pty:pla))(Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc., (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent or a Trademark (Initial Notification) filed by SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge David O. Carter and Magistrate Judge Douglas F. McCormick. (ghap) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. Related Case(s): 8:18-CV-01293; 8:18-CV-01299; 8:18-CV-01300; 8:18-CV-01302; 8:18-CV-01303 (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 07/26/2018)

INITIAL STANDING ORDER FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OF CIVIL CASE TO JUDGE CARTER upon filing of the complaint by Judge David O. Carter. (dgo) (Entered: 07/27/2018)

Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 08/03/2018)

21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 as to Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (twdb) (Entered: 08/06/2018)

STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Microsoft Corporation answer now due 9/28/2018, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc..(Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 08/29/2018)

NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Microsoft Corporation, (Song, Michael) (Entered: 09/27/2018)

ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge David O. Carter. Scheduling Conference set for 1/7/2019 @ 8:30 AM before Judge David O. Carter. (dgo) (Entered: 10/24/2018)

REPLY in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Claims for Willful Infringement and Pre-Suit Induced Infringement 17 filed by Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Song, Michael) (Entered: 11/19/2018)

Opposition re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Consolidate Cases, as to 8:18-cv-01299; 8:18-cv-01300; 8:18-cv-01302; 8:18-cv-01303, 23 filed by Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (Song, Michael) (Entered: 12/24/2018)

REPLY in support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Consolidate Cases, as to 8:18-cv-01299; 8:18-cv-01300; 8:18-cv-01302; 8:18-cv-01303, 23 filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 12/28/2018)

JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 5 days, filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc... (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 12/28/2018)

NOTICE of Joint Proposed Case Schedule filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 01/13/2019)

ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 3 by Judge David O. Carter. Case ordered to a private mediator based upon a stipulation of the parties or by the court order. (dgo) (Entered: 01/15/2019)

NOTICE OF LODGING filed re Pretrial-Trial Scheduling Order - form only, 31 (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 01/20/2019)

NOTICE OF LODGING filed (Notice of Joint Proposed Order Appointing Layn Phillips as Special Master) re Order on Motion to Consolidate Cases,,, Motion Hearing,,, Status Conference - optional html form,, 29 (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Simmons, Luann) (Entered: 01/22/2019)

NOTICE OF LODGING filed re Order on Motion to Consolidate Cases,,, Motion Hearing,,, Status Conference - optional html form,, 29 (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order appointing Judge Smith as Special Master)(Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 01/22/2019)

ORDER APPOINTING JUDGE LAYN PHILLIPS (RET.) AS SPECIAL MASTER by Judge David O. Carter, re Notice of Lodging, 33 . NOTE: CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS DOCUMENT. SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) (Entered: 01/23/2019)

JOINDER in NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Stay Case pending Determination of Inter Partes Review of the Patent-In-Suit 34 (Joint Joinder) filed by Defendant Apple Inc. (Rahebi, Bita) (Entered: 01/28/2019)

NOTICE OF FILING TRANSCRIPT filed for proceedings 1/14/2019 V2 re Transcript 40 THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (Gale, Debbie) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 02/01/2019)

NOTICE OF FILING TRANSCRIPT filed for proceedings 01/14/2019, Volume I, 12:00 p.m. re Transcript 42 THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (Parker, Deborah) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 02/01/2019)

TRANSCRIPT ORDER as to Defendant Apple Inc for Court Reporter. Court will contact Elsa Laris at elaris@mofo.com with further instructions regarding this order. Transcript preparation will not begin until payment has been satisfied with the court reporter. (Rahebi, Bita) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE Joint Notice of Mediator Selection filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE Joint Notice of Mediator Selection filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE Joint Notice of Mediator Selection filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE Joint Notice of Mediator Selection filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.. (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 02/04/2019)

NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Dinah Ximena Ortiz on behalf of Defendant Google LLC (Attorney Dinah Ximena Ortiz added to party Google LLC(pty:dft))(Ortiz, Dinah) (Entered: 02/07/2019)

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) by Judge David O. Carter: ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT GOOGLE LLC'S MOTION TO STAY PENDING DETERMINATION OF INTER PARTIES REVIEW OF THE PATENT IN SUIT 34 . SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. (twdb) (Entered: 02/22/2019)

NOTICE of Decision and Order by the Special Master on Google's Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Simmons, Luann) (Entered: 03/11/2019)

Joint STIPULATION for Order to Extend Briefing Schedule for Google's Objections to Decision and Order by The Special Master on Google's Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Simmons, Luann) (Entered: 03/29/2019)

RESPONSE filed by Plaintiff SpeakWare, Inc.to Objection, 59 Google's notice of objections and objections to Decision and Order by Special Master (Franzini, Simon) (Entered: 04/29/2019)

REPLY filed by Defendant Google LLC / Reply in Support of 59 Google's Notice of Objections and Objections to Decision and Order by The Special Master on Google's Motion to Dismiss (Simmons, Luann) (Entered: 05/20/2019)

Stipulation and Order

Motion Hearing

Response in Opposition to Motion

Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held

Reply (Motion related)

Text Only Scheduling Notice

Stay Case

Notice of Filing Transcript

Miscellaneous Document

Dismiss Party

Dismiss Party

Order

Dismiss Party

Dismiss Party

Order

Brief (non-motion non-appeal)

Samsung Electronics America Inc

Amazon.com Inc

Apple Inc

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Google LLC

Microsoft Corporation

SpeakWare, Inc.

Ret Judge Layn Phillips