SuperSpeed, LLC. v. IBM Corporation

2:07-cv-00089

Overview

Case Number 2:07-cv-00089

Filing Date 2007-03-16

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2009-05-07

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

Presiding Judge Charles Everingham

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

IBM Corporation

Represented By

12 Attorneys Listed

Charles Craig Tadlock

Tadlock Law Firm

Tel: +1 (214) 785-6014

400 E Royal Lane, Suite 290

Mark Nolan Reiter

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Tel: +1 (214) 698-3100

Fax: +1 (214) 571-2907

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, 2100 McKinney Ave

Kenneth Robert Adamo

Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago

Tel: +1 (312) 862-2671

Fax: +1 (312) 862-2200

300 North LaSalle Street, Suite 26.88

Hilda Contreras Galvan

Jones Day - Dallas

Tel: +1 (214) 969-4556

Fax: +1 (214) 969-5100

Jones Day - Dallas, 2727 N Harwood St

David L. Witcoff

Jones Day - Chicago

Tel: +1 (312) 782-3939

Fax: +1 (312) 782-8585

Jones Day - Chicago, 77 West Wacker Drive

Eric Miller Albritton

ALBRITTON LAW FIRM

Tel: +1 (903) 757-8449

Fax: +1 (903) 758-7397

PO Box 2649, 111 West Tyler, 75601

Leozino Agozzino

Jones Day Reavis & Pogue

Tel: +1 (216) 586-1236

Fax: +1 (216) 579-0212

Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 901 Lakeside Ave

Terence M Murphy

Jones Day - Dallas

Tel: +1 (214) 220-3939

Fax: +1 (214) 969-5100

Jones Day - Dallas, 2727 North Harwood Street

Steven Mark Geiszler

SNR Denton US LLP

Tel: +1 (214) 259-0951

Fax: +1 (214) 259-0910

2000 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1900

Keith Bryan Davis

Jones Day - Dallas

Tel: +1 (214) 969-4528

Jones Day - Dallas, 2727 North Harwood Street

Barry R Satine

Jones Day - New York

Tel: +1 (212) 326-3939

Fax: +1 (212) 755-7306

Jones Day - New York, 222 E 41 Street

Adam A Biggs

Law Office of Adam A. Biggs, PLLC

Tel: +1 (430) 558-8069

Fax: +1 (866) 886-0459

1809 W. Loop 281, Suite #100 PMB 116

Plaintiff

SuperSpeed, LLC.

Represented By

22 Attorneys Listed

Daymon Jeffrey Rambin

Capshaw DeRieux LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 233-4830

Fax: +1 (903) 236-8787

114 E Commerce Avenue, Gladewater, TX 75647

Claire Abernathy Henry

Ward & Smith Law Firm

Tel: +1 (903) 757-6400

Fax: +1 (903) 757-2323

111 W. Tyler Street, Longview, TX 75601

Brian D Melton

Susman Godfrey - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 651-9366

Fax: +1 (713) 654-6666

Susman Godfrey - Houston, 1000 Louisiana Street

Sidney Calvin Capshaw , III

Capshaw DeRieux LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 233-4826

Fax: +1 (903) 236-8787

114 E Commerce Avenue, Gladewater, TX 75647

Tibor L. Nagy

Susman Godfrey - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 653-7850

Fax: +1 (713) 654-6102

Susman Godfrey - Houston, 1000 Louisiana Street

Daniel J Krueger

Krueger Iselin LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 568-1888

Fax: +1 (713) 568-1888

P O Box 1906, Cypress, TX 77410-1906

Edgar G Sargent

Susman Godfrey, LLP - Seattle

Tel: +1 (206) 516-3804

Fax: +1 (206) 516-3883

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3800

Deborah J Race

Ireland Carroll & Kelley

Tel: +1 (903) 561-1600

Ireland Carroll & Kelley, 6101 S Broadway

Robert Christopher Bunt

Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 531-3535

Fax: +1 (903) 533-9687

100 East Ferguson, Ste. 1114, Tyler, TX 75702

Andrew W. Spangler

Spangler & Fussell P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 753-9300

Fax: +1 (903) 553-0403

208 N. Green St., Suite 300

Franklin Jones , Jr

Jones & Jones - Marshall

Tel: +1 (903) 938-4395

Fax: +1 (903) 938-3360

Jones & Jones - Marshall, 201 W Houston St

Elizabeth L DeRieux

Capshaw DeRieux LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 233-4816

Fax: +1 (903) 236-8787

114 E Commerce Avenue, Gladewater, TX 75647

Otis W Carroll , Jr

Ireland Carroll & Kelley

Tel: +1 (903) 561-1600

Fax: +1 (903) 581-1071

Ireland Carroll & Kelley, 6101 S Broadway

Stephen F Schlather

Collins Edmonds & Pogorzelski

Tel: +1 (713) 364-2371

Fax: +1 (832) 415-2535

Collins Edmonds & Pogorzelski, 1616 S. Voss

Charles Ainsworth

Parker Bunt & Ainsworth

Tel: +1 (903) 531-3535

Fax: +1 (903) 533-9687

Parker Bunt & Ainsworth, 100 E Ferguson

Robert M Parker

Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 531-3535

Fax: +1 (903) 533-9687

100 E Ferguson, Suite 1114

Michael F Heim

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 221-2000

Fax: +1 (713) 221-2021

1400 Ewatta St, Suite 400

Max Lalon Tribble , Jr

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 651-9366

Fax: +1 (713) 654-6666

1000 Louisiana Street, Ste 5100

Douglas Ron Wilson

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tel: +1 (512) 267-1663

Fax: +1 (713) 221-2021

1400 Ewatta St, Suite 400

Anne Elizabeth Mullins

Susman Godfrey - Houston

Tel: +1 (713) 651-9366

Fax: +1 (713) 654-6666

Susman Godfrey - Houston, 1000 Louisiana Street

Neal S Manne

Susman Godfrey LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 653-7827

Fax: +1 (713) 654-3380

1000 Louisiana Street, Ste 5100

Eric James Enger

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tel: +1 (713) 221-2016

1400 Ewatta St, Suite 400

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Charles Everingham

Patents Involved

2 Patents

There are 2 patents involved in this case.

Application Number	Patent Number	External Links
-	US6370615	Espacenet Google Patents
-	US6651136	Espacenet Google Patents

Docket Entries

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

2007-03-16

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ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

2007-03-16

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ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

2007-03-16

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ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

2007-03-16

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SuperSpeed, LLC. v. IBM Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

IBM Corporation Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

SuperSpeed, LLC. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against IBM Corporation (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Civil Cover Sheet)(ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

Form mailed to Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

E-GOV SEALED SUMMONS Issued as to IBM Corporation. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/19/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Charles Ainsworth on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Ainsworth, Charles) (Entered: 03/22/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Robert Christopher Bunt on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Bunt, Robert) (Entered: 03/22/2007)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by SuperSpeed, LLC Idnetifying NONE as Corporate Parent. (DeRieux, Elizabeth) Modified on 3/27/2007 (mpv, ). (Entered: 03/23/2007)

E-GOV SEALED SUMMONS Returned Executed by SuperSpeed, LLC.. IBM Corporation served on 3/23/2007, answer due 4/12/2007. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/29/2007)

MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint, by IBM Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Albritton, Eric) (Entered: 04/02/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Hilda Contreras Galvan on behalf of IBM Corporation (Galvan, Hilda) (Entered: 04/03/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Mark Nolan Reiter on behalf of IBM Corporation (Reiter, Mark) (Entered: 04/03/2007)

ORDER granting 8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. IBM Deadline to answer is 5/28/07 . Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 4/5/07. (ch, ) (Entered: 04/05/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Terence M Murphy on behalf of IBM Corporation (Murphy, Terence) (Entered: 04/05/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Elizabeth L DeRieux on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (DeRieux, Elizabeth) (Entered: 04/10/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew Wesley Spangler on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Spangler, Andrew) (Entered: 04/10/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Sidney Calvin Capshaw, III on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Capshaw, Sidney) (Entered: 04/10/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephen Frederick Schlather on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Schlather, Stephen) (Entered: 05/03/2007)

IBM Corporation's ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM against SuperSpeed, LLC. by IBM Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Galvan, Hilda) (Entered: 05/29/2007)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by IBM Corporation identifying None as Corporate Parent. (Galvan, Hilda) (Entered: 05/29/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Steven Mark Geiszler on behalf of IBM Corporation (Geiszler, Steven) (Entered: 05/30/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Otis W Carroll, Jr on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Carroll, Otis) (Entered: 05/30/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Max Lalon Tribble, Jr on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Tribble, Max) (Entered: 05/30/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael F Heim on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Heim, Michael) (Entered: 05/31/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Douglas Ron Wilson on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Wilson, Douglas) (Entered: 05/31/2007)

MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Mark Reiter) by IBM Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Galvan, Hilda) (Entered: 05/31/2007)

ORDER granting 24 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Mark Nolan Reiter terminated . Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 6/4/07. (ch, ) (Entered: 06/04/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eric James Enger on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Enger, Eric) (Entered: 06/04/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Franklin Jones, Jr on behalf of SuperSpeed, LLC. (Jones, Franklin) (Entered: 06/08/2007)

SuperSpeed's ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand, COUNTERCLAIM against IBM Corporation by SuperSpeed, LLC..(Enger, Eric) (Entered: 06/18/2007)

ORDER - setting deadlines as set forth herein. Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 7/10/07. (ch, ) (Entered: 07/10/2007)

IBM ANSWER to Counterclaim SuperSpeed by IBM Corporation.(Galvan, Hilda) (Entered: 07/11/2007)

MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Steven Geiszler by IBM Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Geiszler, Steven) (Entered: 07/12/2007)

ORDER granting 31 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Steven Mark Geiszler terminated as cnsl for IBM Corporation. Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 7/17/07. (ehs, ) (Entered: 07/17/2007)

***FILED IN ERROR; PLEASE IGNORE***AMENDED COMPLAINT against IBM Corporation, filed by SuperSpeed, LLC..(Schlather, Stephen) Modified on 7/26/2007 (mpv, ). (Entered: 07/25/2007)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David L. Witcoff on behalf of IBM Corporation (Witcoff, David) (Entered: 07/27/2007)

NOTICE of Disclosure by SuperSpeed, LLC. (Plaintiff's Notice of P.R. 3-1 and P.R. 3-2 Disclosures) (DeRieux, Elizabeth) (Entered: 08/08/2007)

MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Text of Proposed Order Order)(Schlather, Stephen) (Entered: 08/21/2007)

MOTION to Dismiss by SuperSpeed, LLC.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Order)(Schlather, Stephen) (Entered: 08/21/2007)

ORDER granting 36 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 8/22/07. (ehs, ) (Entered: 08/22/2007)

AMENDED COMPLAINT against IBM Corporation, filed by SuperSpeed, LLC..(Schlather, Stephen) (Entered: 08/22/2007)

ORDER granting 37 Motion to Dismiss. The following claims are dismissed with prejudice: All claims related to US Patent Nos. 6,370,615 and 6,651,136. Signed by Judge T. John Ward on 8/22/07. (kjr, ) (Entered: 08/23/2007)

Track Case Updates

IBM Corporation

SuperSpeed, LLC.

FILED IN ERROR; PLEASE IGNOREAMENDED COMPLAINT against IBM Corporation, filed by SuperSpeed, LLC..(Schlather, Stephen) Modified on 7/26/2007 (mpv, ). (Entered: 07/25/2007)