TecSec, Inc. v. Adobe Inc.

19-2192

Overview

Case Number 19-2192

Filing Date 2019-07-26

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2020-10-23

Court Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cafc)

Nature of Suit 830 Patent Infringement (Fed. Qst.)

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Parties

Defendant

ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

ORACLE CORPORATION

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SOFTWARE AG, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SOFTWARE AG

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SYBASE, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SAP AG

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SAP AMERICA, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

SAS INSTITUTE, INC.

Represented By

0 Attorneys Listed

No attorneys available

Plaintiff - Appellant

TECSEC, INC.

Represented By

5 Attorneys Listed

Steven Leslie Wood

Flaster Greenberg, PC

1717 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Brian L. Saunders, Attorney

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Suite 600, 555 13th Street NW

David Parker, Attorney

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Riverfront Plaza East Tower, 951 East Byrd Street

Osvaldo Alejandro Farres, Counsel

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037

Michael Oakes, Attorney

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037

Defendant - Cross-Appellant

ADOBE INC.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Michael A. Morin, -

Latham & Watkins LLP

Suite 1000, 555 Eleventh Street NW

Rachel L. Weiner Cohen, Attorney

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

2001 M Street NW, Suite 600

Gabriel K. Bell, Attorney

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Tara Elliott, Attorney

Latham & Watkins LLP

555 Eleventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

Court & Judges

Court

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cafc)

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

Appeal docketed. Received: 07/19/2019. [623717]Entry of Appearance due 08/09/2019. Certificate of Interest is due on 08/09/2019. Docketing Statement due 08/09/2019. Appellant's brief is due 09/24/2019. [MMA] [Entered: 07/26/2019 10:27 AM]

2019-07-26

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Entry of appearance for Tara D. Elliott as principal counsel for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627242] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:37 AM]

2019-08-09

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Certificate of Interest for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627243] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:40 AM]

2019-08-09

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Docketing Statement for the Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627250] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:44 AM]

2019-08-09

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TecSec, Inc. v. Adobe Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

ORACLE AMERICA, INC. Follow

Represented By

ORACLE CORPORATION Follow

Represented By

SOFTWARE AG, INC. Follow

Represented By

SOFTWARE AG Follow

Represented By

SYBASE, INC. Follow

Represented By

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Follow

Represented By

SAP AG Follow

Represented By

SAP AMERICA, INC. Follow

Represented By

SAS INSTITUTE, INC. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff - Appellant

TECSEC, INC. Follow

Represented By

Defendant - Cross-Appellant

ADOBE INC. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Appeal docketed. Received: 07/19/2019. [623717]Entry of Appearance due 08/09/2019. Certificate of Interest is due on 08/09/2019. Docketing Statement due 08/09/2019. Appellant's brief is due 09/24/2019. [MMA] [Entered: 07/26/2019 10:27 AM]

Entry of appearance for Tara D. Elliott as principal counsel for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627242] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:37 AM]

Certificate of Interest for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627243] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:40 AM]

Docketing Statement for the Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627250] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:44 AM]

Entry of appearance for Gabriel K. Bell as of counsel for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627253] [19-2192] [Gabriel Bell] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:49 AM]

Entry of appearance for Michael A. Morin as of counsel for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627255] [19-2192] [Michael Morin] [Entered: 08/09/2019 11:59 AM]

Entry of appearance for Rachel W. Cohen as of counsel for Appellee Adobe Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627256] [19-2192] [Rachel Cohen] [Entered: 08/09/2019 12:03 PM]

Note to file: The following cases are associated:19-2192 (lead) with 19-2258 (cross). FURTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ADDED TO THE LEAD APPEAL ONLY. [627337] [19-2192, 19-2258] [SJ] [Entered: 08/09/2019 02:38 PM]

Official caption revised to reflect addition of cross-appeal. The official caption is reflected on the electronic docket under the listing of the parties and counsel. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [627339] [SJ] [Entered: 08/09/2019 02:39 PM]

Entry of appearance for Michael A. Oakes as principal counsel for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627394] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 08/09/2019 04:11 PM]

Certificate of Interest for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627397] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 08/09/2019 04:12 PM]

Docketing Statement for the Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627399] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 08/09/2019 04:13 PM]

Entry of appearance for Steven L. Wood as of counsel for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627404] [19-2192] [Steven Wood] [Entered: 08/09/2019 04:15 PM]

Entry of appearance for Ozzie A. Farres as of counsel for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 08/09/2019 by email. [627406] [19-2192] [Osvaldo Farres] [Entered: 08/09/2019 04:17 PM]

Official caption revised to reflect non-participation of certain defendants. The official caption is reflected on the electronic docket under the listing of the parties and counsel. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [632444] [SJ] [Entered: 08/30/2019 03:26 PM]

FILED from Appellant TecSec, Inc. Title: OPENING BRIEF. Service: 09/24/2019 by email. [637930] [19-2192] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[19] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 09/24/2019 07:35 PM]

MOTION of Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc. to extend the time to 11/18/2019 to file the Principal Brief. [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 10/02/2019 by email. [639589] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 10/02/2019 12:07 PM]

FILED from Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Title: CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF. Service: 10/07/2019 by email. [640711] [19-2192] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [21] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 10/07/2019 03:32 PM]

NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: Appellant TecSec, Inc.'s Corrected Opening Brief [20] is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 11/06/2019. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [645820] [CAB] [Entered: 10/30/2019 12:34 PM]

6 paper copies of the Opening Response Brief [23] received from Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. [651918] [CJF] [Entered: 11/25/2019 08:56 AM]

MOTION of Appellant TecSec, Inc. to extend the time to 01/13/2020 to file the Response and Reply Brief, due 12/30/2019. [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 12/09/2019 by email. [655058] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 12/09/2019 03:18 PM]

Entry of appearance for David Parker as of counsel for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 01/10/2020 by email. [662287] [19-2192] [David Parker] [Entered: 01/10/2020 03:36 PM]

Entry of appearance for Brian Saunders as of counsel for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 01/13/2020 by email. [662712] [19-2192] [Brian Saunders] [Entered: 01/13/2020 06:15 PM]

FILED from Appellant TecSec, Inc. Title: REPLY BRIEF. Service: 01/13/2020 by email. [662720] [19-2192] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[33] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 01/13/2020 06:21 PM]

MODIFIED ENTRY: JOINT APPENDIX FILED for Appellant TecSec, Inc. Number of Pages: 1049. Service: 02/10/2020 by email. [669836] --[Edited 02/25/2020 by JAL - Compliance review complete] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 02/10/2020 02:41 PM]

Joint Statement of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 33 for Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. Service: 02/11/2020 by email. [670124] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 02/11/2020 09:59 AM]

6 paper copies of the Reply Brief [30] received from Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc. [674333] [CJF] [Entered: 02/26/2020 12:17 PM]

Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 11(d) (Trial Court) for Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. Service: 03/02/2020 by email. [675577] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 03/02/2020 03:32 PM]

FILED from Appellant TecSec, Inc. Title: CORRECTED RESPONSE BRIEF. Service: 03/02/2020 by email. [675610] [19-2192] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No.[39] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 03/02/2020 03:54 PM]

Certificate of Compliance with Fed. Cir. R. 11(d) (Trial Court) for Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 03/02/2020 by email. [675659] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 03/02/2020 05:31 PM]

Outstanding paper copies of all briefs and appendices must be submitted on or before April 17, 2020. See Administrative Order No. 20-01 (Mar. 20, 2020). [683148] [CAB] [Entered: 03/31/2020 03:13 PM]

Notice from Appellant TecSec, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 04/02/2020 by email. [683714] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 04/02/2020 11:58 AM]

Notice from Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 04/02/2020 by email. [683796] [19-2192] [Tara Elliott] [Entered: 04/02/2020 02:57 PM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Michael Oakes for TecSec, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 11/02/2020, 11/03/2020, 11/04/2020, 11/05/2020, 11/06/2020. [683819] [JAB] [Entered: 04/02/2020 03:35 PM]

The following conflict dates submitted by Tara Elliott for Adobe Inc. have been accepted by the court: 07/06/2020, 07/07/2020, 07/08/2020, 07/09/2020, 07/10/2020. [683821] [JAB] [Entered: 04/02/2020 03:37 PM]

6 paper copies of the Corrected Opening Brief [22] received from Appellant TecSec, Inc. [685239] [CJF] [Entered: 04/08/2020 12:41 PM]

6 paper copies of the Corrected Response and Reply Brief [40] received from Appellant TecSec, Inc. [685242] [CJF] [Entered: 04/08/2020 12:43 PM]

6 paper copies of the Joint Appendix (Vol. I - II) [31] received from Appellant TecSec, Inc. [685243] [CJF] [Entered: 04/08/2020 12:45 PM]

Response to notice of oral argument from the Appellant TecSec, Inc.. Service: 07/15/2020 by email. [707835] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 07/15/2020 03:20 PM]

Response to notice of oral argument from the Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. Service: 07/15/2020 by email. [707840] [19-2192] [Gabriel Bell] [Entered: 07/15/2020 03:37 PM]

Clerk's letter to Appellant TecSec, Inc. and Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc. regarding Telephonic Argument Orientation. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [709007]--[Edited 07/21/2020 by PBC to upload correct letter] [JAB] [Entered: 07/21/2020 03:13 PM]

ORDER filed. TecSec is directed to file a legible copy of Appx24459-24460 (Plaintiff's Trial Exhibit 69) by close of business on July 24, 2020. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [709216] [JAB] [Entered: 07/22/2020 12:21 PM]

RESPONSE of Appellant TecSec, Inc. to the court order [54]. Service: 07/22/2020 by email. [709282] [19-2192]--[Edited 07/22/2020 by MJL to consolidate docket text] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 07/22/2020 02:20 PM]

Citation of Supplemental Authority pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 28(j) for Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. Service: 07/29/2020 by email. [711112] [19-2192] [Gabriel Bell] [Entered: 07/29/2020 04:32 PM]

RESPONSE of Appellant TecSec, Inc. to the supplemental authority [56] filed by Cross-Appellant Adobe Inc.. Service: 07/31/2020 by email. [711654] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 07/31/2020 03:15 PM]

Submitted after ORAL ARGUMENT by Michael Oakes for TecSec, Inc. and Gabriel Bell for Adobe Inc. Panel: Judge: Prost, Judge: Reyna, Judge: Taranto. [712703] [JAB] [Entered: 08/05/2020 12:50 PM]

Letter from Appellant TecSec, Inc. Regarding Appendix Pages Requested During Oral Argument (Appx23450-23452 and Appx24451-24452). Service: 08/06/2020 by email. [713078] [19-2192] [Michael Oakes] [Entered: 08/06/2020 02:34 PM]

OPINION filed for the court by Prost, Chief Judge; Reyna, Circuit Judge and Taranto, Circuit Judge. Precedential Opinion. [730967] [19-2192, 19-2258] [JAB] [Entered: 10/23/2020 09:29 AM]

Mandate issued to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [738652] [19-2192, 19-2258] [JAB] [Entered: 11/30/2020 10:16 AM]

ORACLE AMERICA, INC.

ORACLE CORPORATION

SOFTWARE AG, INC.

SOFTWARE AG

SYBASE, INC.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

SAP AG

SAP AMERICA, INC.

SAS INSTITUTE, INC.

TECSEC, INC.

ADOBE INC.