TopWire LLC v. Apple, Inc.

7:25-cv-00551

Overview

Case Number 7:25-cv-00551

Filing Date 2025-12-01

Status Litigation filed

Court District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge Alan D. Albright

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Plaintiff

Parties

Defendant

Apple, Inc.

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Deron R Dacus

The Dacus Firm, P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 705-1117

Fax: +1 (903) 581-2543

821 ESE Loop 323, Suite 430, Tyler, TX 75701

Yung-Hoon Ha

Desmarais LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 351-3400

Fax: +1 (212) 351-3401

230 Park Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10169

Maria A. Tartakovsky

Desmarais LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 573-1849

101 California Street, Suite 3070, San Francisco, CA 94111

Joze Welsh

Desmarais LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 351-3400

Fax: +1 (212) 351-3401

230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169

Cosmin Maier

Desmarais LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 351-3400

Fax: +1 (212) 351-3401

230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169

Asim H. Zaidi

Desmarais LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 351-3400

230 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10169

Plaintiff

TopWire LLC

Represented By

2 Attorneys Listed

Warren J. McCarty , III

Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, PLLC

Tel: +1 (214) 800-4501

2001 Ross Ave., Suite 520

Jason S. McManis

Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, PLLC

Tel: +1 (713) 655-1101

Fax: +1 (713) 655-0062

1221 McKinney St., Suite 2500

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, W.D. Texas (txwd)

Presiding Judge

Alan D. Albright

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number CTXWDC-21038738). No Summons requested at this time, filed by TopWire LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(McCarty, Warren) (Attachment 2 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

2025-12-01

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REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 2 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

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Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 3 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

2025-12-01

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RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

2025-12-01

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TopWire LLC v. Apple, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Apple, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

TopWire LLC Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number CTXWDC-21038738). No Summons requested at this time, filed by TopWire LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(McCarty, Warren) (Attachment 2 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 2 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 3 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Entered: 12/01/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Warren J. McCarty, III on behalf of TopWire LLC (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 5 replaced with flattened pdf on 12/2/2025) (slt). (Entered: 12/01/2025)

Summons Issued as to Apple, Inc. (slt) (Entered: 12/02/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Main Document 7 replaced with flattened pdf on on 12/2/2025) (kg). (Entered: 12/02/2025)

Summons Issued as to Apple, Inc. (kg) (Entered: 12/02/2025)

ORDER TO TRANSFER. Signed by Judge David Counts. (slt) (Entered: 12/03/2025)

Case reassigned to Judge Alan D Albright. Judge David Counts no longer assigned to the case. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (slt)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Case Assigned/Reassigned

SUMMONS Returned Executed by TopWire LLC. Apple, Inc. served on 12/3/2025, answer due 12/24/2025. (McCarty, Warren) (Entered: 12/04/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Deron R Dacus on behalf of Apple, Inc.. Attorney Deron R Dacus added to party Apple, Inc.(pty:dft) (Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

NOTICE of Extension by Apple, Inc. re 1 Complaint, (Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jason S. McManis on behalf of TopWire LLC. Attorney Jason S. McManis added to party TopWire LLC(pty:pla) (McManis, Jason) (Entered: 01/22/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Deron R Dacus (on behalf of Asim H. Zaidi) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21351479) by on behalf of Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Deron R Dacus (on behalf of Cosmin Maier) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21351515) by on behalf of Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Deron R Dacus (on behalf of Joze F. Welsh) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21351536) by on behalf of Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Deron R Dacus (on behalf of Maria A. Tartakovsky) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21351549) by on behalf of Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Deron R Dacus (on behalf of Yung-Hoon Ha) ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21351557) by on behalf of Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Maria Tartakovsky, # 2 Exhibit 1)(Maier, Cosmin) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Apple, Inc.. (Maier, Cosmin) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

STATUS REPORT Joint Case Readiness by TopWire LLC. (McCarty, Warren) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

AMENDED COMPLAINT against Apple, Inc. amending, filed by TopWire LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(McCarty, Warren) (Entered: 02/23/2026)

Text Order DENYING AS MOOT 19 Motion to Dismiss entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Plaintiff has filed an amended complaint, thus, this Motion is denied as moot. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

Order on Motion to Dismiss

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint Pursuant to FRCP 12(b)(6) by Apple, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Maria Tartakovsky, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2)(Maier, Cosmin) (Entered: 03/09/2026)

Entry of Scheduling Order

Response in Opposition to Motion

Scheduling Order

Pro Hac Vice Letter

Pro Hac Vice Letter

Sealed Motion

Notice of Attorney Appearance

Notice of Attorney Appearance

Order on Motion for Entry of Scheduling Order

Reply to Response to Motion

Notice

Redacted Copy

Order Reassigning Case

Order Reassigning Case

Stay Case

Miscellaneous Relief

Response in Opposition to Motion

Sealed Motion

Order on Sealed Motion

Sealed Document

Reply to Response to Motion

Claim Construction Brief

Stay

Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document

Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document

Order on Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document

Sealed Motion

Sealed Document

Redacted Copy

Reply to Response to Motion

Redacted Copy

Claim Construction Brief

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Claim Construction Brief

Stipulation

Withdraw As Attorney

Claim Construction Brief

Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney

Apple, Inc.

TopWire LLC