Touchstream Technologies, Inc. v. Yamaha Corporation

2:24-cv-00739

Overview

Case Number 2:24-cv-00739

Filing Date 2024-09-10

Status Litigation filed

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

Presiding Judge Rodney Gilstrap

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 15:1126 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Yamaha Corporation

Represented By

7 Attorneys Listed

Stuart Hene

Findlay Craft, P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 534-1100

7270 Crosswater Avenue, Suite B, Tyler, TX 75703

T Vann Pearce , Jr

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 339-8400

2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Sten Anker Jensen

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Washington DC

Tel: +1 (202) 339-8436

Fax: +1 (202) 339-8500

1152 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005-1706

Joseph Raymond Kolker

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tel: +1 (212) 506-3628

51 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019

Jasmine Wenxi Zhu

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tel: +1 (240) 515-6856

2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Steven Routh

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 339-8509

Fax: +1 (202) 339-8500

2100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Eric Hugh Findlay

Findlay Craft, P.C.

Tel: +1 (903) 534-1100

Fax: +1 (903) 534-1137

7270 Crosswater Avenue, Suite B

Plaintiff

Touchstream Technologies, Inc.

Represented By

8 Attorneys Listed

Jordan T. Bergsten

Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 274-1105

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Ryan D. Dykal

Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 274-1109

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Philip Eckert

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Tel: +1 (816) 474-6550

1401 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005

Melissa Richards Smith

Gillam & Smith, LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

303 South Washington Avenue, Marshall, TX 75670

Mark D. Schafer

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 274-1107

1401 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005

James Travis Underwood

Gillam & Smith LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

102 N College, Suite 800, Tyler, TX 75702

Andrew Thompson (Tom) Gorham

Gillam & Smith LLP

Tel: +1 (903) 934-8450

Fax: +1 (903) 934-9257

102 N College, Suite 800, Tyler, TX 75702

Anita Liu

Boies Schiller Flexner LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 274-1111

1401 New York Avenue, Washington DC, DC 20005

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas (txed)

Presiding Judge

Rodney Gilstrap

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Yamaha Corporation ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10349824.), filed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - '118 Patent, # 2 Exhibit 2 - '195 Patent, # 3 Exhibit 3 - '062 Patent, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

2024-09-10

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COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Yamaha Corporation ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10349824.), filed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - '118 Patent, # 2 Exhibit 2 - '195 Patent, # 3 Exhibit 3 - '062 Patent, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

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COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Yamaha Corporation ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10349824.), filed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - '118 Patent, # 2 Exhibit 2 - '195 Patent, # 3 Exhibit 3 - '062 Patent, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

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COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement against Yamaha Corporation ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10349824.), filed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - '118 Patent, # 2 Exhibit 2 - '195 Patent, # 3 Exhibit 3 - '062 Patent, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

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Touchstream Technologies, Inc. v. Yamaha Corporation

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Yamaha Corporation Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

Touchstream Technologies, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Liu, Anita) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

SUMMONS Issued as to Yamaha Corporation. (NKL) (Entered: 09/10/2024)

Case Assigned/Reassigned

Notice of Magistrate Judge Availability

Case Assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (NKL)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. Yamaha Corporation served on 11/10/2024. (Liu, Anita) (Entered: 11/11/2024)

Defendant Yamaha Corporation's ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by Yamaha Corporation.(Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

Notice of Magistrate Judge Availability

Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Yamaha Corporation (Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Steven Routh on behalf of Yamaha Corporation (Routh, Steven) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by T Vann Pearce, Jr on behalf of Yamaha Corporation (Pearce, T) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Sten Anker Jensen on behalf of Yamaha Corporation (Jensen, Sten) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jasmine Wenxi Zhu on behalf of Yamaha Corporation (Zhu, Jasmine) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Joseph Raymond Kolker on behalf of Yamaha Corporation. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-10756439. (Kolker, Joseph) (Entered: 03/31/2025)

ORDER Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 5/28/2025 at 01:30 PM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 4/8/25. (bga) (Entered: 04/09/2025)

UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 04/11/2025)

ORDER granting 15 Unopposed Motion to Extend Deadline to Respond to Yamaha Corporation's Motion to Dismiss. (Motion(s) 15 terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 4/14/2025. (jmb) (Entered: 04/14/2025)

Set/Reset Deadlines as to 8 Defendant Yamaha Corporation's Motion to Dismiss Under Rule 12(b)(3) for Improper Venue, Rule 12(b)(2) for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, and Rule 12(b)(7) for Failure to Join a Party Under Rule 19. Response due by 4/21/2025. (jmb)

Set/Reset Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

NOTICE of Case Readiness by Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Liu, Anita) (Entered: 04/15/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Melissa Richards Smith on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Smith, Melissa) (Entered: 04/17/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by James Travis Underwood on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Underwood, James) (Entered: 04/17/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew Thompson (Tom) Gorham on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Gorham, Andrew) (Entered: 04/17/2025)

UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 04/18/2025)

ORDER granting 21 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re 8 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Yamaha Corporation's Motion to Dismiss Under Rule 12(b)(3) for Improper Venue. Responses due by 4/28/2025. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 4/23/2025. (gsm) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

OPPOSED MOTION for Discovery AND EXTENSION OF BRIEFING SCHEDULE by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit/Declaration A. Liu, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 04/25/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Mark D. Schafer on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-10811351. (Schafer, Mark) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Philip Eckert on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-10811373. (Eckert, Philip) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Jordan T. Bergsten on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-10811391. (Bergsten, Jordan) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Ryan D. Dykal on behalf of Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-10812285. (Dykal, Ryan) (Entered: 04/30/2025)

ORDER granting 23 Motion for Jurisdictional Discovery and Extension ofBriefing Deadlines. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 04/28/2025. (mdj) (Entered: 05/01/2025)

UNOPPOSED MOTION to Take Deposition from Seiichi Yamaguchi at the United States Embassy at Tokyo, Japan by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 05/20/2025)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stuart Hene on behalf of Yamaha Corporation (Hene, Stuart) (Entered: 05/26/2025)

ORDER granting 29 Motion to Take Deposition. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 5/27/2025. (KLC) (Entered: 05/28/2025)

Scheduling Conference/Case Management Conference

UNOPPOSED MOTION to Take Deposition from Seichii Yamaguchi Outside of Jurisdictional Discovery Deadline and for Extension of Briefing Deadlines by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order to Grant Motion)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 06/10/2025)

ORDER granting 34 Motion to Take Deposition. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 06/11/2025. (mdj) (Entered: 06/11/2025)

JOINT MOTION for Discovery Order Entry by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order for Discovery)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 06/11/2025)

DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 06/13/2025. (mdj) (Entered: 06/13/2025)

JOINT MOTION for Protective Order by Touchstream Technologies, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Liu, Anita) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

NOTICE of Discovery Disclosure by Touchstream Technologies, Inc. (Liu, Anita) (Entered: 06/18/2025)

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by Yamaha Corporation Regarding Initial and Additional Disclosures (Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 06/19/2025)

PROTECTIVE ORDER (Motion(s) 38 terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 6/19/2025. (slo) (Entered: 06/20/2025)

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by Yamaha Corporation Regarding P.R. 3-3 and 3-4 Disclosures and Subject Matter Eligibility Contentions (Findlay, Eric) (Entered: 07/10/2025)

Sealed Reply to Response to Motion

Response to Motion

Redacted Document

Sealed Sur-Reply to Reply to Response to Motion

Discovery

Order on Motion for Discovery

Withdraw as Attorney

Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney

Notice (Other)

Notice of Compliance

Notice (Other)

Notice (Other)

Notice of Compliance

Stay

Order on Motion to Stay

Terminate Deadlines and Hearings

Dismiss

Order Dismissing Case

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120)

Track Case Updates

Yamaha Corporation

Touchstream Technologies, Inc.