TV/COM Intl Inc v. Echostar Satellite

1:98-cv-01291

Overview

Case Number 1:98-cv-01291

Filing Date 1998-06-12

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2005-02-17

Court District Court, D. Colorado (cod)

Presiding Judge Richard P. Matsch

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:271 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Nagravision S.A.

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

James M. Heintz

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (703) 773-4748

Fax: +1 (703) 773-5200

11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300

Richard P. Holme

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 892-9400

Fax: +1 (303) 893-1379

1550 17th Street, Suite 500

Philip L. Cohan

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 861-3980

Fax: +1 (202) 223-2085

500 8th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004

Kudelski, S.A.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

James M. Heintz

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (703) 773-4748

Fax: +1 (703) 773-5200

11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 300

Richard P. Holme

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 892-9400

Fax: +1 (303) 893-1379

1550 17th Street, Suite 500

Philip L. Cohan

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 861-3980

Fax: +1 (202) 223-2085

500 8th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004

Benjamin Sorrell Boyd

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 799-4000

Fax: +1 (202) 799-5000

500 8th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004

Echostar Satellite Corporation

Represented By

1 Attorneys Listed

Robert R. Brunelli

Sheridan Ross, P.C.

Tel: +1 (303) 863-9700

Fax: +1 (303) 863-0223

1560 Broadway, Suite 1200

Nagra, USA, Inc.

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Richard P. Holme

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Tel: +1 (303) 892-9400

Fax: +1 (303) 893-1379

1550 17th Street, Suite 500

Philip L. Cohan

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 861-3980

Fax: +1 (202) 223-2085

500 8th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004

Benjamin Sorrell Boyd

DLA Piper US LLP

Tel: +1 (202) 799-4000

Fax: +1 (202) 799-5000

500 8th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20004

Echostar Communications Corporation

Represented By

3 Attorneys Listed

Robert R. Brunelli

Sheridan Ross, P.C.

Tel: +1 (303) 863-9700

Fax: +1 (303) 863-0223

1560 Broadway, Suite 1200

Nicholas Rehman Sayeedi

EchoStar Communications Corporation

Tel: +1 (303) 723-1615

EchoStar Communications Corporation, Corporate Counsel

David F. Zinger

Sheridan, Ross, P.C.

Tel: +1 (303) 863-9700

1560 Broadway, #1200

Plaintiff

TV/COM International, Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Terence C. Gill

Colorado Attorney General's Office

Tel: +1 (720) 508-6356

Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center, 1300 Broadway

Stefan D. Stein

Sherman & Howard LLC

Tel: +1 (303) 299-8146

Sherman & Howard LLC, 675 Fifteenth Street

David A. York

Latham & Watkins-Menlo Park California

Tel: +1 (650) 328-4600

Latham & Watkins-Menlo Park California, 135 Commonwealth Drive

David S. Foster

LAtham & Watkins-Illinois

Tel: +1 (312) 876-7644

LAtham & Watkins-Illinois, Sears Tower

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, D. Colorado (cod)

Presiding Judge

Richard P. Matsch

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand (former empl) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

1998-06-12

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RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon / by defendant Echostar Comm Corp on 7/17/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/22/1998)

1998-07-21

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RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon defendant Nagra USA Inc on 7/24/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/29/1998)

1998-07-28

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MOTION by defendant Echostar Comm Corp to extend time to answer to 8/26/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/07/1998)

1998-08-06

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TV/COM Intl Inc v. Echostar Satellite

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Nagravision S.A.

Represented By

Kudelski, S.A.

Represented By

Echostar Satellite Corporation

Represented By

Nagra, USA, Inc.

Represented By

Echostar Communications Corporation

Represented By

Plaintiff

TV/COM International, Inc.

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand (former empl) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon / by defendant Echostar Comm Corp on 7/17/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/22/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon defendant Nagra USA Inc on 7/24/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/29/1998)

MOTION by defendant Echostar Comm Corp to extend time to answer to 8/26/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/07/1998)

ORDER by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch granting dft ExhoStar's motion to extend time to answer to 8/26/98 [4-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/7/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/07/1998)

Unopposed MOTION by defendant Nagra USA Inc to extend time to answer to 9/2/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/13/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch granting motion to extend time to answer to 9/2/98 [6-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/14/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/14/1998)

ANSWER, Affiramtive Defenses to complaint [1-1] and COUNTERCLAIM by defendant Echostar Comm Corp against plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 08/27/1998)

COUNTERCLAIM; jury demand by defendant Nagra USA Inc against plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 09/21/1998)

ORDER FOR RULE 16 CONFERENCE by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; Rule 16 conference set for 10:30 10/29/98 (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 09/04/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; rule 16 conference reset for 2:00 10/6/98 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/14/98 (lam) (Entered: 09/14/1998)

REPLY TO COUNTERCLAIM [8-2] by counter-defendant TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 09/21/1998)

REPLY TO COUNTERCLAIM [9-1] by counter-defendant TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) Modified on 09/21/1998 (Entered: 09/21/1998)

COURTROOM MINUTES by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; rule 16 conf held on 10/6/98 ; further rule 16 conference set for 4:00 11/12/98 ; entry date : 10/7/98 Court Reporter: ECR Operator, Kathy Terasaki - proposed scheduled order attached (former empl) (Entered: 10/07/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch discovery conf set for 4:00 11/12/98 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 10/7/98 (former empl) (Entered: 10/07/1998)

First AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc; jury demand terminating defendant/cntclm Echostar Comm Corp; adding Echostar Satellite Corp, Kudelski, S.A. (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/09/1998)

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings before Judge Matsch of 10/6/98 Rule 16 Conference ( 1-39 pages) Prepared By: Federal Reporting Service (lam) Modified on 10/15/1998 (Entered: 10/15/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Echostar Satellite on 10/12/98 by Federal Express Overnight Delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Echostar Satellite on 10/12/98 by Federal Express Overnight delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Kudelski, S.A. on 10/12/98 by Federal Express overnight delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

TV/COM Intl Inc v. Echostar Satellite

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Nagravision S.A. Follow

Represented By

Kudelski, S.A. Follow

Represented By

Echostar Satellite Corporation Follow

Represented By

Nagra, USA, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Echostar Communications Corporation Follow

Represented By

Plaintiff

TV/COM International, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand (former empl) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon / by defendant Echostar Comm Corp on 7/17/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/22/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint upon defendant Nagra USA Inc on 7/24/98 (lam) (Entered: 07/29/1998)

MOTION by defendant Echostar Comm Corp to extend time to answer to 8/26/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/07/1998)

ORDER by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch granting dft ExhoStar's motion to extend time to answer to 8/26/98 [4-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/7/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/07/1998)

Unopposed MOTION by defendant Nagra USA Inc to extend time to answer to 9/2/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/13/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch granting motion to extend time to answer to 9/2/98 [6-1] (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 8/14/98 (lam) (Entered: 08/14/1998)

ANSWER, Affiramtive Defenses to complaint [1-1] and COUNTERCLAIM by defendant Echostar Comm Corp against plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 08/27/1998)

COUNTERCLAIM; jury demand by defendant Nagra USA Inc against plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 09/21/1998)

ORDER FOR RULE 16 CONFERENCE by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; Rule 16 conference set for 10:30 10/29/98 (cc: all counsel) (former empl) (Entered: 09/04/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; rule 16 conference reset for 2:00 10/6/98 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 9/14/98 (lam) (Entered: 09/14/1998)

REPLY TO COUNTERCLAIM [8-2] by counter-defendant TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) (Entered: 09/21/1998)

REPLY TO COUNTERCLAIM [9-1] by counter-defendant TV/COM Intl Inc (lam) Modified on 09/21/1998 (Entered: 09/21/1998)

COURTROOM MINUTES by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch ; rule 16 conf held on 10/6/98 ; further rule 16 conference set for 4:00 11/12/98 ; entry date : 10/7/98 Court Reporter: ECR Operator, Kathy Terasaki - proposed scheduled order attached (former empl) (Entered: 10/07/1998)

MINUTE ORDER : by Chief Judge Richard P. Matsch discovery conf set for 4:00 11/12/98 (cc: all counsel) ; entry date : 10/7/98 (former empl) (Entered: 10/07/1998)

First AMENDED COMPLAINT [1-1] by plaintiff TV/COM Intl Inc; jury demand terminating defendant/cntclm Echostar Comm Corp; adding Echostar Satellite Corp, Kudelski, S.A. (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/09/1998)

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings before Judge Matsch of 10/6/98 Rule 16 Conference ( 1-39 pages) Prepared By: Federal Reporting Service (lam) Modified on 10/15/1998 (Entered: 10/15/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Echostar Satellite on 10/12/98 by Federal Express Overnight Delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Echostar Satellite on 10/12/98 by Federal Express Overnight delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

RETURN OF SERVICE of Summons and first amended Complaint upon defendant Kudelski, S.A. on 10/12/98 by Federal Express overnight delivery (lam) Modified on 10/30/1998 (Entered: 10/16/1998)

Track Case Updates

Nagravision S.A.

Kudelski, S.A.

Echostar Satellite Corporation

Nagra, USA, Inc.

Echostar Communications Corporation

TV/COM International, Inc.