Uniloc USA, Inc. v. WhatsApp Inc.

6:16-cv-00225

Overview

Case Number 6:16-cv-00225

Filing Date 2016-03-18

Status Litigation filed

Court District Court, E.D. Texas

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Parties

Defendant

WhatsApp Inc.

Represented By

6 Attorneys Listed

Deron R Dacus

The Dacus Firm, PC

Tel: (903) 705-1117

Fax: (903) 581-2543

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

Heidi Lyn Keefe

COOLEY, LLP Palo Alto

Tel: (650) 843-5000

Fax: (650) 849-7400

3175 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304

Mark R Weinstein

COOLEY, LLP Palo Alto

Tel: (650) 843-5007

Fax: (650) 849-7400

3175 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304

Michael G Rhodes

Cooley, LLP (San Francisco)

Tel: (415) 693-2181

Fax: (415) 693-2222

101 California St., 5th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-5800

Phillip Edward Morton

Cooley LLP- Reston Va

Tel: (703) 456-8668

Fax: (703) 456-8100

11951 Freedom Drive, 16th Floor, Reston, VA 20190-5656

Priya B Viswanath

COOLEY, LLP Palo Alto

Tel: (650) 843-5000

Fax: (650) 857-0663

3175 Hanover St., Palo Alto, CA 94304

Plaintiff

Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.

Represented By

10 Attorneys Listed

Aaron Seth Jacobs

Cesari & McKenna, LLP

88 Black Falcon Ave., Suite 271, Boston, MA 02210

Charles Craig Tadlock

Tadlock Law Firm

Tel: (214) 785-6014

2701 Dallas Parkway, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75093

Daniel James McGonagle

Cesari & McKenna, LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave., Suite 271, Boston, MA 02210

Dean G Bostock

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-3046

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Jason Clarence Williams

McCarter & English, LLP Boston

Tel: (617) 449-6500

Fax: (617) 607-9200

265 Franklin St., Boston, MA 02110

Jonathan R. DeBlois

Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

Tel: (617) 692-2230

Fax: (617) 443-0004

125 Summer St., 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110

Keith Bryan Smiley

Tadlock Law Firm

Tel: (214) 785-6014

2701 Dallas Parkway, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75093

Kevin Gannon

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Michael James Ercolini

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Paul J Hayes

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Uniloc USA, Inc.

Represented By

10 Attorneys Listed

Aaron Seth Jacobs

Cesari & McKenna, LLP

88 Black Falcon Ave., Suite 271, Boston, MA 02210

Charles Craig Tadlock

Tadlock Law Firm

Tel: (214) 785-6014

2701 Dallas Parkway, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75093

Daniel James McGonagle

Cesari & McKenna, LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave., Suite 271, Boston, MA 02210

Dean G Bostock

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-3046

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Jason Clarence Williams

McCarter & English, LLP Boston

Tel: (617) 449-6500

Fax: (617) 607-9200

265 Franklin St., Boston, MA 02110

Jonathan R. DeBlois

Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

Tel: (617) 692-2230

Fax: (617) 443-0004

125 Summer St., 11th Floor, Boston, MA 02110

Keith Bryan Smiley

Tadlock Law Firm

Tel: (214) 785-6014

2701 Dallas Parkway, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75093

Kevin Gannon

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Michael James Ercolini

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Paul J Hayes

Cesari & McKenna LLP

Tel: (617) 951-2500

Fax: (617) 951-3927

88 Black Falcon Ave, Suite 271, Boston, MA 02110

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, E.D. Texas

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

2016-03-18

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COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

2016-03-18

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COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

2016-03-18

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Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

2016-03-18

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Uniloc USA, Inc. v. WhatsApp Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

WhatsApp Inc.

Represented By

Plaintiff

Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.

Represented By

Uniloc USA, Inc.

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

COMPLAINT against WhatsApp Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0540-5664925.), filed by Uniloc USA, Inc., Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Keith Bryan Smiley on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Smiley, Keith) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Paul J Hayes on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Hayes, Paul) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jason Clarence Williams on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Williams, Jason) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dean G Bostock on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Bostock, Dean) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kevin Gannon on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Gannon, Kevin) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael James Ercolini on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Ercolini, Michael) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE by Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Notice of Related Cases) (Tadlock, Charles) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jonathan DeBlois on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (DeBlois, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/18/2016)

Add and Terminate Judges

SUMMONS Issued as to WhatsApp Inc., and emailed to pltf for service. (mll, ) (Entered: 03/22/2016)

Defendant's Unopposed First Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint re WhatsApp Inc..( Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 04/06/2016)

Application Granted for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint

Return of Service Executed as to WhatsApp Inc. on 4/4/2016, by cert mail. (mll, ) (Entered: 05/12/2016)

WhatsApp Inc.'s ANSWER to 1 Complaint by WhatsApp Inc..(Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 05/25/2016)

CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by WhatsApp Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Facebook, Inc. for WhatsApp Inc.. (Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 05/25/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Heidi Lyn Keefe on behalf of WhatsApp Inc. (Keefe, Heidi) (Entered: 05/26/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael G Rhodes on behalf of WhatsApp Inc. (Rhodes, Michael) (Entered: 05/27/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Priya B Viswanath on behalf of WhatsApp Inc. (Viswanath, Priya) (Entered: 05/27/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Mark R Weinstein on behalf of WhatsApp Inc. (Weinstein, Mark) (Entered: 05/27/2016)

Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Jonathan R. DeBlois by Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Smiley, Keith) (Entered: 06/01/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Daniel McGonagle on behalf of All Plaintiffs (McGonagle, Daniel) (Entered: 06/01/2016)

ORDER granting 21 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Jonathan DeBlois terminated. Signed by Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 6/2/2016. (gsg) (Entered: 06/02/2016)

Remark

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Phillip Edward Morton on behalf of WhatsApp Inc. (Morton, Phillip) (Entered: 07/22/2016)

SUR-REPLY to Reply to Response to Motion re 25 Opposed MOTION to Change Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. Section 1404 filed by Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc.. (Gannon, Kevin) (Entered: 08/09/2016)

NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Aaron Seth Jacobs on behalf of Uniloc Luxembourg, S.A., Uniloc USA, Inc. (Jacobs, Aaron) (Entered: 09/30/2016)

Notice (Other)

Leave to File Document

Order on Motion to Change Venue

Order Staying Case

Order Dismissing Case