Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.

3:12-cv-01212

Overview

Case Number 3:12-cv-01212

Filing Date 2012-03-12

Status Terminated

Termination Date 2012-07-10

Court District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge Jeffrey S. White

Nature of Suit 830 Patent

Jurisdiction Type Federal Question

Cause of Action 35:145 Patent Infringement

Jury Demand Both

Parties

Defendant

Yahoo! Inc.

Represented By

4 Attorneys Listed

Jennifer A. Kash

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan , LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 875-6600

Fax: +1 (415) 875-6700

50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Kevin Alexander Smith

Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 875-6600

Fax: +1 (415) 875-6700

50 California Street, 22nd Floor

Brian James Dunne

Olavi Dunne LLP

Tel: +1 (213) 516-7900

Fax: +1 (213) 516-7910

811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1710

Charles Kramer Verhoeven

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 875-6600

50 California Street, 22nd Floor, San Francisco, Ca 94111

Intervenor Plaintiff

Facebook, Inc.

Represented By

8 Attorneys Listed

Mark Daniel Selwyn

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 858-6031

Fax: +1 (650) 858-6100

950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Stephen Cassidy Neal

Cooley LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 843-5000

Fax: +1 (650) 857-0663

5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real

Michael Graham Rhodes

Cooley LLP

Tel: +1 (415) 693-2000

Fax: +1 (415) 693-2222

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

Joseph Francis Haag

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 858-6000

950 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Heidi Lyn Keefe

Cooley LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 843-5000

Fax: +1 (650) 857-0663

3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Mark R. Weinstein

Cooley LLP

Tel: +1 (650) 843-5000

Fax: +1 (650) 857-0663

3175 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1130

Lee F. William

Wilmer Cutler P)ickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Tel: +1 (617) 526-6556

60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

Cynthia D. Vreeland ,

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP.

Tel: +1 (617) 526-6148

Fax: +1 (617) 526-5000

60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

Court & Judges

Court

District Court, N.D. California (cand)

Presiding Judge

Jeffrey S. White

Patents Involved

No asserted patent numbers detected in initial docket filings yet.

Docket Entries

COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT: JURY TRIAL DEMANDED; against Facebook, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350.00, receipt number 54611011490.). Filed byYahoo! Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 01, # 2 Exhibit 02, # 3 Exhibit 03, # 4 Exhibit 04, # 5 Exhibit 05, # 6 Exhibit 06, # 7 Exhibit 07, # 8 Exhibit 08, # 9 Exhibit 09, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Civil Cover Sheet)(aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

2012-03-12

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ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 6/20/2012. Case Management Conference set for 6/27/2012 10:00 AM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins on 3/12/12. (Attachments: # 1 NC Standing Order, # 2 Standing Order)(aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

2012-03-12

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Certificate of Interested Entities or Parties; by Yahoo! Inc. (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

2012-03-12

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; by Yahoo! Inc. (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

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Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.

Overview

Parties

Defendant

Yahoo! Inc. Follow

Represented By

Intervenor Plaintiff

Facebook, Inc. Follow

Represented By

Court & Judges

Patents Involved

Docket Entries

ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 6/20/2012. Case Management Conference set for 6/27/2012 10:00 AM. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins on 3/12/12. (Attachments: # 1 NC Standing Order, # 2 Standing Order)(aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities or Parties; by Yahoo! Inc. (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT; by Yahoo! Inc. (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

Summons Issued as to Facebook, Inc. (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding: PATENT INFRINGEMENT (cc: form mailed to register). (aaa, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/12/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Yahoo! Inc. re 5 Summons Issued -----Proof of Service (Kash, Jennifer) (Filed on 3/14/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Yahoo! Inc. . (Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 3/14/2012) (Entered: 03/14/2012)

CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Yahoo! Inc. re 8 Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge ----Proof of Service (Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 3/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)

ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. William Alsup. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 3/19/12. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2012) (Entered: 03/19/2012)

SUMMONS Returned Executed by Yahoo! Inc. Facebook, Inc. served on 3/13/2012, answer due 4/3/2012. (mjj2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/19/2012) (Entered: 03/22/2012)

ORDER OF REASSIGNMENT FOR ALL PROCEEDINGS. Signed by Judges William Alsup and Jeffrey S. White on 3/20/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2012) (Entered: 03/21/2012)

ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. Jeffrey S. White. Hon. William Alsup no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 3/21/12. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2012) (Entered: 03/21/2012)

INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Case Management Conference set for 6/29/2012 01:30 PM in Courtroom 11, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Case Management Statement due by 6/22/2012.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 3/21/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/21/2012) (Entered: 03/21/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Facebook, Inc. (Neal, Stephen) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/03/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Heidi Lyn Keefe (Keefe, Heidi) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/03/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Graham Rhodes (Rhodes, Michael) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/03/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mark R. Weinstein (Weinstein, Mark) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/03/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Cynthia D. Vreeland ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 34611072488.) filed by Facebook, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(mjj2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/04/2012)

MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by William F. Lee ( Filing fee $ 305, receipt number 34611072489.) filed by Facebook, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(mjj2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/3/2012) (Entered: 04/04/2012)

ORDER by Judge Jeffrey S. White granting 21 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Cynthia D. Vreeland (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2012) (Entered: 04/05/2012)

ORDER by Judge Jeffrey S. White granting 22 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for William F. Lee (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2012) (Entered: 04/05/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Brian James Dunne on behalf of Yahoo! Inc. (Dunne, Brian) (Filed on 4/6/2012) (Entered: 04/06/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Daniel Selwyn (Selwyn, Mark) (Filed on 4/11/2012) (Entered: 04/11/2012)

NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph Francis Haag (Haag, Joseph) (Filed on 4/11/2012) (Entered: 04/11/2012)

ANSWER TO COUNTERCLAIM 16 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim,,, COUNTERCLAIM against Facebook, Inc. byYahoo! Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 4/27/2012) (Entered: 04/27/2012)

Declaration of Heidi L. Keefe in Support of 29 MOTION to Strike and/or Dismiss Yahoo Inc.'s Claims and Defenses of Inequitable Conduct filed byFacebook, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Related document(s) 29 ) (Keefe, Heidi) (Filed on 5/16/2012) (Entered: 05/16/2012)

Proposed Order re 29 MOTION to Strike and/or Dismiss Yahoo Inc.'s Claims and Defenses of Inequitable Conduct by Facebook, Inc.. (Keefe, Heidi) (Filed on 5/16/2012) (Entered: 05/16/2012)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 29 MOTION to Strike and/or Dismiss Yahoo Inc.'s Claims and Defenses of Inequitable Conduct filed by Yahoo! Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 5/30/2012) (Entered: 05/30/2012)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 28 Answer to to CounterClaim, Counterclaim, 29 MOTION to Strike and/or Dismiss Yahoo Inc.'s Claims and Defenses of Inequitable Conduct filed by Yahoo! Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 6/6/2012) (Entered: 06/06/2012)

Certificate of Interested Entities by Facebook, Inc. Supplemental Corporate Disclosure Statement (Keefe, Heidi) (Filed on 6/13/2012) (Entered: 06/13/2012)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 16 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim,, 29 MOTION to Strike and/or Dismiss Yahoo Inc.'s Claims and Defenses of Inequitable Conduct filed by Yahoo! Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 6/19/2012) (Entered: 06/19/2012)

STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER DISMISSING CASE filed by Yahoo! Inc.. (Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 7/9/2012) (Entered: 07/09/2012)

ORDER GRANTING 39 STIPULATION DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 7/10/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/10/2012) (Entered: 07/10/2012)

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