University of Souhern California v. Google LLC

Summary

University of Southern California is suing Google LLC for patent infringement in federal court. The lawsuit concerns a patent that USC claims Google has infringed, though the specific patent technology is not identified in the case record. The case is proceeding in the Northern District of California.

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Cause

35:271 Patent Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

University of Southern California (plaintiff) Google LLC (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #652026-10-15

   Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 12/31/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/7/2027 01:30 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (kam2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/9/2026) (Entered: 10/15/2026)

2. #642026-10-15

   Case transferred in from District of Texas Western; Case Number 1:25-cv-01734. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. (Entered: 10/15/2026)

3. #632026-10-06

   ORDER on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. (cc3) Modified on 10/9/2026 (cc3). (Entered: 10/09/2026)

4. 2026-10-06

   ORDER GRANTING 31 Sealed Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by Google LLC pursuant to 63 ORDER on Petition for Writ of Mandamus from United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (cc3)

5. #622026-09-03

   NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eugene Y. Mar on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Eugene Y. Mar added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Mar, Eugene) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

6. #612026-09-02

   Order Regarding Case Administration in the Austin Division. Signed by Chief Judge Alia Moses. (r013) (Entered: 09/03/2026)

7. #602026-08-28

   ORDER GRANTING 59 Motion for Tara Lauren Kurtis to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Google LLC. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (tgp) (Entered: 08/28/2026)

8. #592026-08-21

   MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of T. Kurtis ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22521291) by on behalf of Google LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hassett, Shaun) (Main Document 59 and Attachment 1 replaced on 8/24/2026 to flatten documents) (tgp). (Entered: 08/21/2026)

9. #582026-08-21

   NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Andrew T. Dufresne on behalf of Google LLC. Attorney Andrew T. Dufresne added to party Google LLC(pty:dft) (Dufresne, Andrew) (Entered: 08/21/2026)

10. 2026-06-23

    Text Order TERMINATING 45 Motion entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

11. 2026-06-22

    Text Order GRANTING 44 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. It is, therefore, ORDERED that Cyrus D. Tafti of Desmarais LLP is WITHDRAWN as counsel for the Defendant in the above-captioned action. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

12. 2026-06-22

    Text Order GRANTING 43 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that Nichol M. John, previously of the law firm CARTER ARNETT PLLC, is withdrawn from this matter as counsel of record for Plaintiff. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

13. 2026-01-28

    Text Order DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE 19 Motion to Dismiss entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, thus, this Motion is moot. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

14. 2026-01-20

    Text Order GRANTING 21 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney entered by Judge Alan D Albright. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Kevin Gu is hereby withdrawn as counsel forGoogle LLC in the above-referenced matter and the clerk shall remove his name from future electronic notices in this case. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

15. 2025-11-12

    Set/Reset Deadlines: Google LLC answer due 1/12/2026. (tgp)

16. 2025-11-12

    Text Order GRANTING 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Alan D Albright. Before the Court is Defendant GOOGLE LLC's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint. After consideration of same, the Court finds that said motion should be GRANTED. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension ofTime to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint is hereby GRANTED and Defendant's deadline to move, answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint is extended 45 days up to and including January 12, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (MClc)

17. 2025-10-30

    Parties shall comply with Judge Albright's Standing Order Governing Proceedings - Patent Cases. (r013)

18. 2025-10-27

    DEMAND for Trial by Jury by University of Southern California. (lme)

19. 2025-10-27

    Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. 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. (lme)

20. 2025-10-27

    If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Hightower. (lme)

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