PatentFed. Cir.16-2362Closed

InterDigital Communications v. ZTE Corporation

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Summary

InterDigital Holdings and related entities sued ZTE Corporation for patent infringement in federal court. The case involves patents covering wireless communication technologies; ZTE, a Chinese telecommunications manufacturer, allegedly infringed InterDigital's patent portfolio. The dispute centers on licensing and use of patented mobile technology.

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Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Docket no.
16-2362
Nature of suit
Patent
Disposition
judgment
Filed
2016-07-20
Last filing
2017-04-21
Terminated
2017-11-03

Entities in this case

InterDigital CommunicationsZTE

Parties

INTERDIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (plaintiff) IPR LICENSING, INC., a Delaware corporation (plaintiff) INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (plaintiff) INTERDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (plaintiff) ZTE (USA) INC., a New Jersey corporation (defendant) ZTE CORPORATION, a Chinese corporation (defendant)

Docket entries

  1. #592017-12-27

    Mandate issued to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. [485738] [JAB] [Entered: 12/27/2017 10:21 AM]

  2. #582017-12-20

    ORDER filed denying [56] petition for panel rehearing filed by ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc. By: Merits Panel (Per Curiam). Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. [484231] [JAB] [Entered: 12/20/2017 12:59 PM]

  3. #572017-12-05

    3 paper copies of the petition for panel rehearing [56] received from Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation. [480319] [SJ] [Entered: 12/05/2017 01:23 PM]

  4. #562017-12-04

    Petition for panel rehearing filed by Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation. Service: 12/04/2017 by email. The paper copies of the petition must be filed within two business days (see Fed. Cir. R. 35(c)(4).The required paper copies should be received by the court on or before 12/06/2017 [480139] [Charles McMahon] [Entered: 12/04/2017 11:26 PM]

  5. #552017-11-03

    OPINION and JUDGMENT filed. The judgment or decision is: Affirmed. (Nonprecedential Opinion). (For the Court: Prost, Chief Judge; Lourie, Circuit Judge and Taranto, Circuit Judge). [472761] [SJ] [Entered: 11/03/2017 10:06 AM]

  6. #542017-10-04

    Submitted after ORAL ARGUMENT by Charles M. McMahon for ZTE Corporation and ZTE (USA) Inc. and Maximilian A. Grant for InterDigital Technology Corporation, IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc. and InterDigital Holdings, Inc. Panel: Judge: Prost, Judge: Lourie, Judge: Taranto. [465513] [JAB] [Entered: 10/04/2017 12:53 PM]

  7. #532017-09-01

    Response to oral argument order from the Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation. designating Charles M. McMahon as arguing attorney. Designated time for argument: 13 minutes. Designated time for rebuttal: 2 minutes. Service of other counsel by Notice of Docket Activity from this entry. [458395] [Charles McMahon] [Entered: 09/01/2017 04:26 PM]

  8. #522017-08-24

    Response to oral argument order from the Appellees IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc. and InterDigital Technology Corporation. designating Maximilian A. Grant as arguing attorney. Designated time for argument: 15 minutes. Designated time for rebuttal: 0 minutes. Service of other counsel by Notice of Docket Activity from this entry. [456405] [Maximilian Grant] [Entered: 08/24/2017 02:03 PM]

  9. #512017-08-21

    NOTICE OF CALENDARING. Panel: 1710C. Case scheduled Oct 04, 2017 10:00 a.m. at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007), Courtroom 1505. Response to oral argument order due: 09/15/2017. Counsel should check-in 30 minutes prior to the opening of the session. Please review the Oral Argument Order. [455473] [JAB] [Entered: 08/21/2017 03:32 PM]

  10. #502017-08-07

    Notice from Appellees IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc. and InterDigital Technology Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument (October 2, November 6-9, and December 7). Service: 08/07/2017 by email. [451887] [Maximilian Grant] [Entered: 08/07/2017 01:00 PM]

  11. #492017-07-18

    Notice from Appellees IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc. and InterDigital Technology Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument (Unavailable on September 7-8, 2017). Service: 07/18/2017 by email. [447404] [Maximilian Grant] [Entered: 07/18/2017 02:20 PM]

  12. #482017-06-13

    Notice from Appellees IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc. and InterDigital Technology Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument (Unavailable on September 5, 2017). Service: 06/13/2017 by email. [438676] [Maximilian Grant] [Entered: 06/13/2017 10:04 AM]

  13. #472017-04-25

    Notice from Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument (No Conflicts). Service: 04/25/2017 by email. [427075] [Charles McMahon] [Entered: 04/25/2017 05:35 PM]

  14. #462017-04-25

    Notice from Appellees IPR Licensing, Inc., InterDigital Communications, Inc., InterDigital Holdings, Inc. and InterDigital Technology Corporation regarding conflicts with oral argument (Unavailable July 10-14, 2017). Service: 04/25/2017 by email. [426950] [Maximilian Grant] [Entered: 04/25/2017 02:07 PM]

  15. #452017-04-21

    6 paper copies of the Confidential Joint Appendix (Vol. I-II) [42] received from Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation. [426623] [KW] [Entered: 04/24/2017 02:52 PM]

  16. #442017-04-20

    Pursuant to Practice Note 34, counsel should advise the clerk of court of scheduling conflicts for the next three court weeks, or thereafter. When filing the notice of conflicts, counsel should docket the Notice Regarding Conflicts with Argument Dates event, which is found in the Calendar event category. The notice of conflict with oral argument is due on or before 04/27/2017. [425785] [JB] [Entered: 04/20/2017 10:33 AM]

  17. 2017-03-06

    Clerk Order Filed

  18. 2016-12-12

    Clerk Order Filed

  19. #1308941172016-11-17

    TENDERED from Appellants ZTE (USA) Inc. and ZTE Corporation. Title: OPENING BRIEF. Service: 11/07/2016 by email. [384414] This brief has been rejected. See Doc No. [22]

  20. 2016-09-01

    Clerk Order Filed

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