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U.S. Ethernet Innovations v. AT&T Mobility LLC

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Summary

U.S. Ethernet Innovations is suing AT&T Mobility and major U.S. retailers—including Macy's, Home Depot, Best Buy, and others—for patent infringement. The case involves an Ethernet-related patent, though the specific patent number and technology claims aren't detailed in the case caption. The defendants span retail, automotive, and electronics sectors.

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Counsel of record

For the defendant
Other counsel (amici, etc.)
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Docket no.
15-1641
Nature of suit
Patent
Disposition
judgment
Filed
2015-05-08
Last filing
2016-07-11
Terminated
2016-04-25

Entities in this case

Parties

THE DRESS BARN, INC. (defendant) RADIOSHACK CORPORATION (defendant) LERNER NEW YORK, INC. (defendant) NEW YORK & COMPANY, INC. (defendant) MACY'S WEST STORES, INC. (defendant) MACY'S RETAIL HOLDINGS, INC. (defendant) MACY'S, INC. (defendant) KIRKLAND'S STORES, INC. (defendant) KIRKLAND'S INC. (defendant) HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. (defendant) ANN TAYLOR RETAIL, INC (defendant) ANN TAYLOR STORES CORP. (defendant) SALLY BEAUTY HOLDINGS, INC. (defendant) BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (defendant) DELL, INC. (defendant) RENT-A-CENTER, INC. (defendant) HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC. (defendant) CLAIRE'S BOUTIQUES, INC. (defendant) HOME DEPOT U.S.A., INC. (defendant) J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC. (defendant)

Docket entries

  1. #132016-07-11

    Mandate issued to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. [349661] [15-1640, 15-1641] [JCA] [Entered: 07/11/2016 10:08 AM]

  2. #122016-04-25

    OPINION and JUDGMENT filed. The judgment or decision is: Affirmed. (Nonprecedential Opinion). (For the Court: Taranto,Circuit Judge; Linn,Circuit Judge and Hughes,Circuit Judge). [329128] [15-1640, 15-1641] [AT] [Entered: 04/25/2016 09:19 AM]

  3. #112015-05-27

    Official caption revised Harley-Davidson Inc. and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Inc were terminated from the lower court in docket entry #617 and have been removed from this appeal. The official caption is reflected on the electronic docket under the listing of the parties and counsel. Service as of this date by Clerk of Court. [243803] [JW] [Entered: 05/27/2015 09:17 AM]

  4. #102015-05-26

    Notice of Rejection to Appellee Rent-A-Center, Inc., the following document(s) cannot be filed: [8] certificate of interest. Reason(s) Documents should be filed on the lead appeal only. 15-1640 Lead with 15-1641 consolidated., [7] docketing statement. Reason(s) Documents should be filed to the lead appeal only. 15-1640 Lead with 15-1641 consolidated., [9] attorney entry of appearance. Reason(s) Document should be filed to the lead appeal only. 15-1640 Lead with 15-1641 consolidated. [243263] [JW] [Entered: 05/26/2015 09:20 AM]

  5. #92015-05-26

    Entry of appearance for Jeffrey K. Joyner as principal counsel for Appellee Rent-A-Center, Inc.. Service: 05/22/2015 by email. [243187] This document has been rejected. See Doc No. [10] [Jeffrey Joyner] [Entered: 05/23/2015 12:14 AM]

  6. #82015-05-26

    Certificate of Interest for the Appellee Rent-A-Center, Inc.. Service: 05/22/2015 by email. [243186] This document has been rejected. See Doc No. [10] [Jeffrey Joyner] [Entered: 05/23/2015 12:13 AM]

  7. #72015-05-26

    Docketing Statement for the Appellee Rent-A-Center, Inc.. Service: 05/22/2015 by email. [243185] This document has been rejected. [10] [Jeffrey Joyner] [Entered: 05/23/2015 12:12 AM]

  8. 2015-05-22

    CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: Notice regarding the ECF account(s) of Avelyn Marie Ross for AT&T Mobility LLC. One or more e-mail addresses associated with your CM/ECF account, (nward@velaw.com), is invalid and has been returned as undeliverable. Pursuant to ECF-2(E) of the Administrative Order Regarding Electronic Case Filing, an ECF filer must update all contact information with the Pacer Service Center. 243083 [IW] [Entered: 05/22/2015 02:41 PM]

  9. #62015-05-21

    Notice of Rejection to Appellee Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., the following document(s): motion to withdraw party [5] is REJECTED for filing. Reason(s): Further entries should be added to the lead appeal only. Service: 03/20/2015 by email. [242565] [JW] [Entered: 05/21/2015 09:14 AM]

  10. #52015-05-20

    MOTION of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Appellee Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. to withdraw party, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. Harley-Davidson, Inc., as a party to this appeal. Response/Opposition is due 06/04/2015 [Consent: unopposed]. Service: 05/20/2015 by email. [242333] [Bradley Wright] [Entered: 05/20/2015 01:48 PM]

  11. #42015-05-20

    ORDER granting motion to extend time to file appellant's principal brief [238192-2] filed by Appellant U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC in 15-1510. The appellant's brief in 15-1510 is due on or before July 1, 2015. The motion to treat the cases as companion cases is granted. Appeals 2015-1510, -1541 shall be heard as a companion with appeals 2015-1640, -1641 before the same panel. Service: 05/20/2015 by clerk. [242241] [15-1510, 15-1640, 15-1541, 15-1641] [LMS] [Entered: 05/20/2015 10:48 AM]

  12. #32015-05-11

    Note to file: The following cases are associated:15-1640 (lead) with 15-1641 (consol.). FURTHER ENTRIES WILL BE ADDED TO THE LEAD APPEAL ONLY. [239183] [15-1640, 15-1641] [SJ] [Entered: 05/11/2015 08:32 AM]

  13. #22015-05-08

    Transcript Purchase Order Form for the Appellant U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC indicating that a transcript is already on file. Service: 05/08/2015 by clerk. [239156] [John Herman] [Entered: 05/08/2015 06:08 PM]

  14. #12015-05-08

    Appeal docketed. Received: 05/07/2015. [239143]. [CAB] [Entered: 05/08/2015 04:55 PM]

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