Egenera, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Summary

Egenera sued Cisco for allegedly infringing patents related to server virtualization and data center technology.

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Latest ruling: neutral (2025-07-07)

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Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time▲ plaintiff-favorable▼ defendant-favorableDocketFiled 2023-01-242025-07-07 · ruling · favors neutral Opinion2025-07-07 · ruling · favors neutral JudgmentJan 23Apr 24Jul 25filingruling■ plaintiff■ defendantweekly coverage · docket events

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Docket no.
23-1428
Nature of suit
Patent
Filed
2023-01-24
Last filing
2025-07-07

Entities in this case

Parties

EGENERA, INC. (plaintiff) CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (defendant)

Docket entries

  1. #522025-07-07

    Judgment

  2. #512025-07-07

    Opinion

  3. #502024-10-11

    Submitted after ORAL ARGUMENT to Panel: Prost, Circuit Judge; Taranto, Circuit Judge and Stark, Circuit Judge.Arguing counsel: Robert R. Brunelli for Egenera, Inc. and Elizabeth Moulton for Cisco Systems, Inc.Oral Argument Audio available here. [1039168] [MJL] [Entered: 10/11/2024 01:38 PM]

  4. #492024-09-26

    Notice from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. Withdrawal as Counsel. Service: 09/26/2024 by email. [1035279] [23-1428] [James Flynn] [Entered: 09/26/2024 05:09 PM]

  5. #482024-08-26

    Response to notice of oral argument from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc.. Service: 08/26/2024 by email. [1027693] [23-1428] [Elizabeth Moulton] [Entered: 08/26/2024 03:10 PM]

  6. #472024-08-23

    Response to notice of oral argument from Appellant Egenera, Inc.. Service: 08/23/2024 by email. [1027295] [23-1428] [Robert Brunelli] [Entered: 08/23/2024 10:46 AM]

  7. #462024-08-21

    NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT. Panel: 2410K. Case scheduled October 11, 2024. Response to Notice of Oral Argument due: 09/04/2024. Please review the attached Notice. The response to notice of oral argument form can be found here. The Oral Argument Guide can be found here. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1026811] [MJL] [Entered: 08/21/2024 04:01 PM]

  8. #452024-07-17

    The following conflict dates requested by Elizabeth Moulton for Cisco Systems, Inc. (see Doc. No. [43]) are not accepted at this time: 10/08/2024, 10/09/2024, 10/10/2024, 10/11/2024. Please review the Guidance on Oral Argument Scheduling Conflicts for more information. [1018490] [MJL] [Entered: 07/17/2024 01:21 PM]

  9. #442024-07-17

    The following conflict dates submitted by Elizabeth Moulton for Cisco Systems, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 09/03/2024, 09/04/2024, 09/05/2024, 09/06/2024, 10/07/2024. [1018488] [MJL] [Entered: 07/17/2024 01:16 PM]

  10. #432024-07-17

    Notice from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 07/17/2024 by email. [1018469] [23-1428] [Elizabeth Moulton] [Entered: 07/17/2024 12:38 PM]

  11. #422024-07-17

    CLERK'S OFFICE QUALITY CONTROL MESSAGE: Cisco Systems, Inc.'s response to notice to advise of scheduling conflicts [41] identifies a second expected arguing counsel, Elizabeth R. Moulton, without any indication counsel is replacing the previously identified counsel, Mark S. Davies. Pursuant to Fed. Cir. R. 34(e), only one counsel may argue per party. The conflict dates for Ms. Moulton are not accepted at this time. CORRECTION: No action is required. If Ms. Moulton is replacing Mr. Davies as expected arguing counsel, Cisco may file an amended Notice so clarifying. If Cisco would like two counsel to argue on its behalf, a motion for leave is required. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. [1018436] [MJL] [Entered: 07/17/2024 11:18 AM]

  12. #412024-07-17

    Notice from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 07/17/2024 by email. [1018402] [23-1428] [Elizabeth Moulton] [Entered: 07/17/2024 09:57 AM]

  13. #402024-05-08

    The following conflict dates requested by Robert R. Brunelli for Egenera, Inc. (see Doc. No. [38]) are not accepted at this time: 08/05/2024, 08/06/2024, 08/07/2024, 08/08/2024, 08/09/2024, 09/03/2024, 09/04/2024, 09/05/2024, 09/06/2024. Please review the Guidance on Oral Argument Scheduling Conflicts for more information. [1002740] [MJL] [Entered: 05/08/2024 08:33 AM]

  14. #392024-05-08

    The following conflict dates submitted by Robert R. Brunelli for Egenera, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 07/08/2024, 07/09/2024, 07/10/2024, 07/11/2024, 07/12/2024. [1002739] [MJL] [Entered: 05/08/2024 08:32 AM]

  15. #382024-05-07

    Notice from Appellant Egenera, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 05/07/2024 by email. [1002653] [23-1428] [Robert Brunelli] [Entered: 05/07/2024 03:30 PM]

  16. #372024-05-07

    The following conflict dates submitted by Mark S. Davies for Cisco Systems, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 07/08/2024, 07/09/2024, 07/10/2024, 07/11/2024, 07/12/2024. [1002596] [MJL] [Entered: 05/07/2024 02:11 PM]

  17. #362024-05-06

    Notice from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc. regarding conflicts with oral argument. Service: 05/06/2024 by email. [1002368] [23-1428] [Mark Davies] [Entered: 05/06/2024 05:47 PM]

  18. #352023-10-12

    6 paper copies of Doc. No. [21] received from Appellee Cisco Systems, Inc.. [956005] [VDW] [Entered: 10/12/2023 04:04 PM]

  19. #342023-10-12

    6 paper copies of Doc. No. [25], [24], [15] received from Appellant Egenera, Inc.. [956004] [VDW] [Entered: 10/12/2023 04:02 PM]

  20. #332023-10-12

    The following conflict dates submitted by Robert R. Brunelli for Egenera, Inc. have been accepted by the court: 02/05/2024, 02/06/2024, 02/07/2024, 02/08/2024, 02/09/2024. [955908] [MJL] [Entered: 10/12/2023 01:12 PM]

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