U.S. ETHERNET INNOVATIONS, LLC v. ACER, INC.

Nos. C 10-3724 CW, C 10-5254 CW

U.S. ETHERNET INNOVATIONS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. ACER, INC., et al., Defendants, ATHEROS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., et al., Intervenors. U.S. ETHERNET INNOVATIONS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. AT&T MOBILITY, LLC, et al., Defendants,

United States District Court, N.D. California.

May 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by John Christopher Herman , Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, Andrew Thomas Rees , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Bruce A Smith , WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM, Carlton Russell Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, David Lee Gann , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, Donald Sean Nation , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Eugene Mikolajczyk , Robbins Geller et al, Jack Wesley Hill , Ward & Smith Law Firm, Jessica M. Kattula , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, John K. Grant , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Peter M Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Robert James Leonard , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Ryan K. Walsh , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Stephen R. Astley , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP & Thomas John Ward, Jr. , Ward & Smith Law Firm.

Oracle America, Inc., Intervenor Pla, represented by Gail Jeanne Standish , Winston and Strawn LLP, Ashlea Raymond Pflug , Winston and Strawn & Thomas M. Dunham , Winston & Strawn LLP.

Acer, Inc., Defendant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, Fatima S Alloo , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Hsiang James H Lin , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kaiwen Tseng , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Ken K. Fung , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group, Lillian J. Mao , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn & Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft.

ACER America Corporation, Defendant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, Fatima S Alloo , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Hsiang James H Lin , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kaiwen Tseng , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn & Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft.

Apple, Inc., Defendant, represented by Danny Lloyd Williams , Williams Morgan & Amerson, Christopher Needham Cravey , Williams Morgan, P.C., Danny L. Williams , Williams Morgan, P.C., David L. Alberti , Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP, George Walton Webb, III , WIlliams Morgan and Amerson PC, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Kyung Tai Kim , Williams Morgan, P.C., Margaret Elizabeth Day , Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP, Matthew Clay Harris , Albritton Law Firm, Matthew Richard Rodgers , Williams Morgan and Amerson PC, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Ruben Singh Bains , Williams Morgan & Amerson PC & Yakov M. Zolotorev , Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP.

Asus Computer International, Defendant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, James Patrick Brogan , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Kyle D Chen , Cooley, Godward, Cronish LLP, Kyle Dakai Chen , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Lam Khanh Nguyen , Cooley LLP, Matthew J. Brigham , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft & Thomas J. Friel, Jr. , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Asustek Computer Inc., Defendant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, James Patrick Brogan , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Kyle D Chen , Cooley, Godward, Cronish LLP, Kyle Dakai Chen , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Lam Khanh Nguyen , Cooley LLP, Matthew J. Brigham , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft & Thomas J. Friel, Jr. , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Dell Inc., Defendant, represented by Kimball Richard Anderson , Winston and Strawn LLP, Alex Reese , Deron R Dacus , Ramey & Flock, Douglas R. Young , Farella Braun & Martel LLP, Hiep Huu Nguyen , Winston & Strawn LLP, James W. Morando , Farella Braun & Martel LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Laura Katherine Carter , Winston & Strawn LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Michael John Newton , Alston & Bird & Yasin Mohammad , Attorney at Law.

Fujitsu Ltd., Defendant, represented by Andy Tindel , Provost Umphrey Law Firm, Daniel Clayton Hubin , Morrison and Foerster LLP, Karl J. Kramer , Morrison & Foerster LLP & Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn.

Fujitsu America, Inc., Defendant, represented by Andy Tindel , Provost Umphrey Law Firm, Daniel Clayton Hubin , Morrison and Foerster LLP, Karl J. Kramer , Morrison & Foerster LLP & Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn.

Gateway, Inc., Defendant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, Fatima S Alloo , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Hsiang James H Lin , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kaiwen Tseng , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP, Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn & Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft.

Hewlett Packard Co., Defendant, represented by David T McDonald , K&L Gates, Harold H Davis, Jr , K&L Gates LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Michael J. Bettinger , K&L Gates LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Patricia Kane Schmidt , K&L Gates LLP, Roderick Bland Williams , KL Gates LLP & Timothy Paar Walker , K&L Gates LLP.

Sony Corporation, Defendant, represented by Lionel Marks Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Scott Richard Mosko , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Lionel M. Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow, et al., Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Michael Vincent Young, Sr. , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett Dunner & Nicholas James Nugent , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner.

Sony Corporation of America, Defendant, represented by Lionel Marks Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Scott Richard Mosko , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Lionel M. Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow, et al., Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Michael Vincent Young, Sr. , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett Dunner & Nicholas James Nugent , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner.

Sony Electronics Inc., Defendant, represented by Lionel Marks Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Scott Richard Mosko , Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Lionel M. Lavenue , Finnegan Henderson Farabow, et al., Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn, Michael Vincent Young, Sr. , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett Dunner & Nicholas James Nugent , Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner.

Dan D Davison/NETGEAR, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kathleen Bridget Barry .

Richard S Zembek/NETGEAR, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kathleen Bridget Barry .

Robert Greeson/NETGEAR, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kathleen Bridget Barry .

John A O'Malley/NETGEAR, Inc., Defendant, represented by Kathleen Bridget Barry .

AT&T Mobility, LLC, et al.,, Defendant, represented by Kathleen Bridget Barry .

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Intervenor Dft, represented by Aileen Jeeseon Kim , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Jennifer Parker Ainsworth , Wilson Robertson & Cornelius PC, Jordan Ross Jaffe , Quinn Emanuel et al, Kevin P.B. Johnson , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Krista M. Rycroft , Quinn Emanuel, Michael Eli Flynn-O'Brien , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan LLP, Ray R. Zado , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan & Sean Sang-Chul Pak , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.

Zions Bancorporation, Movant, represented by Anthony H. Son, Esq. , Wiley Rein LLP.

Rent-A-Center, Inc., Interested Party, represented by Jeffrey Fuming Yee , Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Kwan Chan, Miscellaneous, represented by Kwan Chan .

Intel Corporation, Intervenor, represented by Garland T. Stephens , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Aamir Abdulqader Kazi , Anant N. Pradhan , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Benjamin Charles Elacqua , Brian E. Ferguson , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Byron Cain Beebe , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Charles Ainsworth , Parker Bunt & Ainsworth, Constant Lile Justin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, David J. Healey , Fish & Richardson P.C., David Charles Marcus , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Douglas Wayne McClellan , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Francis Joseph Albert , FISH RICHARDSON PC, Jared Bobrow , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, John Philip Brinkmann , Fish and Richardson PC, Lauren A Degnan , Fish & Richardson PC, Melissa LaRue Hotze , Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP, Robert Christopher Bunt , Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C., Robert M Parker , Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C., Ruffin B. Cordell , Fish & Richardson P.C., Seth M Sproul , Fish & Richardson, Seth McCarthy Sproul , Fish & Richardson P.C., Sonal N. Mehta , Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP & Thad Charles Kodish , Fish and Richardson P.C..

Atheros Communications, Inc., Intervenor, represented by Jonah Dylan Mitchell , Reed Smith LLP, Adrian Sue Shin , REED SMITH LLP, Christine Marie Morgan , Reed Smith LLP, David T Pollock , Reed Smith LLP, Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, Eric Louis Toscano , Reed Smith LLP, John William McCauley, IV , REED SMITH LLP, Jonah D Mitchell , Reed Smith LLP, Richard T Ting , Reed Smith, Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft, Scott D Baker , Reed Smith LLP, Scott D. Baker , Reed Smith LLP & Seth Benjamin Herring , Howrey LLP.

Hewlett Packard Co., Counter-claimant, represented by David T McDonald , K&L Gates, Michael J. Bettinger , K&L Gates LLP, Patricia Kane Schmidt , K&L Gates LLP, Roderick Bland Williams , KL Gates LLP & Timothy Paar Walker , K&L Gates LLP.

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, Counter-defendant, represented by John Christopher Herman , Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, Jack Wesley Hill , Ireland Carroll & Kelley PC, Jason S Jackson , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Peter M Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Ryan K. Walsh , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Thomas John Ward, Jr. , Law Office of T John Ward Jr. PC.

Apple, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Danny Lloyd Williams , Williams Morgan & Amerson, Christopher Needham Cravey , Williams Morgan, P.C., Kyung Tai Kim , Williams Morgan, P.C., Matthew Richard Rodgers , Williams Morgan and Amerson PC & Ruben Singh Bains , Williams Morgan & Amerson PC.

Dell Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Kimball Richard Anderson , Winston and Strawn LLP, Deron R Dacus , Ramey & Flock, Douglas R. Young , Farella Braun & Martel LLP, Hiep Huu Nguyen , Winston & Strawn LLP, Kathleen Bridget Barry , Laura Katherine Carter , Winston & Strawn LLP, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn & Michael John Newton , Alston & Bird.

Asus Computer International, Counter-claimant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, James Patrick Brogan , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Kyle D Chen , Cooley, Godward, Cronish LLP, Kyle Dakai Chen , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Matthew J. Brigham , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP & Thomas J. Friel, Jr. , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Asustek Computer Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Eric H Findlay , Findlay Craft, LLP, James Patrick Brogan , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Kyle D Chen , Cooley, Godward, Cronish LLP, Kyle Dakai Chen , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Matthew J. Brigham , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP & Thomas J. Friel, Jr. , Cooley Godward Kronish LLP.

Gateway, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Steven S. Baik, Esq. , Reed Smith LLP, Ken K. Fung , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP & Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group.

Acer, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group.

ACER America Corporation, Counter-claimant, represented by Ken K. Fung , TechKnowledge Law Group LLP & Kevin Christopher Jones , TechKnowledge Law Group.

Intel Corporation, Counter-defendant, represented by Garland T. Stephens , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Aamir Abdulqader Kazi , Benjamin Charles Elacqua , Charles Ainsworth , Parker Bunt & Ainsworth, Constant Lile Justin , Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, David J Healey , Fish & Richardson PC, John Philip Brinkmann , Fish and Richardson PC, Lauren A Degnan , Fish & Richardson PC, Robert Christopher Bunt , Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C., Robert M Parker , Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C., Ruffin B. Cordell , Fish & Richardson P.C. & Seth M Sproul , Fish & Richardson.

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, Counter-claimant, represented by John Christopher Herman , Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, Bruce A Smith , WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM, Jack Wesley Hill , Ward & Smith Law Firm, Jason S Jackson , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Peter M Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Ryan K. Walsh , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Thomas John Ward, Jr. , Ward & Smith Law Firm.

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., Counter-defendant, represented by Jennifer Parker Ainsworth , Wilson Robertson & Cornelius PC, Jordan Ross Jaffe , Quinn Emanuel et al, Kevin P.B. Johnson , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Ray R. Zado , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan & Sean Sang-Chul Pak , Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.

Atheros Communications, Inc., Counter-defendant, represented by David T Pollock , Reed Smith LLP, Jonah D Mitchell , Reed Smith LLP, Richard T Ting , Reed Smith, Roger Brian Craft , Findlay Craft & Scott D Baker , Reed Smith LLP.

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, 3rd party defendant, represented by John Christopher Herman , Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, Bruce A Smith , WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM, David Lee Gann , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, Jack Wesley Hill , Ward & Smith Law Firm, Jessica M. Kattula , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, John K. Grant , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Peter M Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Ryan K. Walsh , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Thomas John Ward, Jr. , Ward & Smith Law Firm.

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC, Counter-claimant, represented by John Christopher Herman , Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, Bruce A Smith , WARD & SMITH LAW FIRM, David Lee Gann , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, Jack Wesley Hill , Ward & Smith Law Firm, Jessica M. Kattula , Robbins Geller Rudman Dowd LLP, John K. Grant , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Peter M Jones , Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd LLP, Ryan K. Walsh , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP & Thomas John Ward, Jr. , Ward & Smith Law Firm.

Oracle America, Inc., Counter-claimant, represented by Gail Jeanne Standish , Winston and Strawn LLP, Ashlea Raymond Pflug , Winston and Strawn, Dae Hee Cho , Winston and Strawn LLP & Thomas M. Dunham , Winston & Strawn LLP.

Apple, Inc., Counter-defendant, represented by Danny Lloyd Williams , Williams Morgan & Amerson, Christopher Needham Cravey , Williams Morgan, P.C., Danny L. Williams , Williams Morgan, P.C., Kyung Tai Kim , Williams Morgan, P.C., Margaret Elizabeth Day , Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP, Matthew Clay Harris , Albritton Law Firm, Michael L Brody , Winston & Strawn & Ruben Singh Bains , Williams Morgan & Amerson PC.


ORDER SUMMARIZING RULINGS ON MOTION TO LIMIT ASSERTED CLAIMS AND MOTION TO ENJOIN (Docket Nos. 947, 951).

ORDER SUMMARIZING RULINGS ON MOTION TO LIMIT ASSERTED CLAIMS, MOTION TO ENJOIN, AND MOTION TO STRIKE (Docket Nos. 481, 484).

CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge.

In these patent infringement suits, on February 27, 2014, the Court held a case management conference and ruled on several motions brought by several Intervenors1

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