ACQIS LLC v. International Business Machines Corp > Summary
Court Case Number 6:09-cv-00148
Filing Date Apr 2, 2009
Termination Date Mar 1, 2011
Court Texas Eastern District Court
Status Judgment - Jury Verdict
Plaintiff
Defendant
11Plaintiff Attorneys
19ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Orion Armon
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Ann Marie Byers
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: George Edmond Chandler
Chandler Mathis & Zivley
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Case L. Collard
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eamonn J. Gardner
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Sarah Guske
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Carolyn V. Juarez
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: David B. Kellis
Sheridan Ross
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael Kirk Mathis
Chandler Mathis & Zivley
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Lori Finele Mayall
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Esteban Mendoza
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian E. Mitchell
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Mark R. Schafer
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jeffrey C. Smith
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael Carlis Smith
Siebman Law, LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Wayne O. Stacy
Cooley LLP
Defendant Attorneys
70International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Eric M. Albritton
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael C. Barrett
Norton Rose Fulbright
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Holly B. Baudler
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher R. Benson
Norton Rose Fulbright
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Adam A. Biggs
Law Office Of Adam A Biggs
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Meghan Bordonaro
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Robin L. Brewer
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: Eric W. Buether
Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Amy H. Candido
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: Brian A. Carpenter
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Jennifer Z. Cheng
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Constance Choi
Kirkland & Ellis
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Michelle A. Clark
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Michelle A. Clark
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Debra Coleman
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Christine K. Corbett
DLA Piper
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Timothy P. Cremen
Paul Hastings
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Deron R. Dacus
Dacus Law Firm
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Shannon Marie Dacus
Dacus Law Firm
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Kaustuv M. Das
Perkins Coie
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: James J. DeCarlo
Greenberg Traurig LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Stephen E. Edwards
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Charles Emanuel
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Aaron G. Fountain
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Mark D. Fowler
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Mark D. Fowler
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Robert Haslam
Covington & Burling LLP
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Thad Heartfield
The Heartfield Law Firm
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Walter Thomas Henson
Ramey & Flock
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Sarah Renee Holland
Norton Rose Fulbright
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Randy Ray Howry
Howry Breen & Herman
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: Chris Joe
Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Bhaskar Kakarla
Paul Hastings
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Alan A. Limbach
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Alan A. Limbach
DLA Piper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: L. J. Chris Martiniak
Covington & Burling LLP
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Robert M. Masters
Paul Hastings
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Douglas Ray McSwane Jr.
Potter Minton
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Dru Montgomery
The Heartfield Law Firm
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Joseph H. Paquin Jr.
McDermott Will & Emery
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Amol A. Parikh
McDermott Will & Emery
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Joseph M. Paunovich
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michael K. Plimack
Covington & Burling LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian David Range
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Jerry Allen Riedinger
Perkins Coie
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Leland Peter Ryan
MBV LAW LLP
NEXMO, INC.
Attorney Name: David Sasseen
Law Offices of E & Sasseen
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Benjamin D. Schuman
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Stefani E. Shanberg
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Anupam Sharma
Covington & Burling LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Robert W. Stone
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: M. Craig Tyler
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Andrew P. Valentine
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Andrew P. Valentine
DLA Piper
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Charles K. Verhoeven
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jose C. Villarreal
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Terrance J. Wikberg
Paul Hastings
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Trey Yarbrough
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Counter Defendant
19ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Orion Armon
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Ann Marie Byers
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: George Edmond Chandler
Chandler Mathis & Zivley
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Case L. Collard
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eamonn J. Gardner
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Sarah Guske
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Carolyn V. Juarez
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: David B. Kellis
Sheridan Ross
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael Kirk Mathis
Chandler Mathis & Zivley
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Lori Finele Mayall
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Esteban Mendoza
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian E. Mitchell
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Mark R. Schafer
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jeffrey C. Smith
Cooley LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael Carlis Smith
Siebman Law, LLP
ACQIS Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Wayne O. Stacy
Cooley LLP
Counter Claimant
55International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Eric M. Albritton
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael C. Barrett
Norton Rose Fulbright
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Holly B. Baudler
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher R. Benson
Norton Rose Fulbright
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Adam A. Biggs
Law Office Of Adam A Biggs
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Meghan Bordonaro
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: Eric W. Buether
Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Amy H. Candido
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Jennifer Z. Cheng
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Debra Coleman
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Christine K. Corbett
DLA Piper
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Timothy P. Cremen
Paul Hastings
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Kaustuv M. Das
Perkins Coie
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: James J. DeCarlo
Greenberg Traurig LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Stephen E. Edwards
ALBRITTON LAW FIRM
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Charles Emanuel
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian K. Erickson
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Aaron G. Fountain
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Mark D. Fowler
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Mark D. Fowler
DLA Piper
Oracle America
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: John M. Guaragna
DLA Piper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Robert Haslam
Covington & Burling LLP
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Thad Heartfield
The Heartfield Law Firm
ClearCube Technology, Inc.
Attorney Name: Randy Ray Howry
Howry Breen & Herman
FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Attorney Name: Chris Joe
Buether Joe & Counselors, LLC
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Bhaskar Kakarla
Paul Hastings
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Alan A. Limbach
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Alan A. Limbach
DLA Piper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: L. J. Chris Martiniak
Covington & Burling LLP
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Robert M. Masters
Paul Hastings
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Douglas Ray McSwane Jr.
Potter Minton
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Joseph H. Paquin Jr.
McDermott Will & Emery
Hitachi, Ltd.
Attorney Name: Amol A. Parikh
McDermott Will & Emery
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Joseph M. Paunovich
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michael K. Plimack
Covington & Burling LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Michael D. Powell
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian David Range
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Jerry Allen Riedinger
Perkins Coie
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Leland Peter Ryan
MBV LAW LLP
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Benjamin D. Schuman
DLA Piper
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Anupam Sharma
Covington & Burling LLP
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Robert W. Stone
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: M. Craig Tyler
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Oracle America
Attorney Name: Andrew P. Valentine
DLA Piper
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Andrew P. Valentine
DLA Piper
International Business Machines
Attorney Name: Charles K. Verhoeven
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jose C. Villarreal
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Nexon America
Attorney Name: Terrance J. Wikberg
Paul Hastings
Apro, LLC
Attorney Name: Trey Yarbrough
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Cause
35:271 Patent Infringement
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