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Think Products, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation > Documents

Date Field Doc. No.Description (Pages)
Dec 20, 2021 N/A case assigned (0)
Docket Text: CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey I. Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (dxb, )
Dec 20, 2021 N/A clerk's notice (0)
Docket Text: CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (dxb, ) Filed & Entered: 12/20/2021 summons issued Docket Text: SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Microsoft Corporation. (ng, ) 1 Filed & Entered: 12/20/2021 complaint Docket Text: COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement filed by THINK PRODUCTS, INC.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-18985302. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Exhibit 1-3)(Dolgin, Jay) 2 Filed & Entered: 12/20/2021 civil cover sheet Docket Text: CIVIL Cover Sheet (Dolgin, Jay) 3 Filed & Entered: 12/20/2021 notice of filing Docket Text: NOTICE by THINK PRODUCTS, INC. Plaintiff Think Products, Inc.'s Local Rule 3.4 Notice of Claims Involving Patents (Dolgin, Jay) 4 Filed & Entered: 12/21/2021 Patent/Trademark report Docket Text: MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (daj, ) 5 Filed & Entered: 12/23/2021 summons returned executed Docket Text: SUMMONS Returned Executed by Think Products, Inc. as to Microsoft Corporation on 12/22/2021, answer due 1/12/2022. (Dolgin, Jay) 6 Filed & Entered: 12/27/2021 set deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: On or before 3/7/22, the parties shall file a report of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to LPR 1.2. A template for the report setting forth the information required may be found in Judge Rowland's standing order on Patent Cases, available on her webpage, by clicking the link in the Patent Cases standing order, "LPR Appendix A." Parties shall also report on the status of any settlement discussions. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 7 Filed & Entered: 01/11/2022Terminated: 01/12/2022 extension of time Docket Text: MOTION by Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. for extension of time Think Products, Inc.'s Motion, On Consent, to Provide Defendant Microsoft Corporation with a Thirty-Day Extension of Time for Answering, or Otherwise Responding To, the Complaint (Dolgin, Jay) 8 Filed & Entered: 01/12/2022 order on motion for extension of time Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motion on consent to provide Defendant with a thirty-day extension of time to answer or otherwise plead [7] is granted. Defendant shall answer or otherwise plead by 2/11/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 9 Filed & Entered: 02/03/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. by Edwin D. Schindler (Admitted to the General Bar) (Schindler, Edwin) 10 Filed & Entered: 02/03/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. by Edwin D. Schindler (Admitted to the General Bar) - CORRECTED AS TO CASE CAPTION ONLY (Schindler, Edwin) 11 Filed & Entered: 02/04/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. by John Francis Vodopia (Vodopia, John) 12 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Microsoft Corporation by Richard A. Cederoth (Cederoth, Richard) 13 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Microsoft Corporation by Gwen Hochman Stewart (Stewart, Gwen) 14 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 notification of affiliates pursuant to local rule 3.2 Docket Text: NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Microsoft Corporation (Stewart, Gwen) 15 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022Terminated: 09/20/2022 motion to stay Docket Text: MOTION by Defendant Microsoft Corporation to stay pending related litigation (Stewart, Gwen) 16 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 memorandum in support of motion Docket Text: MEMORANDUM by Microsoft Corporation in support of motion to stay[15] (Stewart, Gwen) 17 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 declaration Docket Text: DECLARATION of Thiago Gomes regarding motion to stay[15] (Stewart, Gwen) 18 Filed & Entered: 02/11/2022 declaration Docket Text: DECLARATION of Gwen Hochman Stewart regarding motion to stay[15] (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B, # (3) Exhibit C, # (4) Exhibit D, # (5) Exhibit E)(Stewart, Gwen) 19 Filed & Entered: 02/14/2022 set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Motion set for hearing on Friday 2/18/22 at 9:30 AM. Plaintiff should not file a written response prior to that date. The Court notes that the ACCO case is currently set for a settlement conference on 4/26/22. Parties should call 866-434-5269; access code 3751971. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 20 Filed & Entered: 02/18/2022 order on motion to stay Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Telephonic motion hearing held. Counsel appeared telephonically. Settlement conference set for 4/26/22 in the ACCO litigation (19-6978). The court stays this matter pending those settlement discussions. Defendant's motion to stay [15] is held in abeyance. The court will set briefing or hear argument on the motion to stay (if necessary) following settlement efforts in the ACCO litigation. Parties shall file a joint written status report updating the court on the status of settlement by 5/4/22. Microsoft is to consult with the parties to the ACCO litigation about its participation in the settlement discussions. See ACCO Dkt. Entry 128. The deadline of 3/7/22 for parties to file a report of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to LPR 1.2. [6] is stricken. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 21 Filed & Entered: 05/02/2022 status report Docket Text: STATUS Report (i.e., Joint Status Report In Reponse to Minute Order [20], Entered February 18, 2022) by Think Products, Inc. (Schindler, Edwin) 22 Filed & Entered: 05/03/2022 terminate deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. The settlement conference was postponed and will now be conducted on 5/16/22. Parties request to maintain the stay entered on 2/18/22 is granted. Parties shall file a further joint status report by 5/23/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 23 Filed & Entered: 05/18/2022 status report Docket Text: STATUS Report (i.e., Joint Status Report In Response to Minute Order [20], Entered February 18, 2022; and Minute Order [22], Entered May 3, 2022) by Think Products, Inc. (Schindler, Edwin) 24 Filed & Entered: 05/19/2022 terminate deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. This case remains stayed. Parties shall file a further joint status report by 6/7/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 25 Filed & Entered: 06/07/2022 status report Docket Text: STATUS Report (i.e., Joint Status Report In Response to Minute Order [24], Entered May 19, 2022) by Think Products, Inc. (Schindler, Edwin) 26 Filed & Entered: 06/09/2022 terminate deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The Court has reviewed the status report. Settlement discussions are ongoing in the ACCO litigation. The stay of this case is continued. Parties shall file a status report by 7/22/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 27 Filed & Entered: 06/10/2022 terminate deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: In light of the conclusion of the settlement discussions in the ACCO litigation (19-6978, Dkt. 136), parties are to file a status report by 6/17/22 regarding Microsoft's pending motion to stay this litigation. [15]. Parties should indicate if it is agreed or contested, if contested, propose a reasonable briefing schedule. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 28 Filed & Entered: 06/16/2022 status report Docket Text: STATUS Report (i.e., Joint Status Report In Response to Minute Order [27], Entered June 10, 2022) by Think Products, Inc. (Schindler, Edwin) 29 Filed & Entered: 06/17/2022 set motion and R&R deadlines/hearings Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: The court has reviewed the joint status report. The court adopts the parties' proposed briefing schedule: Plaintiff's response due 7/1/22. Defendant's reply due 7/15/22. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 30 Filed & Entered: 07/01/2022Terminated: 07/07/2022 Sealed motion Docket Text: SEALED MOTION by Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. , entiltled "PLAINTIFF THINK PRODUCTS, INC.'S MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL THE 'MICROSOFT SURFACE ACCESSORY LICENSE AGREEMENT' BETWEEN DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND KENSINGTON, AND THINK PRODUCTS' OPPOSITION MEMORANDUM TO MICROSOFT CORPORATION'S STAY MOTION, PURSUANT TO LOCAL CIVIL RULE 26.2" (Attachments: # (1) Opposition Exhibit 1: "Microsoft Surface Accessory License Agreement," dated May 15, 2015, between Microsoft and the Kensington Computer Products Group ("Kensington") of ACCO Brands Corporation (Confidential), # (2) Plaintiff Think Products, Inc.'s "Opposition Memorandum to Defendant Microsoft Corporation's Motion to Stay Pending Related Litigation)(Schindler, Edwin) 31 Filed & Entered: 07/01/2022 exhibit Docket Text: SEALED EXHIBIT by Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. w/"DECLARATION OF EDWIN D. SCHINDLER IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF THINK PRODUCTS, INC.'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STAY PENDING RELATED LITIGATION" regarding MOTION by Defendant Microsoft Corporation to stay pending related litigation[15] (Attachments: # (1) Opposition Exhibit 1: "Microsoft Surface Accessory License Agreement," dated May 15, 2015, between Microsoft and the Kensington Computer Products Group ("Kensington") of ACCO Brands Corporation (Confidential))(Schindler, Edwin) 32 Filed & Entered: 07/01/2022 sealed response Docket Text: SEALED RESPONSE by Think Products, Inc. to MOTION by Defendant Microsoft Corporation to stay pending related litigation[15] entitled "PLAINTIFF THINK PRODUCTS, INC.'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STAY PENDING RELATED LITIGATION" (Schindler, Edwin) 33 Filed & Entered: 07/01/2022Terminated: 07/07/2022 motion for leave to file Docket Text: MOTION by Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. for leave to file under seal (1) The "Microsoft Surface Accessory License Agreement" Between Defendant Microsoft Corporation and Kensington; and (2) "Plaintiff Think Products' Opposition Memorandum to Microsoft Corporation's Stay Motion," Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2 (w/o Confidential Documents) (Schindler, Edwin) 34 Filed & Entered: 07/01/2022 affidavit in support of motion Docket Text: AFFIDAVIT by Plaintiff Think Products, Inc. in Support of MOTION by Defendant Microsoft Corporation to stay pending related litigation[15] , entitled "DECLARATION OF EDWIN D. SCHINDLER IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF THINK PRODUCTS, INC.'S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT MICROSOFT CORPORATION'S MOTION TO STAY PENDING RELATED LITIGATION" (w/o Confidential Exhibit) (Schindler, Edwin) 35 Filed & Entered: 07/06/2022 memorandum in opposition to motion Docket Text: MEMORANDUM by Think Products, Inc. in Opposition to motion to stay[15] [PUBLIC VERSION] (Schindler, Edwin) 36 Filed & Entered: 07/07/2022 order on sealed motion Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Plaintiff's motions for leave to file under seal [30] and [33] are granted. Mailed notice (cn). 37 Filed & Entered: 07/15/2022 attorney appearance Docket Text: ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Microsoft Corporation by Julia Tabat (Tabat, Julia) 38 Filed & Entered: 07/15/2022Terminated: 07/18/2022 motion to seal Docket Text: MOTION by Defendant Microsoft Corporation to seal (Stewart, Gwen) 39 Filed & Entered: 07/15/2022 reply Docket Text: SEALED REPLY by Microsoft Corporation to sealed response, [32] Re: Motion To Stay Pending Related Litigation (Stewart, Gwen) 40 Filed & Entered: 07/15/2022 reply to response to motion Docket Text: REPLY by Microsoft Corporation to sealed response, [32] (REDACTED VERSION) (Stewart, Gwen) 41 Filed & Entered: 07/18/2022 order on motion to seal Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: Defendant's motion for leave to file under seal [38] is granted. Mailed notice. (dm, ) 42 Filed & Entered: 09/13/2022 other Docket Text: STATUS INQUIRY re: Defendant Microsoft Corporation's "Motion to Stay Pending Related Litigation" by Think Products, Inc. (Schindler, Edwin) 43 Filed & Entered: 09/20/2022 order on motion to stay Docket Text: ORDER : Defendant's motion to stay [15] is granted. The Court continues the stay of this case pending the resolution of Think Products Inc. v. ACCO Brands Corp., pending in this district under case no. 20-cv-03958. Plaintiff shall file a status report in this case within seven days after the resolution of the ACCO litigation. Signed by the Honorable Mary M. Rowland on 9/20/2022. (See attached Order for further detail.) Mailed notice. (dm, ) 44 Filed & Entered: 09/28/2022 notice of voluntary dismissal Docket Text: NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Think Products, Inc. , Without Prejudice, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i) (Schindler, Edwin) 45 Filed & Entered: 09/30/2022 terminate deadlines Docket Text: MINUTE entry before the Honorable Mary M. Rowland: A notice of voluntary dismissal (Dkt. [44]) has been filed. This case is dismissed without prejudice. Any pending schedules in this case are stricken as moot. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (dm, )
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