U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al > Summary
Court Case Number 6:09-cv-00448
Filing Date Oct 9, 2009
Termination Date Aug 19, 2010
Court Texas Eastern District Court
Status Transfer/Remand - Transfer to An
Plaintiff
5Defendant
15Plaintiff Attorneys
9Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Joe Benz
Paul Hastings
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John C. Herman
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jack Wesley Hill
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jason S. Jackson
Kutak Rock
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Peter M. Jones
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jessica M. Kattula
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Bruce A. Smith
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Ryan K. Walsh
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John Ward
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Defendant Attorneys
95Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric M. Albritton
Albritton Law Office
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Kimball Anderson
Winston & Strawn
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Ruben Singh Bains
Williams Morgan, P.C.
NVidia
Attorney Name: John H. Barr Jr.
Bracewell
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michael J. Bettinger
K&L Gates
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Fujitsu Limited
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Kyle D. Chen, Ph.D.
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Kyle D. Chen, Ph.D.
Cooley LLP
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
NVidia
Attorney Name: Michael Chibib
Bracewell
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher N. Cravey
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Deron R. Dacus
Dacus Law Firm
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew Clay Harris
Albritton Law Office
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher Frederick Jeu
Morrison & Foerster
Fujitsu Limited
Attorney Name: Christopher Frederick Jeu
Morrison & Foerster
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Peter M. Jones
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Drew Kim
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Karl J. Kramer
Morrison & Foerster
Fujitsu Limited
Attorney Name: Karl J. Kramer
Morrison & Foerster
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Irfan A. Lateef
Knobbe Martens
TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Attorney Name: Irfan A. Lateef
Knobbe Martens
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Irfan A. Lateef
Knobbe Martens
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Lionel M. Lavenue
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Lionel M. Lavenue
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Lionel M. Lavenue
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: David T. McDonald
K&L Gates
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Yasin Mohammad
Winston & Strawn
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael J. Newton
Alston & Bird
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Hiep Huu Nguyen
Winston & Strawn
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Nicholas J. Nugent
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Nicholas J. Nugent
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Nicholas J. Nugent
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Ashlea Raymond Pflug
Winston & Strawn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Patricia K. Schmidt
K&L Gates
Fujitsu America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Andy Tindel
Andy Tindel Attorney & Counselor At Law, P.C.
Fujitsu Limited
Attorney Name: Andy Tindel
Andy Tindel Attorney & Counselor At Law, P.C.
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Mahmoud Munes Tomeh
Knobbe Martens
TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Attorney Name: Mahmoud Munes Tomeh
Knobbe Martens
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Mahmoud Munes Tomeh
Knobbe Martens
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Sony Group Corporation
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Danny L. Williams
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Marko R. Zoretic
Knobbe Martens
TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Attorney Name: Marko R. Zoretic
Knobbe Martens
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Marko R. Zoretic
Knobbe Martens
Counter Defendant
36Marvell Semiconductor
Attorney Name: Jennifer Parker Ainsworth
Wilson Robertson & Cornelius
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Attorney Name: Scott D. Baker
Reed Smith
NVidia
Attorney Name: John H. Barr Jr.
Bracewell
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Joe Benz
Paul Hastings
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: John P. Brinkmann
Fish & Richardson
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: John Frederick Bufe
Potter Minton
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Robert C. Bunt
Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.
NVidia
Attorney Name: Betty H. Chen
Fish & Richardson
NVidia
Attorney Name: Betty H. Chen
Fish & Richardson
NVidia
Attorney Name: Michael Chibib
Bracewell
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Benjamin C. Elacqua
Fish & Richardson
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Allen Gardner
Potter Minton
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Danielle Joy Healey
Fish & Richardson
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John C. Herman
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jack Wesley Hill
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jason S. Jackson
Kutak Rock
Marvell Semiconductor
Attorney Name: Jordan R. Jaffe
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Marvell Semiconductor
Attorney Name: Kevin P. B. Johnson
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Michael E. Jones
Potter Minton
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Peter M. Jones
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jessica M. Kattula
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jonah D. Mitchell
Reed Smith
Marvell Semiconductor
Attorney Name: Sean S. Pak
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Robert P. Parker
Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, P.C.
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Attorney Name: David T. Pollock
Reed Smith
NVidia
Attorney Name: Barry K. Shelton
Fish & Richardson
NVidia
Attorney Name: Barry K. Shelton
Fish & Richardson
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Bruce A. Smith
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Seth M. Sproul
Fish & Richardson
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: Garland T. Stephens
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Intel Corporation
Attorney Name: John W. Thornburgh
Fish & Richardson
Atheros Communications, Inc.
Attorney Name: Richard T. Ting
Reed Smith
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Ryan K. Walsh
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John Ward
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Marvell Semiconductor
Attorney Name: Ray R. Zado
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Counter Claimant
69Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric M. Albritton
Albritton Law Office
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Kimball Anderson
Winston & Strawn
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Steven S. Baik
Reed Smith
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Ruben Singh Bains
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Joe Benz
Paul Hastings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michael J. Bettinger
K&L Gates
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Brigham
Cooley LLP
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Michelle H. Browdy
Winston & Strawn
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: James P. Brogan
Cooley LLP
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Kyle D. Chen, Ph.D.
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Kyle D. Chen, Ph.D.
Cooley LLP
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: L. Howard Chen
K&L Gates
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Craft
Findlay Craft
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Christopher N. Cravey
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Deron R. Dacus
Dacus Law Firm
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Harold H. Davis Jr.
K&L Gates
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric H. Findlay
Findlay Craft
ASUS Computer International
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Attorney Name: Thomas J. Friel Jr.
Cooley LLP
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew Clay Harris
Albritton Law Office
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John C. Herman
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jack Wesley Hill
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jason S. Jackson
Kutak Rock
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Peter M. Jones
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Jessica M. Kattula
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Drew Kim
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Irfan A. Lateef
Knobbe Martens
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: David T. McDonald
K&L Gates
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Yasin Mohammad
Winston & Strawn
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael J. Newton
Alston & Bird
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Hiep Huu Nguyen
Winston & Strawn
Dell Inc.
Attorney Name: Ashlea Raymond Pflug
Winston & Strawn
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Patricia K. Schmidt
K&L Gates
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Bruce A. Smith
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Mahmoud Munes Tomeh
Knobbe Martens
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: Ryan K. Walsh
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
Ethernet Innovations
Attorney Name: John Ward
Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Melvin R. Wilcox III
Yarbrough Wilcox, PLLC
Apple Inc.
Attorney Name: Danny L. Williams
Williams Morgan, P.C.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Meitrack America Corporation
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Acer America Corporation
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Gateway, Inc.
Attorney Name: Roderick B. Williams
K&L Gates
Toshiba
Attorney Name: Marko R. Zoretic
Knobbe Martens
Cause
35:271 Patent Infringement