Case number 1:24-cv-00254
Vervain, LLC v. Kingston Technology Company, Inc. et al > Documents
| Date Field | Doc. No. | Description (Pages) |
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| Nov 25, 2025 | 95 | AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 6/16/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 7/13/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 7/13/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Discovery due by 2/26/2026, and Dispositive Motions due by 3/6/2026. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 11/25/2025) (2) |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 94 | Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Scheduling Order by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Amended Scheduling Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 11/24/2025) (0) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 93 | NOTICE Joint Notice Extending Deadlines by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 11/21/2025) (4) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 91 | AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/24/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 4/6/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 4/6/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Discovery due by 1/12/2026, and Dispositive Motions due by 1/23/2026. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 11/03/2025) (2) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 92 | Joint Sealed Stipulation filed by Vervain, LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (cc3) (Entered: 11/04/2025) (0) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 90 | Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Scheduling Order by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Amended Scheduling Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/31/2025) (0) |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 89 | NOTICE Regarding Status of Stipulations by Vervain, LLC (Schubert, Kevin) (Entered: 10/18/2025) (2) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 88 | Sealed Document: Final Infringement Contentions [Redline] of 86 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amend Final Infringement Contentions, 87 Sealed Document,, by Vervain, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-1 (Redline), # 2 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-2 (Redline), # 3 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-3 (Redline), # 4 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-4 (Redline), # 5 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-5 (Redline), # 6 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-6 (Redline), # 7 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-7 (Redline), # 8 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-8 (Redline)) (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/14/2025) (0) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 87 | Sealed Document: Final Infringement Contentions of 86 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amend Final Infringement Contentions by Vervain, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-1 (Clean), # 2 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-2 (Clean), # 3 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-3 (Clean), # 4 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-4 (Clean), # 5 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-5 (Clean), # 6 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-6 (Clean), # 7 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-7 (Clean), # 8 Exhibit [SEALED DOCUMENT] A-8 (Clean)) (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/14/2025) (0) |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 86 | Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Amend Final Infringement Contentions by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/14/2025) (0) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 85 | 10-7-25 Discovery HearingSealed Transcript filed (This transcript is not available electronically) (kd) (Entered: 10/08/2025) (0) |
| Oct 7, 2025 | 84 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alan D Albright: Discovery Hearing via zoom held on 10/7/2025 (Minute entry documents are not available electronically) (Court Reporter Kristie Davis.)(cc3) (Entered: 10/07/2025) (0) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 83 | ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY DISPUTE HEARING for 10/7/2025 at 1:30 PM before Judge Alan D Albright. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 09/30/2025) (2) |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82 | AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/10/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 3/30/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 3/30/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Discovery due by 12/19/2025, and Dispositive Motions due by 1/6/2026. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 09/30/2025) (2) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 81 | Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Scheduling Order by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Amended Scheduling Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 09/29/2025) (0) |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 80 | AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/10/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection set for 3/2/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Trial set for 3/2/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Discovery due by 11/21/2025, and Dispositive Motions due by 12/5/2025. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 09/17/2025) (2) |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 79 | Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Scheduling Order. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Amended Scheduling Order)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 08/18/2025) (0) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 78 | ORDER GRANTING 77 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to GRANT JOHNSON. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 07/28/2025) (1) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 77 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Alan Whitehurst for Grant Johnson ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20506577) by on behalf of Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 07/25/2025) (5) |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 76 | AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER: Final Pretrial Conference set for 1/6/2026 before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection & Trial set for 1/26/2026 at 9:00AM before Judge Alan D Albright, Discovery due by 10/10/2025, and Dispositive Motions due by 10/24/2025. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 07/07/2025) (2) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 75 | ORDER GRANTING 73 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to KEVIN R. SCHUBERT. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 06/27/2025) (1) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 74 | Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct 19 Scheduling Order, by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 06/26/2025) (0) |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 73 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Alan Whitehurst For Kevin R. Schubert ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20381871) by on behalf of Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 06/26/2025) (5) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 72 | PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 03/20/2025) (16) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 71 | Joint MOTION for Entry of Confidentiality and Protective Order by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Proposed Protective Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 03/19/2025) (0) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | 70 | ORDER GRANTING 68 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to JESSICA H. RO. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 03/07/2025) (1) |
| Mar 7, 2025 | 69 | ORDER GRANTING 67 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to MARSHALL L. BAKER. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 03/07/2025) (1) |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 68 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cono A. Carrano Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Jessica H. Ro ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19880725) by on behalf of Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 03/06/2025) (0) |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 67 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cono A. Carrano Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Marshall L. Baker ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19880493) by on behalf of Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 03/06/2025) (0) |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 66 | ORDER GRANTING 65 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to PAUL C. LIN. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (cc3) (Entered: 03/03/2025) (1) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 65 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cono A. Carrano Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Paul C. Lin ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19853663) by on behalf of Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order PHV for Paul Lin)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 02/28/2025) (0) |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 64 | Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Nicholas T. Matich by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 02/28/2025) (0) |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 63 | Transcript filed of Proceedings held on 2-6-25, Proceedings Transcribed: Markman Hearing. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Kristie Davis (kmdaviscsr@yahoo.com), Telephone number: 2546660904. Parties are notified of their duty to review the transcript to ensure compliance with the FRCP 5.2(a)/FRCrP 49.1(a). A copy may be purchased from the court reporter or viewed at the clerk's office public terminal. If redaction is necessary, a Notice of Redaction Request must be filed within 21 days. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will be made available via PACER without redaction after 90 calendar days. The clerk will mail a copy of this notice to parties not electronically noticed Redaction Request due 3/10/2025, Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/20/2025, Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/19/2025, (kd) (Entered: 02/17/2025) (56) |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 62 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alan D Albright: PUBLIC ZOOM MARKMAN VERVAIN V KINGSTON 1.24.254 held on 2/6/2025. Written Order Forthcoming. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.) (Court Reporter Kristie Davis.)(pg) (Entered: 02/10/2025) (0) |
| Feb 6, 2025 | 61 | CORRECTED ORDER Granting 60 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice as to Ryan S. Stronczer ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19754951) filed by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic f iling with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 02/06/2025) (1) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 60 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cono A. Carrano Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Ryan S. Stronczer ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19754951) by on behalf of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order Granting Mtn for Admission Pro Hac Vice)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 02/05/2025) (0) |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 59 | Sealed Order Denying Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 02/05/2025) (0) |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 58 | NOTICE Joint Notice Extending Deadlines by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 01/29/2025) (4) |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 57 | ORDER, ( Public Zoom Markman Hearing reset for 2/6/2025 at 1:30 PM before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 01/29/2025) (1) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 56 | ORDER GRANTING 36 Motion to Strike ; DENYING 20 Motion to Transfer Case. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 01/28/2025) (20) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 55 | ORDER, ( Zoom Markman Hearing set for 1/31/2025 at 3:00 PM before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 01/28/2025) (1) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 54 | NOTICE of Filing Notice of Post-Grant Review Filings for US Patent Nos. 11,967,369 and 11,967,370 by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 01/03/2025) (4) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 53 | NOTICE of Filing Notice of Inter Partes Review Filings for US Patent Nos. 8,891,298, 9,196,385, 9,997,240 and 10,950,300 by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 01/03/2025) (5) |
| Jan 2, 2025 | 52 | ORDER, ( Markman Hearing reset for 1/9/2025 at 9:30 AM before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 01/02/2025) (1) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 51 | ORDER GRANTING 49 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Brock F. Wilson for Kingston Digital, Inc.,Brock F. Wilson for Kingston Technology Company, Inc.,Brock F. Wilson for Kingston Technology Corporation. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (pg) (Entered: 12/20/2024) (1) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 50 | Defendants' Answer and Defenses to Vervain, LLC's First Amended Complaint for Patent Infringement ANSWER to 10 Amended Complaint,,,, with Jury Demand by Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation.(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 12/19/2024) (30) |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 49 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cono A. Carrano Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Brock F. Wilson ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-19595695) by on behalf of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order Granting Mtn for Admission Pro Hac Vice)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 12/18/2024) (0) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 48 | ORDER, ( Zoom Markman Hearing set for 1/9/2025 at 11:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 12/16/2024) (1) |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 47 | 12-5-24 Motions Hearing Sealed Transcript filed (This transcript is not available electronically) (kd) (Entered: 12/10/2024) (0) |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 46 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Alan D Albright: Motion Hearing held on 12/5/2024 re 13 Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue. Parties announce ready, statements and arguments of counsel heard, motion denied. Written order forthcoming. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.). (Court Reporter Kristie Davis.)(dm) (Entered: 12/06/2024) (0) |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 45 | ORDER, ( Motion Hearing via Zoom set for 12/5/2024 at 9:30 AM Regarding Motion to Dismiss, before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 12/03/2024) (1) |
| Dec 3, 2024 | 44 | ORDER, ( Markman Hearing via Zoom reset for 1/9/2025 at 10:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright,). Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 12/03/2024) (1) |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 43 | NOTICE of Filing Joint Claim Construction Statement by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 11/27/2024) (7) |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 42 | BRIEF Plaintiff's Sur-reply Claim Construction Brief regarding 39 Brief,,, by Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 11/25/2024) (30) |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 41 | REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Vervain, LLC, re 36 Opposed MOTION to Strike New Evidence and Argument Raised in Kingston's Reply Briefing filed by Plaintiff Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 11/19/2024) (8) |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 40 | Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation, re 36 Opposed MOTION to Strike New Evidence and Argument Raised in Kingston's Reply Briefing filed by Plaintiff Vervain, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration of George Rosbrook)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 11/12/2024) (0) |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 39 | BRIEF Defendants' Reply Claim Construction Brief regarding 35 Claim Construction Brief,,, by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Excerpts from Rino Micheloni et al., Inside NAND Flash Memories (Aug. 2010) (Micheloni), # 2 Exhibit 2 - Western Digitals Opposition to Vervains Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, Vervain, LLC v. Western Digital Corp., No. 6:21-cv-00488 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 25, 2023), ECF No. 133, # 3 Exhibit 3 - Deposition of Sunil P. Khatri, Ph.D., Micron Tech., Inc. v. Vervain, LLC, IPR2021-01547 (U.S.P.T.O. Sept. 1, 2022), # 4 Exhibit 4 - Markman Hearing Transcript, Vervain, LLC v. Micron Tech., Inc., No. 6:21-cv-00487 (W.D. Tex. Feb. 15, 2022), ECF No. 50, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Declaration of George Andrew Lever Rosbrook and Douglas E. Chin)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 11/11/2024) (0) |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 38 | STATUS REPORT Regarding Completion of Briefing on Venue Transfer Motions by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 11/07/2024) (3) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 37 | Redacted Copy of Dfts' Reply in Support of Dfts' Motion to Transfer Venue of 32 Sealed Document, by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/30/2024) (7) |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 36 | Opposed MOTION to Strike New Evidence and Argument Raised in Kingston's Reply Briefing by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Alan L. Whitehurst, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Proposed Order)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/29/2024) (0) |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 35 | Opening Claim Construction Brief by Vervain, LLC Responsive Opening Claim Construction Brief. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34 Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35, # 36 Declaration of Alan L. Whitehurst)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/28/2024) (0) |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 34 | STATUS REPORT Regarding Completion of Briefing on Venue Transfer Motions by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/24/2024) (3) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 33 | ATTACHMENT Public Exhibits 1 and 2 to Defendants' Reply in Support of Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue to 32 Sealed Document, by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Tracy Chang, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Phison Controller Chart)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/23/2024) (0) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 32 | Sealed Document: Defendants' Reply in Support of Defendants Motion to Transfer Venue of 20 MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/23/2024) (0) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 31 | Redacted Copy of 30 Sealed Document, by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/23/2024) (12) |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 30 | Sealed Document: Kingston's Reply in Support of 13 Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex. 1 - Offer Letter, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2 - Specification) (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/16/2024) (0) |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 29 | Redacted Public Version of 26 Sealed Document, by Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/16/2024) (22) |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 28 | Redacted Public Version of 25 Sealed Document,, by Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/16/2024) (22) |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 27 | ATTACHMENT Public Exhibits 3-8 to Vervain's Response to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue to 26 Sealed Document, by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 3, # 2 Exhibit 4, # 3 Exhibit 5, # 4 Exhibit 6, # 5 Exhibit 7, # 6 Exhibit 8)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/09/2024) (0) |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 26 | Sealed Document: Vervain's Response to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue of 20 MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue by Vervain, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Alan L. Whitehurst, # 2 Exhibit 1 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 3 Exhibit 2 [FILED UNDER SEAL]) (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/09/2024) (0) |
| Oct 9, 2024 | 25 | Sealed Document: Vervain's Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue of 13 Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation by Vervain, LLC (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Alan L. Whitehurst, # 2 Exhibit 1 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 3 Exhibit 2 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 4 Exhibit 3 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 5 Exhibit 4 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 6 Exhibit 5 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 7 Exhibit 6 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 8 Exhibit 7 [FILED UNDER SEAL], # 9 Exhibit 8 [FILED UNDER SEAL]) (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/09/2024) (0) |
| Oct 8, 2024 | 24 | NOTICE of Post Grant Review Filing for U.S. Patent Nos. 11,830,546 and 11,854,612 by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 10/08/2024) (4) |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 23 | Opening Claim Construction Brief by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Terms and Constructions, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Expert Declaration and CV of Andrew Wolfe, Ph.D., # 3 Exhibit 3 - U.S. Patent No. 8,891,298 to Rao, # 4 Exhibit 4 - U.S. Patent No. 9,196,385 to Rao, # 5 Exhibit 5 - U.S. Patent No. 9,997,240 to Rao, # 6 Exhibit 6 - U.S. Patent No. 10,950,300 to Rao, # 7 Exhibit 7 - U.S. Patent No. 11,830,546 to Rao, # 8 Exhibit 8 - U.S. Patent No. 11,854,612 to Rao, # 9 Exhibit 9 - U.S. Patent No. 11,967,369 to Rao, # 10 Exhibit 10 - U.S. Patent No. 11,967,370 to Rao, # 11 Exhibit 11 - U.S. Patent No. 8,194,452 to Rao, # 12 Exhibit 12 - U.S. Patent No. 7,855,916 to Rao, # 13 Exhibit 13 - U.S. Patent No. 6,456,528 to Chen, # 14 Exhibit 14 - U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2010/0172179 to Gorobets, # 15 Exhibit 15 - U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2011/0099460 to Dusija, # 16 Exhibit 16 - U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2009/0172267 to Oribe, # 17 Exhibit 17 - U.S. Patent Appl. Pub. No. 2010/0318879 to Yu, # 18 Exhibit 18 - 298 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 19 Exhibit 19 - 385 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 20 Exhibit 20 - 240 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 21 Exhibit 21 - 300 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 22 Exhibit 22 - 546 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 23 Exhibit 23 - 612 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 24 Exhibit 24 - 369 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 25 Exhibit 25 - 370 Patent Prosecution History Excerpts, # 26 Exhibit 26 - Exhibit A-1 of Vervains Preliminary Infringement Contentions to Phison, # 27 Exhibit 27 - Exhibit A-4 of Vervains Preliminary Infringement Contentions to Phison, # 28 Exhibit 28 - Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 2173.05(p)(II), # 29 Exhibit 29 - Rino Micheloni et al., Inside NAND Flash Memories (Aug. 2010) (Micheloni), # 30 Exhibit 30 - Tue-Sung Jung et al., A 117-mm2 3.3-V Only 128-Mb Multilevel NAND Flash Memory for Mass Storage Applications, 31 IEEE J. Solid-State Circuits (Nov. 1996) (Jung), # 31 Exhibit 31 - Greg Atwood et al., Intel StrataFlash Memory Technology Overview, INTEL TECHNOLOGY J. (Q4 1997) (Atwood), # 32 Exhibit 32 - Ken Takeuchi et al., A Multipage Cell Architecture for High-Speed Programming Multilevel NAND Flash Memories, 33 IEEE J. SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS (Aug. 1998) (Takeuchi), # 33 Exhibit 33 - Taehee Cho et al., A Dual-Mode NAND Flash Memory: 1-Gb Multilevel and High-Performance 512-Mb Single-Level Modes, 36 IEEE J. SOLID-STATE CIRCUITS (Nov. 2001) (Cho), # 34 Exhibit 34 - Taeho Kgil et al., Improving NAND Flash Based Disk Caches, International Symposium on Computer Architecture (June 2008) (Kgil), # 35 Exhibit 35 - Se Jin Kwon et al., FTL algorithms for NAND-type flash memories (Mar. 2011) (Kwon), # 36 Exhibit 36 - Boboila & Desnoyers, Write Endurance in Flash Drives: Measurements and Analysis (Paper), USENIX (Feb. 2010), # 37 Exhibit 37 - Boboila & Desnoyers, Write Endurance in Flash Drives: Measurements and Analysis (Slides), USENIX (Feb. 2010), # 38 Exhibit 38 - Micron TN-29-61: Wear Leveling in NAND Flash Memory (Apr. 2011), # 39 Exhibit 39 - Duann, SLC & MLC Hybrid Presentation (Aug. 2008), # 40 Exhibit 40 - Excerpts from Microsoft Computer Dictionary (5th ed. 2002), # 41 Exhibit 41 - Excerpts from Wiley Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dictionary (1st ed. 2004), # 42 Exhibit 42 - Excerpts from The Facts on File Dictionary of Computer Science (Rev. ed. 2006), # 43 Exhibit 43 - Excerpts from Principles of Information Systems (9th ed. 2010), # 44 Exhibit 44 - Excerpts from Database System Concepts (Custom ed. 2010), # 45 Exhibit 45 - Declaration of Sunil P. Khatri, Ph.D., Vervain, LLC v. Western Digital Corp., No. 6:21-cv-488 (W.D. Tex. Dec. 3, 2021), ECF No. 30-2., # 46 Exhibit 46 - Claim Construction Order, Vervain, LLC v. Micron, No. 6:21-cv-487 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 24, 2022), ECF No. 42., # 47 Exhibit 47 - Claim Construction Order, Vervain, LLC v. Western Digital Corp., No. 6:21-cv-488 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 24, 2022), ECF No. 41., # 48 Exhibit 48 - Declaration of George Andrew Lever Rosbrook and Douglas E. Chin in Support of Defendants' Opening Claim Construction Brief)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 10/07/2024) (0) |
| Oct 3, 2024 | N/A | Text Order GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 22 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages and extend deadlines entered by Judge Alan D Albright. The motion to extend deadlines is GRANTED. As noted in the Joint Proposed extensions, Defendants opening brief deadline is moved from 10/4/2024 to 10/7/2024. Plaintiffs responsive brief deadline is moved from 10/25/2024 to 10/28/2024 Defendants reply brief deadline is moved from 11/8/2024 to 11/11/2024 Plaintiffs sur-reply brief deadline is moved from 11/22/2024 to 11/25/2024. The motion for leave to exceed page limitations is DENIED. The motion requesting briefing for two additional claim terms is GRANTED. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (cblc) (Entered: 10/03/2024) (0) |
| Oct 2, 2024 | 22 | Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limitation , Additional Terms to be Construed and for Extension of Time by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Order)(Rosbrook, George Andrew) (Entered: 10/02/2024) (0) |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 21 | NOTICE of Appearance of Counsel Christian Dorman by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 08/05/2024) (2) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 20 | MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Second Declaration of Rick Webb, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Amd and Restated Articles of Incorporation for Silicon Motion Inc., # 3 Exhibit 3 - Silicon Motion website, # 4 Exhibit 4 - Excerpts from Phison website, # 5 Exhibit 5 - Petition for IPR No. 2021-01547, # 6 Exhibit 6 - Institution Decision IPR No. 2021-00547, # 7 Exhibit 7 - Institution Decision IPR No. 2021-01548, # 8 Exhibit 8 - Moshayedi Website, # 9 Exhibit 9 - US Patent App. No. 2008/0140918, # 10 Exhibit 10 - US Patent App. No. 2011/0099460, # 11 Exhibit 11 - Western Digital's Statement in Vervain v. Western Digital, # 12 Exhibit 12 - Articles of Incorporation for SanDisk, LLC, # 13 Exhibit 13 - Wester Digital Joint Pretrial Order in, # 14 Exhibit 14 - Complaint for Patent Infringement in Vervain v. Micron, # 15 Exhibit 15 - First Amd Complaint for Patent Infringement in Vervain v. Phison, # 16 Exhibit 16 - Caseload Statistics, # 17 Exhibit 17 - Declaration of George Andrew Lever Rosbrook)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 07/19/2024) (0) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 19 | SCHEDULING ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 11/18/2025 at 9:00 AM before Judge Alan D Albright, Jury Selection and Trial set for 12/8/2025 at 9:30 AM before Judge Alan D Albright, Markman Hearing set for 12/5/2024, Amended Pleadings due by 3/28/2025, Discovery due by 7/7/2025, Joinder of Parties due by 1/17/2025, Motions due by 9/12/2025. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (dm) (Entered: 07/15/2024) (4) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 18 | Proposed Scheduling Order Joint Motion for Entry of Scheduling Order by Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 07/12/2024) (7) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | NOTICE Case Readiness Status Report by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 06/14/2024) (5) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 16 | Redacted Copy of 13 Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Rick Webb)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 06/14/2024) (0) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 15 | NOTICE of Venue Discovery Regarding Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss by Vervain, LLC (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 06/10/2024) (3) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 14 | ATTACHMENT to 13 Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of George Andrew Lever Rosbrook, # 2 Exhibit A - to Rosbrook Declaration Email Exchange between Counsel, # 3 Exhibit A - to Webb's Declaration - Moveout Checklist, # 4 Exhibit B - to Webb's Declaration - Job Posting)(Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 06/07/2024) (0) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 13 | Sealed Motion Defendants' Opposed Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Rick Webb) (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 06/07/2024) (0) |
| May 21, 2024 | 12 | NOTICE of Unopposed Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation re 10 Amended Complaint,,,, (Rosbrook, George Andrew) (Entered: 05/21/2024) (2) |
| May 16, 2024 | 11 | Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 10 Amended Complaint,,,, by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Rosbrook, George Andrew) (Entered: 05/16/2024) (0) |
| May 10, 2024 | 10 | Amended Complaint* (1) |
| May 8, 2024 | 9 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Cono A. Carrano on behalf of Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. Attorney Cono A. Carrano added to party Kingston Digital, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Cono A. Carrano added to party Kingston Technology Company, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Cono A. Carrano added to party Kingston Technology Corporation(pty:dft) (Carrano, Cono) (Entered: 05/08/2024) (1) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 8 | NOTICE of Extension of Time to File Answer or Otherwise Respond by Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order)(Rosbrook, George Andrew) Modified on 3/28/2024 (dm). (Entered: 03/22/2024) (0) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 7 | NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by George Andrew Lever Rosbrook on behalf of Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. Attorney George Andrew Lever Rosbrook added to party Kingston Digital, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney George Andrew Lever Rosbrook added to party Kingston Technology Company, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney George Andrew Lever Rosbrook added to party Kingston Technology Corporation(pty:dft) (Rosbrook, George Andrew) (Entered: 03/20/2024) (1) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 6 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by Vervain, LLC. All Defendants. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 03/11/2024) (18) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 5 | Summons Issued as to Kingston Digital, Inc., Kingston Technology Company, Inc., Kingston Technology Corporation. (kp) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (6) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 4 | RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Vervain, LLC. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (3) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 3 | Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (2) |
| Mar 8, 2024 | 2 | REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Vervain, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 summons, # 2 summons)(Whitehurst, Alan) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (0) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | N/A | DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Vervain, LLC. (kp) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (0) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | N/A | If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Mark Lane. (kp) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (0) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | N/A | Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (kp) (Entered: 03/08/2024) (0) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 1 | Complaint* (1) |
