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Court Case Number 337-TA-1185
Filing Date Oct 22, 2019
Docket Number 3418
Investigation Type Violation
Unfair Act Patent Infringement
Institution Date Nov 27, 2019
Markman Hearing Start Date -
Markman Hearing End Date -
Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled Start Date Nov 16, 2020
Evidentiary Hearing Scheduled End Date Nov 19, 2020
Evidentiary Hearing Actual Start Date Nov 16, 2020
Evidentiary Hearing Actual End Date Nov 19, 2020
Target Date Aug 20, 2021
Final ID On Violation Due Date Apr 20, 2021
Final ID On Violation Issue Date Apr 20, 2021
Non Final (Terminating) ID Issued Apr 20, 2021
Final Determination of No Violation -
Final Determination of Violation Jul 20, 2021
Termination Date Jul 20, 2021
Court International Trade Commission
Status Terminated
Appeal2021-2339
Administrative JudgesDavid P. Shaw
Active JudgeDavid P. Shaw
Complainant
Respondent
8Complainant Attorneys
48EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Matthew D. Aichele
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Benjamin Levi
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Rett Snotherly
Levi Snotherly & Schaumberg, PLLC
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Reza Mirzaie
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Marc A. Fenster
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Paul A. Kroeger
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Chang Jay Y. Chung
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Kent N. Shum
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brian Lewis
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Miguel Gomez
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Erik De La Iglesia
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Nikolaus Baer
Zeidman Consulting
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Robert Zeidman
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Evan S. Kovanis
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Kristopher R. Davis
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Atif Hashmi
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: James N. Pickens
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: John Adrian Palmer
Palmer Engineering and Forensics, LLC
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Justin E. Maio
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael J. Lasinski
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eric Kohli
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Todd Desimone
Veritext Legal Solutions
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Eliza Spikes
Veritext Legal Solutions
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Paul Frederickson
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Julian Shine
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Rocco Mercurio
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Brandon Miller
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Laurie Collins
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Judy Caputo
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Arielle Friedman
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Seth Adam Lindner
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Donna Ritzman
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Silvia Wage
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Bryan Robinson
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Barbara Carter
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Marcelo Rivera
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Sandra Bray
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Lee Diamondstein
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Karen Brynteson
Heritage Reporting Corporation
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Lashonne Robinson
Heritage Reporting Corporation
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jason Wietholter
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Jonathan D. Link
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Minna Y. Jay
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Paul Andrew Gennari
Munger Tolles & Olson
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Chang Jay Y. Chung
Russ August & Kabat
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Yusuf Esat
Jenner & Block
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Philip X. Wang
Russ August & Kabat
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: William R. Acorn
Russ August & Kabat
Respondent Attorneys
127Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Terrence J. Truax
Jenner & Block
Google
Attorney Name: Shamita D. Etienne-Cummings
White & Case
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Maximilian A. Grant
Latham & Watkins
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Barbara A. Murphy
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Google
Attorney Name: Richard J. Stark
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Kirk R. Ruthenberg
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Manny Joseph Caixeiro
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Timothy J. Carroll
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Steven M. Lubezny
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Katherine R. McMorrow
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Catherine N. Taylor
Dentons
Vivint
Attorney Name: Jeffrey R. Swigart
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Neal A. Hoopes
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Michael A. Manookin
Vinson & Elkins
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Mareesa A. Frederick
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Reginald J. Hill
Jenner & Block
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Benjamin J. Bradford
Jenner & Block
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Yusuf Esat
Jenner & Block
Vivint
Attorney Name: Fred Williams
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Todd E. Landis
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Sean P. Belding
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Dakota Kanetzky
Vinson & Elkins
Vivint
Attorney Name: Alexis K. Juergens
Maschoff Brennan Gilmore Israelsen & Mauriel LLP
Vivint
Attorney Name: David R. Wright
Maschoff Brennan Gilmore Israelsen & Mauriel LLP
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Boggess
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Emma K. Kolesar
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jill E. Greenfield
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jonathan Stahl
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: James B. Altman
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Matthew Duescher
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Google
Attorney Name: Ryuk Park
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Bijal V. Vakil
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: James Gagen
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Daniel S. Sternberg
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Jonathan Klaren
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Grace I. Wang
White & Case
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Bert C. Reiser
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Michael A. David
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Thomas W. Yeh
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Amit Makker
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Jeremiah A. Egger
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Amy Thomas
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Michael Liu
Latham & Watkins
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Coretta L. Catlin
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Matthew Pooley
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Gavin Scott
Dentons
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Shukri Souri
Exponent Inc
Trane
Attorney Name: Derrick J. Carman
Robins Kaplan LLP
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Junyeon Park
Latham & Watkins
Google
Attorney Name: Emily Lipka
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: David Auslander
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Dr. Gregor Henze
White & Case
Vivint
Attorney Name: Jonathan L. Hardt
Williams Simons & Landis PLLC
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Benjamin Z. Bistricer
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Mark Frappier
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Alain Trial
Latham & Watkins
Google
Attorney Name: Timothy J. Carroll
Dentons
Google
Attorney Name: Carla Mulhern
Analysist Development Group, Inc.
Google
Attorney Name: Kim Edelen
White & Case
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Manfred Morari
Jenner & Block
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Marc Khadpe
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jeff Hagins
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Kenneth Wacks
Latham & Watkins
Google
Attorney Name: Eric E. Lancaster
White & Case
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Nancy Martin
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Google
Attorney Name: Nadia Newhart
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Steven Togami
White & Case
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Joachim F. Trautmann
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Google
Attorney Name: Jacob M. Rothenberg
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: David A. Markoff
White & Case
Vivint
Attorney Name: Darryl L. James
Williams Simons & Landis PLLC
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Allan Brent Diamond
Dentons
Vivint
Attorney Name: Adam B. Livingston
Williams Simons & Landis PLLC
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Sharonmoyee Goswami
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Google
Attorney Name: Don Z. Wang
White & Case
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Richard J. Stark
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Richard J. Stark
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Vivint
Attorney Name: Richard J. Stark
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Google
Attorney Name: Jerry Deboer
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Anthony Canzanella
White & Case
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Jordan T. Stevens
Dentons
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Retley G. Locke
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Ryan Knecht
Core Legal Concepts
Google
Attorney Name: Ginger D. Anders
Munger Tolles & Olson
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Rudolph A. Telscher Jr.
Husch Blackwell LLP
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Daisy Manning
Husch Blackwell LLP
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Ryan B. Hauer
Husch Blackwell LLP
Vivint
Attorney Name: Charles S. Barquist
Maschoff Brennan Gilmore Israelsen & Mauriel LLP
Google
Attorney Name: Henry Y. Huang
White & Case
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Allison N. Kempf
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Kalana Kariyawasam
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Google
Attorney Name: Michael J. Songer
White & Case
Google
Attorney Name: Vincent Y. Ling
White & Case
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Daniel A. Apgar
Venable
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Megan S. Woodworth
Venable
Google
Attorney Name: Megan Ines
A&O Shearman
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Celyra I. Workman
Venable
Google
Attorney Name: Brendan B. Gants
A&O Shearman
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Margaret K. Ukwu
Venable
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Vivian Sandoval
Venable
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Leslie A. Lee
Venable
Daikin America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Maximilian A. Grant
Latham & Watkins
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Richard J. Stark
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Matthew Duescher
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: James B. Altman
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Barbara A. Murphy
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
EcoFactor, Inc.
Attorney Name: Michael Kirby Jr.
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Ecobee
Attorney Name: Jennifer D. Bennett
Dentons
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Bert C. Reiser
Latham & Watkins
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Matthew J. Boggess
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Marc Khadpe
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jonathan Stahl
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jill E. Greenfield
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Emma K. Kolesar
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Schneider Electric USA
Attorney Name: Mareesa A. Frederick
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
Google
Attorney Name: Daniel S. Sternberg
White & Case
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Jeremiah A. Egger
Latham & Watkins
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Amy Thomas
Latham & Watkins
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Joachim F. Trautmann
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Attorney Name: Joseph L. Speyer
Munger Tolles & Olson
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Sharonmoyee Goswami
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Retley G. Locke
Cravath Swaine & Moore
Google
Attorney Name: Ginger D. Anders
Munger Tolles & Olson
Daikin America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Amit Makker
Latham & Watkins
Daikin America, Inc.
Attorney Name: Thomas W. Yeh
Latham & Watkins
Alarm.com
Attorney Name: Jeff Hagins
Foster, Murphy, Altman & Nickel, PC
Daikin Industries
Attorney Name: Benjamin Z. Bistricer
Latham & Watkins
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