| Court: | cacd |
| Docket #: | 2:14-cv-09273 |
| Case Name: | Fontem Ventures B.V. et al v. VMR Products, LLC, et al |
| PACER case #: | 605436 |
| Date filed: | 2014-12-02 |
| Assigned to: | Judge George H. Wu |
| Referred to: | Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner |
| Case Cause: | 35:271 Patent Infringement |
| Nature of Suit: | 830 Patent |
| Jury Demand: | Both |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
| Represented Party | Attorney & Contact Info |
| Fontem Ventures B.V. Plaintiff a Netherlands company |
Lara J Dueppen Michael Jonathan Wise Joseph P Hamilton |
| Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Plaintiff a Netherlands company |
Lara J Dueppen Michael Jonathan Wise Joseph P Hamilton |
| VMR Products, LLC Defendant a Florida limited liability company doing business asV2CIGS |
Todd Matthew Malynn |
| Does Defendant 1-5, Inclusive |
| Date Filed | Document # | Attachment # | Short Description | Long Description | Upload date | SHA1 hash |
| 2014-12-02 | 1 | 0 | COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-14861317 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Ventures B.V., Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A) (Attorney Joseph P Hamilton added to party Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.(pty:pla), Attorney Joseph P Hamilton added to party Fontem Ventures B.V.(pty:pla))(Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-02 | 2 | 0 | CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V.. (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-02 | 3 | 0 | Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), 1 filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V.. (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-02 | 4 | 0 | NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V., (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-02 | 5 | 0 | NOTICE of Related Case(s) filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V.. Related Case(s): CV14-1645 GW (MRWx), CV14-1648 GW (MRWx), CV14-1649 GW (MRWx), CV14-1650 GW (MRWx), CV14-1651 GW (MRWx), CV14-1652 GW (MRWx), CV14-1653 GW (MRWx), CV14-1654 GW (MRWx), and CV14-1655 GW (MRWx), CV14-8144-GW (MRWx), CV14-8149-GW (MRWx), CV14-8154-GW (MRWx), CV14-8155-GW (MRWx), CV14-8156-GW (MRWx), CV14-8157-GW (MRWx), CV14-8158-GW (MRWx), CV14-8160-GW (MRWx), CV14-8161-GW (MRWx) (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-02 | 6 | 0 | REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent or a Trademark (Initial Notification) filed by Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V.. (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/02/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-03 | 7 | 0 | NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew and Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams. (esa) (Entered: 12/03/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-03 | 8 | 0 | NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (esa) (Entered: 12/03/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-03 | 9 | 0 | 21 DAY Summons issued re Complaint 1 as to defendant VMR Products, LLC. (esa) (Entered: 12/03/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-11 | 10 | 0 | ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT TO GENERAL ORDER 14-03 -Related Case- filed. Related Case No: CV 14-01645 GW(MRWx). Case transferred from Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams and Judge Ronald S.W. Lew to Judge George H. Wu and Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge CV 14-09273 GW(MRWx). Signed by Judge George H. Wu (rn) (Entered: 12/11/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-11 | 11 | 0 | TEXT ONLY ENTRY (IN CHAMBERS) TRANSFER OF CASE TO JUDGE WU AND ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE by Judge George H Wu; This action has been reassigned to the Honorable George H. Wu, U.S. District Judge and the Honorable Michael R. Wilner, U.S. Magistrate Judge. The Court sets a Status Conference for December 15, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. Plaintiffs counsel will give notice. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jag) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 12/11/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-11 | 12 | 0 | PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Fontem Ventures B.V., Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., upon Defendant VMR Products, LLC served on 12/4/2014, answer due 12/25/2014. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Joel Magolnick, Attorney, M&M RA Services in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service. Original Summons returned. (Dueppen, Lara) (Entered: 12/11/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-11 | 13 | 0 | STANDING ORDER REGARDING FINAL PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES FOR CIVIL JURY TRIALS BEFORE JUDGE GEORGE H WU (see attached order) by Judge George H Wu, (pj) (Entered: 12/11/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-15 | 14 | 0 | MINUTES OF STATUS CONFERENCE: Status Conference held before Judge George H. Wu: Court and counsel confer re consolidation and scheduling of all three sets of pending cases. Defendants will have until noon on December 18, 2014 to file a request to continue the Markman Hearing set for January 22, 2015 in Fontem Ventures, B.V., et al. v. NJOY, Inc., et al., CV 14-1645-GW(MRWx), and related actions (first set). Plaintiffs will file a response by close of business on December 22, 2014. Counsel will advise (1) whether parties agree to consolidation and (2) proposed dates re Markman Hearing. Court will issue itsruling. Court Reporter: Katie Thibodeaux. (shb) (Entered: 12/16/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-16 | 15 | 0 | First AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendant VMR Products, LLC amending Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), 1 , filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Ventures B.V., Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A and B)(Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/16/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-16 | 16 | 0 | REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION Regarding a Patent or a Trademark (Initial Notification) filed by Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V.. (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 12/16/2014) | |||
| 2014-12-23 | 17 | 0 | MINUTE ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE AND CONTINUE THE CASE SCHEDULE IN CHAMBERS by Judge George H. Wu:,Therefore, the Court rules as follows: The first wave cases are consolidated with each other under Case No. CV 14-01645. The second and third wave cases are consolidated with each other under Case No. CV14-8144. (SEE ATTACHED FOR FURTHER DETAILS) The Court sets a scheduling conference for CV14-8144 on January 22, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., to coincide with the claim construction hearing in CV 14-01645. In their Joint Rule 26(f) Report, which shall be filed no later than January 15, 2015. Plaintiff shall serve infringement contentions in the consolidated second and third wave cases, CV14-8144, no later than January 12, 2015. Cases associated with Lead Case 2:14-cv-8144-GW(MRWx). (pj) (Entered: 01/02/2015) | |||
| 2015-01-13 | 18 | 0 | TEXT ONLY ENTRY (IN CHAMBERS): by Judge George H. Wu; The time to appear at the Scheduling Conference, set for January 22, 2015, has changed from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (jag) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 01/13/2015) | |||
| 2015-01-22 | 19 | 0 | MINUTES OF Scheduling Conference held before Judge George H. Wu Court and counsel confer. The Court adopts the attached Order re Disputes in Joint Scheduling Conference Report as its Final Order. Parties are advised that all subsequent filings will now be filed under Fontem Ventures, B.V., et al. v. NJOY, Inc., et al., CV 14-1645-GW(MRWx). Counsel will be required to file a Notice of Appearance in order to receive electronic service of all subsequent filings. The Courts Tentative Rulings on Claims Construction is also circulated and attached hereto. Court hears oral argument. For reasons stated on the record, the Claims Construction Hearing is TAKEN UNDER SUBMISSION. Court to issue its ruling. (pj) (Entered: 01/26/2015) | |||
| 2015-01-27 | 20 | 0 | ANSWER to Amended Complaint/Petition 15 JURY DEMAND. filed by Defendant VMR Products, LLC.(Attorney Todd Matthew Malynn added to party VMR Products, LLC(pty:dft))(Malynn, Todd) (Entered: 01/27/2015) | |||
| 2015-02-17 | 21 | 0 | Fontems Answer to VMR Counterclaims (14-9273) filed by Plaintiffs Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Fontem Ventures B.V. re: Answer to Complaint 20 (Hamilton, Joseph) (Entered: 02/17/2015) |