Case details

Court: mnd
Docket #: 0:15-cv-02801
Case Name: Oticon A/S et al v. GN Resound A/S et al
PACER case #: 149712
Date filed: 2015-06-25
Date terminated: 2016-01-13
Assigned to: Judge Patrick J. Schiltz
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer
Case Cause: 35:271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Oticon A/S
Plaintiff
Emily Nicole Petersen Garff
Fish & Richardson P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94063 650-839-5070 Email: petersengarff@fr.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kurt L. Glitzenstein
Fish & Richardson P.C. One Marina Park Drive Boston, MA 02110 617-542-5070 Email: glitzenstein@fr.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael A. Bittner
Fish & Richardson, PC 1717 Main Street Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 214-747-5070 Fax: 214-747-2091 Email: bittner@fr.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Thomas B. Manuel
Fish & Richardson P.C. 500 Arguello Street, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94063 650-839-5070 Email: manuel@fr.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Thomas B. Walsh , IV
Fish & Richardson, P.C. 1717 Main Street Suite 5000 Dallas, TX 75201 214-292-4090 Email: walsh@fr.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William R Woodford
Fish & Richardson PC 60 S 6th St Ste 3200 Mpls, MN 55402 612-335-5070 Fax: 612-288-9696 Email: woodford@fr.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael E Florey
Fish & Richardson PC 60 S 6th St Ste 3200 Mpls, MN 55402 612-335-5070 Fax: 612-288-9696 Email: florey@fr.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Oticon, Inc
Plaintiff
Emily Nicole Petersen Garff
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kurt L. Glitzenstein
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael A. Bittner
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Thomas B. Manuel
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Thomas B. Walsh , IV
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William R Woodford
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael E Florey
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

GN Resound A/S
Defendant
Janice V. Jabido
Ropes & Gray LLP 191 North Wacker Drive 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 312-845-1200 Email: janice.jabido@ropesgray.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard T. McCaulley
Ropes & Gray LLP 191 North Wacker Drive 32nd Floor Chicago, IL 60606 312-845-1200 Email: richard.mccaulley@ropesgray.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tara C Norgard
Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh Lindquist & Schuman PA 225 S 6th St Ste 4200 Mpls, MN 55402 612-436-9600 Fax: 612-436-9605 Email: tnorgard@carlsoncaspers.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

GN Hearing Care Corporation
Defendant
Janice V. Jabido
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard T. McCaulley
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Tara C Norgard
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

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2015-06-25 1 0 COMPLAINT against GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0864-4471288.) Filed by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 06/25/2015)
2015-06-25 2 0 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. William Demant Holding A/S is a corporate parent of Plaintiff Oticon A/S. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 06/25/2015)
2015-06-25 3 0 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. William Demant Holding A/S is a corporate parent of Plaintiff Oticon, Inc. WDH USA Inc. is a corporate parent of Plaintiff Oticon, Inc. William Demant Holding A/S is a publicly-held corporation owning 10 percent or more of stock of Plaintiff Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 06/25/2015)
2015-06-25 4 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge John R. Tunheim per Patent List and referred to Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel. Please use case number 15-cv-2801 JRT/FLN. (kt) (Entered: 06/25/2015)
2015-06-25 5 0 Summons Issued as to GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (kt) (Entered: 06/25/2015)
2015-06-30 6 0 ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT OF RELATED CASES. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Case No. 15-CV-2801(JRT/FLN) be assigned to Judge Patrick J. Schiltz and Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. Case reassigned to Judge Patrick J. Schiltz and Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer for all further proceedings. Judge John R. Tunheim, Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel no longer assigned to case. NOTE: the new case number is 15-cv-2801 (PJS/HB). Please use this case number for all subsequent pleadings. Signed by Judge Patrick J. Schiltz and Judge John R. Tunheim on 06/29/2015.(TSS) (Entered: 06/30/2015)
2015-07-22 7 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Stipulated Motion to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-22 8 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PROPOSED ORDER by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S re 7 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer Stipulated Motion to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-22 9 0 ORDER that the Motion (ECF No. 7) is GRANTED and Defendants GN Hearing Care Corporation and GN ReSound A/S shall have until and including August 14, 2015 to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 7/22/15. (JAM) (Entered: 07/22/2015)
2015-07-23 10 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Kurt L. Glitzenstein. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4501791 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 07/23/2015)
2015-07-23 11 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Thomas B. Manuel. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4501795 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 07/23/2015)
2015-07-24 12 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 10 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Kurt L. Glitzenstein for Oticon A/S and Oticon, Inc; granting 11 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Thomas B. Manuel for Oticon A/S and Oticon, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 7/24/15. (AKL) (Entered: 07/24/2015)
2015-08-04 13 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Janice V. Jabido. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4513780 by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 08/04/2015)
2015-08-04 14 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Richard T. McCaulley. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4513799 by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 08/04/2015)
2015-08-04 15 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 13 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Janice V. Jabido for GN Hearing Care Corporation and for GN Resound A/S; and granting 14 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Richard T. McCaulley for GN Hearing Care Corporation and for GN Resound A/S. Approved by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 8/4/2015. (JLW) (Entered: 08/04/2015)
2015-08-14 16 0 ANSWER to Complaint by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 08/14/2015)
2015-08-14 17 0 RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT that defendant GN ReSound A/S hereby states that the parent corporation of GN ReSound A/S is GN Store Nord A/S. GN ReSound A/S further states that GN Store Nord A/S is a publicly traded corporation that owns 100% of the stock of GN ReSound A/S. Shares of GN Store Nord A/S are traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, the undersigned counsel for defendant GN Hearing Care Corporation hereby states that the parent corporation of GN Hearing Care Corporation is GN U.S. Holdings, Inc., the parent corporation of GN U.S. Holdings, Inc. is GN ReSound A/S, and the parent corporation of GN ReSound A/S is GN Store Nord A/S. GN Hearing Care Corporation further states that GN Store Nord A/S is a publicly traded corporation that owns 100% of the stock of GN ReSound A/S, GN ReSound A/S owns 100% of the stock of GN U.S. Holdings, Inc., and GN U.S. Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of the stock of GN Hearing Care Corporation. GN Store Nord A/S indirectly owns 10% or more of the stock of GN Hearing Care Corporation. (Norgard, Tara) Modified text on 8/14/2015 (kt). (Entered: 08/14/2015)
2015-08-21 18 0 NOTICE/ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 10/2/2015 02:00 PM in Judge's Chambers, Suite 632 (STP) before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 8/21/15. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Form)(JAM) Modified on 8/21/2015 (JAM). (Entered: 08/21/2015)
2015-09-03 19 0 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR-MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Emily Petersen Garff. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4551154 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) Modified on 9/8/2015 (AKL). (Entered: 09/03/2015)
2015-09-10 20 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Emily Petersen Garff. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0864-4557425 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 09/10/2015)
2015-09-15 21 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 20 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Emily Nicole Petersen Garff for Oticon A/S and for Oticon, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 9/15/2015. (JLW) (Entered: 09/15/2015)
2015-09-25 22 0 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. Filed by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. Jointly Signed by GN Resound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Attachment A)(Florey, Michael) (Entered: 09/25/2015)
2015-09-30 23 0 NOTICE of Appearance by William R Woodford on behalf of Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Woodford, William) (Entered: 09/30/2015)
2015-10-02 24 0 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 10/2/2015. Order to issue. (LPH) (Entered: 10/09/2015)
2015-10-13 25 0 SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 6/15/2016, Discovery due by 9/1/2016, Motions (non-disp) due 9/29/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 10/13/15. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A, # 2 Attachment B)(JAM) Modified on 10/14/2015 (JAM). (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-13 26 0 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-13 27 0 NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 : Motion Hearing set for 10/27/2015 10:30 AM in Courtroom 6B (STP) before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-13 28 0 MEMORANDUM in Support re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 filed by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Attachments: # 1 LR7.1/LR72.2 Word Count Compliance Certificate)(Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-13 29 0 Declaration of Janice J. Jabido in Support of 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699, 28 Memorandum in Support of Motion, 27 Notice of Hearing on Motion, filed by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) A, # 2 Exhibit(s) B, # 3 Exhibit(s) C, # 4 Exhibit(s) D, # 5 Exhibit(s) E)(Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-13 30 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PROPOSED ORDER by GN Hearing Care Corporation, GN Resound A/S re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 (Norgard, Tara) (Entered: 10/13/2015)
2015-10-20 31 0 RESPONSE in Opposition re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 filed by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 LR7.1/LR72.2 Word Count Compliance Certificate)(Florey, Michael) (Entered: 10/20/2015)
2015-10-20 32 0 Declaration of Emily P. Garff in Opposition re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 filed by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) A, # 2 Exhibit(s) B, # 3 Exhibit(s) C - Part 1 of 2, # 4 Exhibit(s) C - Part 2 of 2, # 5 Exhibit(s) D, # 6 Exhibit(s) E, # 7 Exhibit(s) F, # 8 Exhibit(s) G)(Florey, Michael) Modified text and link on 10/21/2015 (kt). (Entered: 10/20/2015)
2015-10-20 33 0 Declaration of Peer Lauritsen in Opposition re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 filed by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) Modified on 10/21/2015 (kt). (Entered: 10/20/2015)
2015-10-27 34 0 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer: Motion Hearing held on 10/27/2015 re 26 MOTION to Stay GN ReSound A/S and GN Hearing Care Corporation's Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review of U.S. Pat. No. 8,995,699 filed by GN Resound A/S, GN Hearing Care Corporation. (JAM) (Entered: 10/27/2015)
2015-10-27 35 0 TEXT-ONLY ORDER: Ruling from the Bench for the reasons stated fully on the record, the Court DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE the motion(ECF No. 26). By Judge Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. (JAM) (Entered: 10/27/2015)
2015-11-04 36 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Thomas B. Walsh, IV. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-4636630 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 11/04/2015)
2015-11-04 37 0 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Michael A. Bittner. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number AMNDC-4636664 by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 11/04/2015)
2015-11-06 38 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 37 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Michael A. Bittner for Oticon A/S and for Oticon, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 11/6/2015. (JLW) (Entered: 11/06/2015)
2015-11-06 39 0 TEXT ONLY ENTRY: ORDER granting 36 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Attorney Thomas B. Walsh, IV for Oticon A/S and for Oticon, Inc. Approved by Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer on 11/6/2015. (JLW) (Entered: 11/06/2015)
2015-11-10 40 0 NOTICE of Filing of Official Transcript. This filing has 1 transcript(s) associated with it. (TJW) (Entered: 11/10/2015)
2015-11-10 41 0 TRANSCRIPT (AUDIO) of Hearing on Defendants' Motion to Stay Litigation Pending Inter Partes Review held on October 27, 2015 before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer. (25 pages). Transcriber: Tim Willette (E-mail: Tim_Willette@mnd.uscourts.gov / Telephone: 612-664-5108). Redaction Request due 12/1/2015. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/11/2015. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/8/2016. For information on redaction procedures, please review Local Rule 5.5. (TJW) (Entered: 11/10/2015)
2016-01-12 42 0 DOCUMENT FILED IN ERROR-WILL REFILE. Joint MOTION to Dismiss/General without Prejudice by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service on Proposed Order)(Florey, Michael) Modified text on 1/12/2016 (lmb). (Entered: 01/12/2016)
2016-01-12 43 0 STIPULATION of Dismissal without Prejudice by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc. Jointly Signed by GN Resound A/S, and GN Hearing Care Corporation. (Florey, Michael) Modified text on 1/12/2016 (lmb). (Entered: 01/12/2016)
2016-01-12 44 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PROPOSED ORDER by Oticon A/S, Oticon, Inc re 43 Stipulation of Dismissal without Prejudice (Florey, Michael) (Entered: 01/12/2016)
2016-01-13 45 0 ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on January 13, 2016. (CLG) (Entered: 01/13/2016)