Case details

Court: nhd
Docket #: 1:04-cv-00152
Case Name: Thermal Dynamics Corporation v. TATRAS, Inc.
PACER case #: 26635
Date filed: 2004-04-27
Date terminated: 2005-08-11
Assigned to: Judge Paul J. Barbadoro
Case Cause: 35:145 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Thermal Dynamics Corporation
Plaintiff
Christopher Cole
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA 1000 Elm St PO Box 3701 Manchester, NH 03105-3701 603 627-8223 Email: ccole@sheehan.com
TERMINATED: 04/28/2004 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jacob S. Wharton
Thompson Coburn, LLP One US Bank Plaza, 28th Fl Saint Louis, MI 63101 314 552-6149 Email: jwharton@thompsoncoburn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Paul A. Maddock
Thompson Coburn, LLP One US Bank Plaza, 28th Fl Saint Louis, MI 63101 314 552-6000 Email: pmaddock@thompsoncoburn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Peter S. Cowan
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA 1000 Elm St PO Box 3701 Manchester, NH 03105-3701 603 668-0300 Email: pcowan@sheehan.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Steven E. Garlock
Thompson Coburn, LLP One US Bank Plaza, 28th Fl Saint Louis, MI 63101 314 552-6146 Email: sgarlock@thompsoncoburn.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Edward A. Haffer
Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA 1000 Elm St PO Box 3701 Manchester, NH 03105-3701 603-668-0300 Email: ehaffer@sheehan.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

TATRAS, Inc.
Defendant
doing business asThermacut doing business asZap Plasmatherm doing business asCompetitive Arc Products
Douglas A. Dozeman
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP 111 Lyon, NW, Ste 900 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 616 752-2000 Email: ddozeman@wnj.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Janet L. Ramsey
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP 111 Lyon, NW, Ste 900 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 617 752-2736 Email: jramsey@wnj.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Thomas J. Donovan
NH Department of Justice (Concord) 33 Capitol St Concord, NH 03301 603 271-1288 Email: tom.donovan@doj.nh.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jeremy T. Walker
McLane Middleton 900 Elm St PO Box 326 Manchester, NH 03105-0326 603 625-6464 Email: jeremy.walker@mclane.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2004-04-27 1 0 COMPLAINT against TATRAS, Inc. with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 150 receipt number 025302) filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 04cv152ExhA# 2 Exhibit 04cv152ExhB# 3 Exhibit 04cv152ExhC# 4 Exhibit 04cv152ExhD)(bc, ) (Entered: 04/28/2004)
2004-04-27 2 0 Disclosure Statement by Thermal Dynamics Corporation disclosing parent companies, Thermadyne Holding Corporation and Victor Equipment Company and no merger agreement.(bc, ) (Entered: 04/28/2004)
2004-04-27 3 0 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation , with memorandum, affidavit, and attachments. Follow up on 5/17/2004 (bc, ) (Entered: 04/28/2004)
2004-04-27 4 0 MOTION to File an Over-Length Brief with a proposed Order filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation . Follow up on 5/17/2004 (bc, ) (Entered: 04/28/2004)
2004-04-27 5 0 MOTION to Expedite Discovery and a Preliminary Injunction Briefing Schedule filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation with memorandum and Proposed Order Follow up on 5/17/2004 (bc, ) (Entered: 04/28/2004)
2004-04-28 6 0 Notice to Substitute Attorney. Added attorney Peter S. Cowan for Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Attorney Christopher Cole terminated.(mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-28 7 0 MOTION for Jacob S. Wharton to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation , with affidavit. (mm, ) Modified on 4/29/2004 to correct filing date (mm, ). (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-28 8 0 MOTION for Paul Maddock to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation , with affidavit. (mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-28 9 0 MOTION for Steven Garlock to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation , with affidavit. (mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-27 10 0 Proposed Protective Order treated as a MOTION for Protective Order filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation . (mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-29 11 0 ORDER denying 5 Motion to Expedite discovery. Signed by Judge Paul Barbadoro.(mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-04-29 12 0 ORDER denying 10 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Paul Barbadoro.(mm, ) (Entered: 04/29/2004)
2004-05-26 13 0 Disclosure Statement by TATRAS, Inc. disclosing no parent companies, and no merger agreement.(mm, ) (Entered: 05/28/2004)
2004-05-26 14 0 Proposed Discovery Plan re: Motion for Preliminary Injunction Hearing.(mm, ) (Entered: 05/28/2004)
2004-05-26 15 0 Assented to MOTION for Douglas Dozeman and Janet Ramsey to Appear Pro Hac Vice filed by TATRAS, Inc. , with affidavit. (mm, ) (Entered: 05/28/2004)
2004-06-02 16 0 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand filed by TATRAS, Inc..(mm, ) (Entered: 06/04/2004)
2004-06-18 17 0 STIPULATION re: protective Order by TATRAS, Inc., Thermal Dynamics Corporation.(mm, ) (Entered: 06/21/2004)
2004-06-18 18 0 Assented to MOTION to convert this case to an ECF case filed by TATRAS, Inc. . (mm, ) (Entered: 06/21/2004)
2004-06-21 19 0 Proposed Discovery Plan.(mm, ) (Entered: 06/21/2004)
2004-06-25 20 0 Assented to MOTION to Amend 16 Answer to Complaint and Affirmative Defenses filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Defendant's Amended Answer and Affirmative Defenses))(Donovan, Thomas) (Entered: 06/25/2004)
2004-07-02 21 0 Assented to MOTION to Seal Exhibit A of the 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction at Level 1 filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation , with sealed Exhibit A. (mm, ) (Entered: 07/07/2004)
2004-07-09 22 0 AMENDED DOCUMENT by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Amendment to 19 Proposed Discovery Plan Amended Report of Parties' Planning Meeting.(Garlock, Steven) (Entered: 07/09/2004)
2004-08-02 23 0 MEMORANDUM re Claim Construction by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B-1# 3 Exhibit B-2# 4 Exhibit B-3# 5 Exhibit B-4# 6 Exhibit B-5# 7 Exhibit B-6a# 8 Exhibit B-6b# 9 Exhibit B-7# 10 Exhibit B-8# 11 Exhibit B-9# 12 Exhibit C# 13 Exhibit D)(Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 08/02/2004)
2004-08-02 24 0 FILED IN ERROR: MEMORANDUM re Claim Construction by Thermal Dynamics Corporation.(Wharton, Jacob) Modified on 8/3/2004 to add "Filed in Error" - duplicate entry (cm, ). (Entered: 08/02/2004)
2004-08-02 25 0 FILED IN ERROR: Exhibit A to Plaintiff's Claim Construction Brief by Thermal Dynamics Corporation.(Wharton, Jacob) Modified on 8/3/2004 to add "Filed in Error" - duplicate entry (cm, ). (Entered: 08/02/2004)
2004-08-02 26 0 FILED IN ERROR: MEMORANDUM Exhibits B-1 through B-9 to Thermal Dynamics' Claim Construction Brief by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit B-2# 2 Exhibit B-3# 3 Exhibit B-4# 4 Exhibit B-5# 5 Exhibit B-6a# 6 Exhibit B-6b# 7 Exhibit B-7# 8 Exhibit B-8# 9 Exhibit B-9)(Wharton, Jacob) Modified on 8/3/2004 to add "Filed in Error" - duplicate entry (cm, ). (Entered: 08/02/2004)
2004-08-04 27 0 Corrective Entry to 23 Memorandum,. Entry corrected by Jacob S. Wharton correcting and replacing Exhibit B-1 attached to Docket Item No. 23 by Thermal Dynamics Corporation.(Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 08/04/2004)
2004-09-01 28 0 RESPONSE re 23 Memorandum, to Plaintiff's Claim Construction Brief filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D# 5 Exhibit E)(Dozeman, Douglas) (Entered: 09/01/2004)
2004-09-01 29 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by TATRAS, Inc. for Response to Plaintiff's Claim Construction Brief (Dozeman, Douglas) (Entered: 09/01/2004)
2004-09-10 30 0 Assented to MOTION To Permit Telephone Appearance of Co-counsel at Pre-hearing Conference filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Donovan, Thomas) (Entered: 09/10/2004)
2004-09-14 31 0 MOTION for Leave to File Reply Brief to TATRAS' Claim Construction Brief filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Follow up on 10/4/2004 (Attachments: # 1)(Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 09/14/2004)
2004-10-04 32 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jeremy T. Walker on behalf of TATRAS, Inc. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/04/2004)
2004-10-04 33 0 Supplemental Claim Construction Brief by TATRAS, Inc..(Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 10/04/2004)
2004-10-05 34 0 MEMORANDUM/Supplemental Claim Construction Brief by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Attachments:, # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B). E-mail received at Court on 10/4/04 at 6:54 pm (upgrade to CMECF).(cm, ) (Entered: 10/05/2004)
2004-10-05 35 0 Declaration by Thermal Dynamics Corporation.(Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 10/05/2004)
2004-10-15 36 0 MOTION to Amend Complaint filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Follow up on Objection on 11/4/2004 (Attachments:, # 1 First Amended Complaint, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit A, part 1, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit A, part 2, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit A, part 3, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit A, part 4, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 9 Exhibit Exhibit E, # 10 Motion to Seal Exhibit E to Plaintiff's Amended Complaint)(Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 10/15/2004)
2004-10-18 37 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Edward A. Haffer on behalf of Thermal Dynamics Corporation (Haffer, Edward) (Entered: 10/18/2004)
2004-10-18 38 0 Assented to MOTION to Seal Document at Level I (Exhibit E to Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint) filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 10/18/2004)
2004-11-04 39 0 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand 41 First Amended Complaint and Affirmative Defenses filed by TATRAS, Inc..(Dozeman, Douglas) Additional attachment(s) added on 11/8/2004 (mm, ). Modified on 12/13/2004 to add relationship (mm, ). (Entered: 11/04/2004)
2004-12-09 40 0 Markman ORDER Signed by Judge Paul Barbadoro. (mm, ) (Entered: 12/10/2004)
2004-12-10 41 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT against TATRAS, Inc. filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Attachments:, # 1 Exhibit Part 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit A- part 2, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit A - Part 3, # 4 Exhibit A - part 4, # 5 Exhibit B, # 6 Exhibit C, # 7 Exhibit D, # 8 Exhibit E)(mm, ) (Entered: 12/13/2004)
2004-12-27 42 0 Assented to MOTION (Joint Motion) To Permit Telephone Appearance of Co-Counsel at January 3, 2005 Status Conference filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 12/27/2004)
2005-01-19 43 0 Assented to MOTION to Extend Time to Extend Deadlines for Completion of Discovery and for Mediation filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Haffer, Edward) (Entered: 01/19/2005)
2005-01-31 44 0 Joint Assented to MOTION to Continue Trial and All Interim Deadlines filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/31/2005)
2005-03-14 45 0 Assented to MOTION to Continue Trial And Interim Deadlines For Completion of Discovery filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 03/14/2005)
2005-03-28 46 0 Assented to MOTION to Extend Time to Extend Interm Deadlines filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 03/28/2005)
2005-04-22 47 0 Assented to MOTION to Continue and Extend Deadlines Interim Deadlines filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Haffer, Edward) (Entered: 04/22/2005)
2005-05-06 48 0 Assented to MOTION to Extend Time to Extend Interim Deadlines filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Haffer, Edward) (Entered: 05/06/2005)
2005-05-06 49 0 Assented to MOTION to Extend Time to Extend Interim Deadlines filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Haffer, Edward) (Entered: 05/06/2005)
2005-05-20 50 0 MOTION to Stay Proceedings filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Follow up on Objection on 6/9/2005 (Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 05/20/2005)
2005-05-23 51 0 Joinder in Motion: 50 MOTION to Stay Proceedings filed by TATRAS, Inc.. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 05/23/2005)
2005-07-18 52 0 Assented to MOTION to Stay filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. (Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 07/18/2005)
2005-07-28 53 0 STATUS REPORT by Thermal Dynamics Corporation : Settlement Pending. (Wharton, Jacob) (Entered: 07/28/2005)
2005-08-10 54 0 STIPULATION of Dismissal as to Case With Prejudice by TATRAS, Inc.. (Walker, Jeremy) (Entered: 08/10/2005)
2007-09-25 55 0 ORDER re: Disposition of Sealed Document: Exhibit E to 41 Amended Complaint, filed by Thermal Dynamics Corporation. Unless alternative response is received, Exhibit E will be returned to submitting party - Jacob Wharton, Esq. Sealed Document deadline 10/18/2007. Signed by Judge Paul J. Barbadoro. (dae) (Entered: 09/27/2007)