Nvidia Federal District Court Decisions

HSM Portfolio LLC et al v. Elpida Memory Inc. et al

Filed: February 11, 2016 as 1:2011cv00770
Court: Delaware District Court
Defendant: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu America Inc., Fujitsu Semiconductor America Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Qualcomm Inc, Elpida Memory Inc., Elpida Memory (USA) Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Hynix Semiconductor America Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Marvell Semiconductor Ltd., Micron Technology Inc., Nvidia Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Promos Technologies Inc., Sandisk Corporation, Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, STMicroelectronics, N.V., STMicroelectronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., Cirrus Logic, Inc., ON Semiconductor Corporation, Xilinx Inc., Zoran Corporation
Plaintiff: HSM Portfolio LLC, Technology Properties Limited LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

MEMORANDUM ORDER Denying 1041 MOTION to Exclude Portions of Philip Green's Damages Report, Denying 1045 MOTION to Exclude Portions of Dr. Martin Walker's Invalidity Report, and Dismissing as Moot 1050 MOTION to Exclude Portions of Dr. Martin Walker's Non-Infringement Report (see Order for further details). Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 2/11/2016. (ksr, )

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: January 11, 2016 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR STAY AND APPROVAL OF SUPERSEDEAS BOND by Hon. Claudia Wilken granting 1478 Motion to Stay. (jebS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2016)

In Re : Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Litigation

Filed: December 23, 2015 as 4:2015cv00760
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Gigabyte Global Business Corporation
Movant: Pedro Santiago
Plaintiff: Andrew Ostrowski, Mark Roushion
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

Amended order re status conference statement. Signed by Judge Hamilton on 12/23/2015. (pjhlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/23/2015)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: November 13, 2015 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO STAY ENFORCEMENT PENDING APPEAL by Hon. Claudia Wilken denying 1471 Motion to Stay. (jebS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/13/2015)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: September 28, 2015 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' REVISED BILL OF COSTS STATEMENT: The court previously issued its order resolving the disputes about the costs bills and taxing costs for 5 of the 10 defendants. (See 9/4/15 Order, ECF No. 1462 at 12.) The court el iminated costs attributable to the Atheros depositions for five computer defendants and directed them to submit their revised costs that identified and subtracted the Atheros costs. They did so, and the court now issues the attached order taxing…

Giordano v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: September 24, 2015 as 1:2015cv00507
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation
Plaintiff: Garret Giordano
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER that the Parties Joint Motion to Transfer Venue ECF No. 14 is GRANTED. This action is TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of California, by Judge Wiley Y. Daniel on 9/24/2015.(evana, )

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: September 4, 2015 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER by Judge Beeler denying 1433 Motion (Fujitsu); granting in part and denying in part 1434 Motion (Intel and defendants); and finding as moot 1444 Motion for Taxation of Costs (Marvell) and finding as moot 1445 Motion for Taxation of Costs (Marvell) based on the in-court resolution of the dollar amounts. The court (1) eliminates costs attributable to the Atheros depositions for the computer defendants Acer, Asus, HP, Sony, and Toshiba, and directs them to submit their…

Dye v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: August 31, 2015 as 5:2015cv03428
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Jorell Dye
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

SUA SPONTE JUDICIAL REFERRAL FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP OF CASES 5:15-cv-03428 NC, Dye v Nvidia and 3:15-cv-00760 CRB, In Re: Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Litigation. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 8/31/2015. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/31/2015)

In Re : Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Litigation

Filed: August 31, 2015 as 4:2015cv00760
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Gigabyte Global Business Corporation
Movant: Pedro Santiago
Plaintiff: Andrew Ostrowski, Mark Roushion
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

SUA SPONTE JUDICIAL REFERRAL FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP OF CASES 5:15-cv-03428 NC, Dye v Nvidia and 3:15-cv-00760 CRB, In Re: Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Litigation. Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 8/31/2015. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/31/2015)

In Re : Nvidia GTX 970 Graphics Chip Litigation

Filed: July 31, 2015 as 4:2015cv00760
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Gigabyte Global Business Corporation
Movant: Pedro Santiago
Plaintiff: Andrew Ostrowski, Mark Roushion
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER granting 80 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER for Extension of Time to File second Amended Consolidated Complaint and to Take Hearing on Motion to Dismiss Off Calendar filed by Timothy Farley, Paolo Jimenez, David Dropski, Stephen Denz, Ryan Brenek, Jason Doerrer, Joel Bernabel, Kyle Ellis. Second Amended Consolidated Complaint due by 9/14/2015. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on 7/31/2015. (beS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/31/2015)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al v. NVIDIA Corporation et al

Filed: July 30, 2015 as 3:2014cv00757
Court: Virginia Eastern District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Velocity Micro, Inc., Velocity Holdings, LLC
Plaintiff: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Robert E. Payne on 07/30/2015. (tjoh, )

Bailey v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: May 20, 2015 as 3:2015cv00119
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Chester Bailey
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability

ORDER granting 18 Motion to Stay action pending transfer to judicial panel on multidistrict litigation. The parties shall file a Status Report on July 20, 2015 and every 60 days thereafter, until this case is closed. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr on 5/20/2015. (chh)

Bailey v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: March 30, 2015 as 3:2015cv00119
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Chester Bailey
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability

ORDER granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice added Michael Flannery for Chester Bailey. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 03/30/2015. (jlk)

Bailey v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: March 30, 2015 as 3:2015cv00119
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Chester Bailey
Nature of Suit: Tort Product Liability

ORDER granting 4 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice added Charles LaDuca for Chester Bailey. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 03/30/2015. (jlk)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: February 2, 2015 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting (1362 in case 4:10-cv-03724-CW; and 605 in case 4:10-cv-05254-CW) Motion for Leave to File a Sur-Reply In Opposition to USEI's Motion to Alter or Amend the Court's November 7, 2014 Summary Judgment Order Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e). (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/2/2015)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: December 19, 2014 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken ON ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO SEAL (granting (1296) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting in part and denying in part (1305) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting (1306) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting in part and denying in part (1309) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 4:10-cv-03724-CW; granting (574) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting (575) Administrative Motion to File…

Vantage Point Technology, Inc. v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: December 15, 2014 as 3:2014cv05368
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Mediator: Jeff Kaplan
Plaintiff: Vantage Point Technology, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. Edward J. Davila. Hon. Jon S. Tigar no longer assigned to the case.. Signed by Executive Committee on 12/15/14. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/15/2014)

HSM Portfolio LLC et al v. Elpida Memory Inc. et al

Filed: December 5, 2014 as 1:2011cv00770
Court: Delaware District Court
Defendant: Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu America Inc., Fujitsu Semiconductor America Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Qualcomm Inc, Elpida Memory Inc., Elpida Memory (USA) Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Hynix Semiconductor America Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., Marvell Semiconductor Ltd., Micron Technology Inc., Nvidia Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Promos Technologies Inc., Sandisk Corporation, Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, STMicroelectronics, N.V., STMicroelectronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc., Cirrus Logic, Inc., ON Semiconductor Corporation, Xilinx Inc., Zoran Corporation
Plaintiff: HSM Portfolio LLC, Technology Properties Limited LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER ADOPTING 860 Report and Recommendations. The Motion to Compel (D.I. 828 ) is RESOLVED. Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 12/5/2014. (nms)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: November 7, 2014 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken ON (1133 and 1167 in case 4:10-cv-03724-CW) SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTIONS (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2014)

U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC v. Acer, Inc. et al

Filed: October 27, 2014 as 5:2010cv03724
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Acer, Inc., ACER America Corporation, Apple, Inc., Asus Computer International, Asustek Computer Inc., Dell Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu America, Inc., Gateway, Inc., Hewlett Packard Co., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America, Inc., Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Nvidia Corporation, U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Intervenor: Intel Corporation, Atheros Communications, Inc., Broadcom Corporation
Intervenor Dft: Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Mediator: Robert Faulkner
Plaintiff: U.S. Ethernet Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 1277 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Andy Tindel terminated. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2014)