Nvidia Federal District Court Decisions

HSM Portfolio LLC et al v. Fujitsu Limited et al

Filed: July 3, 2012 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 Granting 45 Motion to Dismiss; Granting in part and Denying in part 52 Motion to Dismiss; Granting 70 Motion to Dismiss; Granting 100 Motion to Dismiss; Granting 122 Motion to Dismiss; Granting in part and Denying in part [ 139]; Administratively closing with leave to renew 140 Motion to Dismiss; Granting in part and Denying in part 174 Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff is granted Leave to Amend its complaint no later than 7/17/2012 (see Memorandum Order for…

Granfield v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: April 24, 2012 as 3:2011cv05403
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Monica Granfield
Nature of Suit: Property Damage Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER, Motions terminated: 49 Plaintiffs deadline for filing its response to NVIDIAs Motion to Dismiss shall be extended to May 11, 2012, and that NVIDIAs deadline for filing its reply in support of its Motion shall be extended to May 25, 2012.. Signed by Judge James Ware on 4/24/12. (tdm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2012)

Metabyte, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation et al

Filed: March 26, 2012 as 4:2012cv00044
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation, Andrei Osnovich, Michael Yaroslavtsev, David Cook, Viatcheslav Gostrenko, Mikhail Krivega
Plaintiff: Metabyte, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

ORDER, Case reassigned to Hon. Samuel Conti. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Executive Committee on 3/26/12. (ha, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/26/2012)

Paul van der Maas v. Nvidia Corporation et al

Filed: March 19, 2012 as 2:2011cv08014
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Asus Computer International, ASUSTek Computer Inc, Does, Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Paul van der Maas
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

ORDER DISMISSING CASE by Judge Otis D Wright, II. Having considered Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of an Action (Pursuant to FRCP 41a(1)) 36 , it is hereby ordered that this case is dismissed with prejudice. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (cch)

Granfield v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: March 7, 2012 as 3:2011cv05403
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Monica Granfield
Nature of Suit: Property Damage Product Liability

SCHEDULING ORDER Amended Pleadings due by 3/19/2012. Case Management Statement due by 6/1/2012. Case Management Conference set for 6/11/2012 10:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Motion Hearing set for 6/11/2012 09:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. James Ware. Signed by Judge James Ware on 3/7/12. (sis, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2012)

Rambus, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: February 10, 2012 as 3:2010cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Miscellaneous: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Mediatek Inc.
Plaintiff: Rambus, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE 66 OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 2/10/12. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/10/2012)

Granfield v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: February 7, 2012 as 3:2011cv05403
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Monica Granfield
Nature of Suit: Property Damage Product Liability

ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE; DENYING STIPULATION Case Management Statement due by 3/2/2012. Case Management Conference set for 3/12/2012 10:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge James Ware on 2/7/12. (sis, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/7/2012)

Granfield v. NVIDIA Corporation

Filed: February 2, 2012 as 3:2011cv05403
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Monica Granfield
Nature of Suit: Property Damage Product Liability

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 38 STIPULATION WITH [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING SCHEDULING filed by Nvidia Corporation. Signed by Judge James Ware on 2/2/12. (sis, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/2/2012)

Rambus Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: May 24, 2011 as 3:2008cv03343
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Plaintiff: Rambus Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER Further Case Management Conference set for 6/24/2011 03:00 PM. (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/24/2011)

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

Filed: April 11, 2011 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 Request to Withdraw Ashlea Raymond as Counsel of Record for Defendant Dell Inc. re 508 Notice (Other). Ashlea Raymond is also listed as Attorney Ashlea Pflug and is hereby terminated. Signed by Judge James Ware on 4/11/2011. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/11/2011)

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

Filed: March 7, 2011 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 FOLLOWING TUTORIAL HEARING; ORDER RELATING CASES FOR CLAIM CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. Although it is the Court's practice to not relate cases that are already assigned to it, the Court orders that C 10-5254 JW be related to C 10-3724 for the p urposes of claim construction coordination. The Court lifts the stay imposed in C 10-5254 JW so that the parties in the AT&T case can meet and confer with the Defendants in the Acer case and participate in the claim construction process.…

Rambus, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: February 15, 2011 as 3:2010cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Miscellaneous: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Mediatek Inc.
Plaintiff: Rambus, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER RELATING CASES. Signed by Judge Jeremy Fogel on 2/9/11. (dlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/15/2011)

Rambus, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: February 15, 2011 as 5:2010cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Miscellaneous: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Mediatek Inc.
Plaintiff: Rambus, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER RELATING CASES. Signed by Judge Jeremy Fogel on 2/9/11. (dlm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/15/2011)

-MEH BIAX Corporation v. NVIDIA Corporation et al

Filed: February 8, 2011 as 1:2009cv01257
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc.
Plaintiff: BIAX Corporation
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 487 Defendant Sony's Combined Motion and Memorandum to Strike New Infringement Theories as Untimely. Fact discovery is closed for all purposes other than those specifically identified by the Court in its 2/7/2011 order. By Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 2/8/2011. (mehcd)

-MEH BIAX Corporation v. NVIDIA Corporation et al

Filed: February 7, 2011 as 1:2009cv01257
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc.
Plaintiff: BIAX Corporation
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 566 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel NVIDIA to Produce Additional Witness for Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition and for Sanctions and Expedited Consideration, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 2/7/2011. (mehcd)

-MEH BIAX Corporation v. NVIDIA Corporation et al

Filed: January 26, 2011 as 1:2009cv01257
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc.
Plaintiff: BIAX Corporation
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting 583 Defendant NVIDIA's Motion to Clarify the Court's January 5, 2011, Discovery Order, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 1/26/2011. (mehcd)

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

Filed: January 14, 2011 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

STIPULATION AND ORDER Granting Request to Extend Time to Answer Broadcom Corporation's Complaint in Intervention re 485 Stipulation. Answer due 1/19/2011. Signed by Judge James Ware on 1/14/2011. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/14/2011)

Rambus, Inc. v. Nvidia Corporation

Filed: January 13, 2011 as 3:2010cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Nvidia Corporation
Miscellaneous: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Mediatek Inc.
Plaintiff: Rambus, Inc.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE [re 26 Stipulation filed by Nvidia Corporation]: Case Management Statement due by 2/24/2011. Motion to stay due by 1/20/2011. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/3/2011 11:00 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 1/13/2011. (whasec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/13/2011)

-MEH BIAX Corporation v. NVIDIA Corporation et al

Filed: January 7, 2011 as 1:2009cv01257
Court: Colorado District Court
Defendant: NVIDIA Corporation, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., Sony Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, Sony Electronics Inc.
Plaintiff: BIAX Corporation
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 481 ( 478 ) Defendant NVIDIACorporation's Motion to Strike the Declaration of Edward Davidson for Abusive Deposition Conduct. Defendant NVIDIA may file a motion for its fees and costs consistent with the requirements of D.C. Colo. LCivR 7.1A and 54.3 on or before 1/31/2011. If Defendant NVIDIA chooses to conduct an additional deposition of Dr. Davidson, such deposition shall be completed on or before 1/31/2011, by Magistrate Judge…

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

Filed: January 5, 2011 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 REFERRING CASE TO ACTING CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE SPERO FOR DETERMINATION OFAPPROPRIATE REASSIGNMENT. The Court refers this matter to Acting Chief Magistrate Judge Spero for determination of appropriate reassignment of this case to another magist rate judge to: (1) resolve the pending 456 Motion ; and (2) for permanent assignment to resolve all future discovery disputes in accordance with the Civil Local Rules of Court. Once Judge Spero makes his determination, the moving party…