AlmondNet, Inc. v. Adobe Inc.
| AlmondNet, Inc. and Intent IQ, LLC |
| Adobe Inc. |
| 4:2026cv08067 |
| August 4, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
| Ajay S Krishnan |
| Patent |
| 15 U.S.C. § 1126 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 48 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 10/27/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/3/2026 01:30 PM in Oakland, - Videoconference Only. (kmg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/4/2026) |
| Filing 47 Case transferred in from District of Texas Western; Case Number 7:25-cv-00487. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received. |
Filing 46
ORDER GRANTING THE PARTIES JOINT MOTION TO TRANSFER AND UNOPPOSED MOTION TO WITHDRAW (DKT. NO. 45) Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (llm)
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| Filing 45 STIPULATION Joint Stipulation to Transfer Venue to Northern District of California and Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Adobe's Motion to Dismiss by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Hassett, Shaun). |
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Filing 44
ORDER Resetting Initial Pretrial Conference. Initial Pretrial Conference reset for 8/19/2026 at 02:00 PM in Waco before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (slt)
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| Filing 43 Rule 26(f) Discovery Report/Case Management Plan by Adobe Inc.. (Hassett, Shaun) |
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Text Order GRANTING #42 Mark Raftrey's Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice Pro Hac Vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our Court within 10 days of this Order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. It is further ORDERED that if counsel has not already done so, shall immediately tender the amount of $100.00, made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, in compliance with Local Court Rule AT-1(f)(2). It is so ORDERED. Entered by Judge David Counts. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (db)
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| Filing 42 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of Mark Raftrey ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22157438) by on behalf of Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 41 Pro Hac Vice Letter to Mark Raftrey as to Adobe Inc. (kg) |
| Filing 40 Redacted Public Version of 38 Sealed Document by Adobe Inc.. (Hassett, Shaun) |
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Filing 39
ORDER Setting Initial Pretrial Conference Held in Person Initial Pretrial Conference set for 7/29/2026 02:00 PM in Waco before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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| Filing 38 Sealed Reply Brief in Support of its Motion to Transfer Venue pursuant to 1404(A) filed by Adobe Inc. pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (Attachments: (1) Declaration of Ryan Casamiquela, (2-19) - Exhibits 1-18) (jb3) |
| Filing 37 Sealed Response in Opposition to Adobe Inc.'s Motion to Transfer Venue filed by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC pursuant to W.D. Texas SDS procedures. (slt) |
| Filing 36 AFFIDAVIT in Support of Plaintiffs' Opposition to Adobe Inc.'s Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 3, #2 Exhibit 4, #3 Exhibit 5, #4 Exhibit 6, #5 Exhibit 7, #6 Exhibit 8, #7 Exhibit 9, #8 Exhibit 10, #9 Exhibit 12, #10 Exhibit 13, #11 Exhibit 14, #12 Exhibit 15)(Kolko, Daniel) |
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Text Order GRANTING #35 Motion. It is ORDERED that the plaintiffs, AlmondNet Inc. and Intent IQ, LLC, shall respond to the defendant's motion to transfer (Dkt. No. 28) on or before May 21, 2026, and the defendant shall file its Reply on or before June 11, 2026. Entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (CWlc)
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| Filing 35 Joint MOTION to Extend Deadlines for Transfer Briefing by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Kolko, Daniel) |
| Filing 34 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Adobe Inc., re 30 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint filed by Defendant Adobe Inc. (Hassett, Shaun) |
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Text Order GRANTING #33 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. The deadline for the defendant's reply to the motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. 30) is extended up to and including May 4, 2026. Entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (CWlc)
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| Filing 33 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 30 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 32 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC, re 30 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint filed by Defendant Adobe Inc. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of James A. Milkey, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B)(Milkey, James) |
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Text Order GRANTING #31 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. It is ORDERED that the plaintiffs, AlmondNet, Inc. and Intent IQ, LLC, shall respond to the defendant's motion to dismiss on or before April 13, 2026. Entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (CWlc)
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| Filing 31 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 30 MOTION to Dismiss First Amended Complaint by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Kolko, Daniel) |
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Text Order MOOTING #13 Motion to Dismiss in light of the amended complaint (Dkt. No. 24). Entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (CWlc)
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| Filing 29 NOTICE of Venue Discovery by AlmondNet, Inc., Intent IQ, LLC (Kolko, Daniel) |
| Filing 28 MOTION to Transfer Case Venue to the Northern District of California Pursuant to Sec 1404(a) by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Casamiquela Declaration, #2 Ex. 1 - Smith Declaration (Sept. 2025), #3 Ex. 2 - Smith Declaration (Feb. 2026), #4 Ex. 3 - Raghav Pandey Accurint, #5 Ex. 4 - Raghav Pandey LinkedIn, #6 Ex. 5 - Rahul Biswas Accurint, #7 Ex. 6 - Rahul Biswas LinkedIn, #8 Ex. 7 - Vasanthi Holtcamp Accurint, #9 Ex. 8 - Vasanthi Holtcamp LinkedIn, #10 Ex. 9 - Brett Wilson Accurint, #11 Ex. 10 - Brett Wilson LinkedIn, #12 Ex. 11 - John Hughes Accurint, #13 Ex. 12 - John Hughes LinkedIn, #14 Ex. 13 - Virgil Palanciuc LinkedIn, #15 Ex. 14 - Harleen Sahni Accurint, #16 Ex. 15 - Harleen Sahni LinkedIn, #17 Ex. 16 - Asa Whillock Accurint, #18 Ex. 17 - Asa Whillock LinkedIn, #19 Ex. 18 - Adobe 2016 10-K, #20 Ex. 19 - '146 IPR (Meta), #21 Ex. 20 - U.S. Patent No. 6,285,987, #22 Ex. 21 - David Roth Accurint, #23 Ex. 22 - David Roth Obituary, #24 Ex. 23 - Dylan Salisbury Accurint, #25 Ex. 24 - David Salisbury LinkedIn, #26 Ex. 25 - '398 Patent IPR (Yahoo!), #27 Ex. 26 - '398 IPR (LiveIntent), #28 Ex. 27 - U.S. Patent Pub. No. 20060271690A1, #29 Ex. 28 - U.S. Patent No. 20060265507A1, #30 Ex. 29 - Jaz Banga Accurint, #31 Ex. 30 - Jaz Banga LinkedIn, #32 Ex. 31 - Nitin Shah Accurint, #33 Ex. 32 - Nitin Shah LinkedIn, #34 Ex. 33 - Brijesh Patel Accurint, #35 Ex. 34 - Brijesh Patel LinkedIn, #36 Ex. 35 - Amul Patel Accurint, #37 Ex. 36 - Amul Patel LinkedIn, #38 Ex. 37 - Roy Shkedi Accurint, #39 Ex. 38 - Roy Shkedi LinkedIn, #40 Ex. 39 - AlmondNet Pitchbook, #41 Ex. 40 - Intent IQ Pitchbook, #42 Ex. 41 - Eitan Madmon LinkedIn, #43 Ex. 42 - Micha Shkedi Accurint, #44 Ex. 43 - Micha Shkedi LinkedIn, #45 Ex. 44 - Nathan Low Accurint, #46 Ex. 45 - Nathan Low LinkedIn, #47 Ex. 46 - Dror Yishai LinkedIn, #48 Ex. 47 - San Jose to Midland - Google Maps, #49 Ex. 48 - District Court Judicial Caseload Statistics, #50 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
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Filing 27
ORDER GRANTING FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT (DKT. NO. 26); Adobe Inc. answer due 3/9/2026. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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| Filing 26 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #24 Amended Complaint, by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #25 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #24 Amended Complaint, : Proposed Order has incorrect case number. Please correct and refile. This motion will not be forwarded to the assigned judge for consideration and will be terminated. (kg) |
| Filing 25 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #24 Amended Complaint, by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 24 AMENDED COMPLAINT FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Adobe Inc. amending #1 Complaint., filed by AlmondNet, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6)(Mirzaie, Reza) |
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Filing 23
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS UNOPPOSED FIRST MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSE (DKT. NO. 22). Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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| Filing 22 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #13 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint by AlmondNet, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Kolko, Daniel) |
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Filing 21
ORDER GRANTING #19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Ryan J. Casamiquela for Adobe Inc. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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Filing 20
ORDER GRANTING #17 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Jonathan Swisher for Adobe Inc.. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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| Filing 19 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Shaun William Hassett for Ryan Casamiquela ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21124785) by on behalf of Adobe Inc... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Nicholas H. Lee on behalf of Adobe Inc. (Lee, Nicholas) |
| Filing 17 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Shaun William Hassett for Jonathan Swisher ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-21123400) by on behalf of Adobe Inc... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 16 Pro Hac Vice Letter to attorney Mark Raftrey (jb3) |
| Filing 15 Pro Hac Vice Letter to attorney Ryan Casamiquela (jb3) |
| Filing 14 Pro Hac Vice Letter to attorney Jonathan Swisher (jb3) |
| Filing 13 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Hassett, Shaun) |
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Filing 12
ORDER GRANTING FIRST MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT (DKT. NO. 11); Adobe Inc. answer due 12/17/2025. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (kg)
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| Filing 11 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint by Adobe Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Jones, Michael) |
| Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael E. Jones on behalf of Adobe Inc.. Attorney Michael E. Jones added to party Adobe Inc.(pty:dft) (Jones, Michael) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of Adobe Inc.. Attorney Shaun William Hassett added to party Adobe Inc.(pty:dft) (Hassett, Shaun) |
| Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by AlmondNet, Inc.. Adobe Inc. served on 10/27/2025, answer due 11/17/2025. (Mirzaie, Reza) |
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Filing 7
ORDER AND ADVISORY. REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge David Counts. (kg)
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| Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Adobe Inc.. (kg) |
| Local Rule CV-10(b) requires signature block to include mailing address, email address, signature, state bar card number, and telephone and fax numbers (including area code). The state bar card number is to be included in the signature block on all future filings. (kg) |
| Case assigned to Judge David Counts pursuant to the Order Assigning Business of the Court as it Relates to Patent Cases, filed 7/25/2022. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (kg) |
| Filing 5 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by AlmondNet, Inc.. (Mirzaie, Reza) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Related Cases by AlmondNet, Inc. re #1 Complaint (Mirzaie, Reza) |
| Filing 3 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Mirzaie, Reza) |
| Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by AlmondNet, Inc.. (Mirzaie, Reza) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20889295), filed by AlmondNet, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Mirzaie, Reza) |
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