Sony Corporation et al v. Rovi Guides, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC and Sony Corporation
Defendant: TiVo Solutions, Inc., Rovi Guides, Inc. and Rovi Technologies Corporation
Case Number: 5:2020cv08009
Filed: November 13, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Edward J Davila
Referring Judge: Susan van Keulen
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 1, 2020 Filing 24 (Text Only) CLERKS NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 2/8/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/18/2021 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 4, 5th Floor before Hon. Edward J. Davila. The Court does not issue a revised Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ejdorders. This is a text only docket entry, there is no document associated with this notice. (amkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2020)
December 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Edward J. Davila for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 12/01/2020. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2020)
November 30, 2020 Filing 22 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/30/2020)
November 25, 2020 Filing 21 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.. (Kwun, Michael) (Filed on 11/25/2020)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #3 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(tmiS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/23/2020)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #12 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Marie A. McKiernan representing Plaintiffs. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2020)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Charles T. Steenburg representing Plaintiffs. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2020)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Randy J. Pritzker representing Plaintiffs. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2020)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #9 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Chelsea A. Loughran representing Plaintiffs. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2020)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Order by Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler granting #8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Michael N. Rader representing Plaintiffs. (ejkS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/17/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 14 Summons Issued as to Rovi Guides, Inc., Rovi Technologies Corporation, TiVo Solutions, Inc.. (msrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 13 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 2/11/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/18/2021 11:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom B, 15th Floor. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order, #2 Standing Order)(msrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15197889.) filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (McKiernan, Marie) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 11 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15197872.) filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Steenburg, Charles) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 10 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15197815.) filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Pritzker, Randy) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15197763.) filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Loughran, Chelsea) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 8 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-15197687.) filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Rader, Michael) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 16, 2020 Filing 7 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 11/30/2020. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/16/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 6 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC identifying Corporate Parent Sony Corporation of America for Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Bhansali, Asim) (Filed on 11/13/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Asim M. Bhansali (Bhansali, Asim) (Filed on 11/13/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael S Kwun (Kwun, Michael) (Filed on 11/13/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 3 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Unredacted Version of Complaint, #3 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 1, #4 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 2, #5 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 3, #6 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 4, #7 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 5, #8 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 6, #9 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 7, #10 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 8, #11 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 9, #12 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 10, #13 Unredacted Version of Exhibit 11)(Kwun, Michael) (Filed on 11/13/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Kwun, Michael) (Filed on 11/13/2020)
November 13, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT OF PATENT NONINFRINGEMENT (REDACTED) against Rovi Guides, Inc., Rovi Technologies Corporation, TiVo Solutions, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-15190615.). Filed bySony Corporation, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Electronics Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Kwun, Michael) (Filed on 11/13/2020)

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Plaintiff: Sony Electronics Inc.
Represented By: Asim M. Bhansali
Represented By: Michael S Kwun
Represented By: Michael N. Rader
Represented By: Chelsea A Loughran
Represented By: Randy J. Pritzker
Represented By: Charles T. Steenburg
Represented By: Marie A. McKiernan
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Plaintiff: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Represented By: Asim M. Bhansali
Represented By: Michael S Kwun
Represented By: Michael N. Rader
Represented By: Chelsea A Loughran
Represented By: Randy J. Pritzker
Represented By: Charles T. Steenburg
Represented By: Marie A. McKiernan
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Plaintiff: Sony Corporation
Represented By: Asim M. Bhansali
Represented By: Michael S Kwun
Represented By: Michael N. Rader
Represented By: Chelsea A Loughran
Represented By: Randy J. Pritzker
Represented By: Charles T. Steenburg
Represented By: Marie A. McKiernan
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