Display Technologies, LLC v. Discord Inc.
Plaintiff: Display Technologies, LLC
Defendant: Discord Inc.
Case Number: 5:2024cv00703
Filed: February 6, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Nathanael M Cousins
Referring Judge: P Casey Pitts
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
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Date Filed Document Text
April 5, 2024 Filing 23 Certificate of Interested Entities by Display Technologies, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Patent Asset Management, LLC for Display Technologies, LLC. (Garteiser, Randall) (Filed on 4/5/2024)
April 5, 2024 Filing 22 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Display Technologies, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Patent Asset Management, LLC for Display Technologies, LLC. (Garteiser, Randall) (Filed on 4/5/2024)
March 29, 2024 Filing 21 Request for Judicial Notice re #19 MOTION to Dismiss For Lack of Standing filed byDiscord Inc.. (Related document(s) #19 ) (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 29, 2024 Filing 20 Declaration of Francesca Miki Shima Germinario in Support of #19 MOTION to Dismiss For Lack of Standing filed byDiscord Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Ex. 1: Patent Asset Management, LLC Annual Report, #2 Ex. 2: Display Technologies, LLC Public Information Report, #3 Ex. 3: Display Technologies, LLC Certificate of Formation, #4 Ex. 4: Declaration of Jay Johnson in Display Technologies, LLC v. Mocacare Corp., No. 22-219 (N.D. Cal.), #5 Ex. 5: Affidavit of Jay Johnson in Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC v. WizIQ, Inc., No. 21-10694 (D. Mass.), #6 Ex. 6: Declaration of Leigh Rothschild in Scanning Technologies Innovations LLC v. Pegasus U.S.A. LLC, No. 22-1157 (D.N.J.), #7 Ex. 7: Matthew Inventions, LLC Annual Report, #8 Ex. 8: Ariel Inventions, LLC Annual Report, #9 Ex. 9: Reagan Inventions, L.L.C. Annual Report, #10 Ex. 10: Rothschild Broadcast Distribution Systems, LLC Public Information Report, #11 Ex. 11: Symbology Innovations, LLC Public Information Report, #12 Ex. 12: Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC Public Information Report, #13 Ex. 13: Location Based Services, LLC Public Information Report, #14 Ex. 14: Rothschild Patent Imaging LLC Public Information Report, #15 Ex. 15: Digital Verification Systems, LLC Public Information Report, #16 Ex. 16: Coding Technologies, LLC Public Information Report, #17 Ex. 17: Electronic Receipts Delivery Systems LLC Public Information Report, #18 Ex. 18: Product Association Technologies, LLC Public Information Report, #19 Ex. 19: Rothschild Digital Confirmation, LLC Public Information Report, #20 Ex. 20: Geographic Location Innovations, LLC Public Information Report, #21 Ex. 21: RFID Technology Innovations, LLC Public Information Report, #22 Ex. 22: Rothschild Biometrics Systems, LLC Public Information Report, #23 Ex. 23: Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC Annual Report, #24 Ex. 24: Rothschild Digital Media Innovations, LLC Annual Report, #25 Ex. 25: Rothschild Trust Holdings, L.L.C. Annual Report, #26 Ex. 26: Rothschild Location Technologies LLC Public Information Report, #27 Ex. 27: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Mobile Imaging Innovations, LLC v. Bank of America Corp., No. 14-1142 (D. Del.), #28 Ex. 28: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Digital Verification Systems, LLC v. Encyro, Inc., No. 22-686 (C.D. Cal.), #29 Ex. 29: Affidavit of Leigh M. Rothschild in Scanning Technologies Innovations LLC v. Smartosc, US LLC, No. 19-1002 (W.D. Wash.), #30 Ex. 30: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Scanning Technologies Innovations LLC v. Pegasus U.S.A., LLC, No. 22-1157 (D.N.J.), #31 Ex. 31: Affidavit of Leigh M. Rothschild in Display Technologies, LLC v. Aston Martin, LLC, No. 20-258 (D. Del.), #32 Ex. 32: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC v. H&M System Software, Inc., No. 22-1161 (D.N.J.), #33 Ex. 33: Affidavit of Leigh M. Rothschild in Digital Verification Systems, LLC v. Taigle, LLC, No. 21-809 (C.D. Cal.), #34 Ex. 34: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Connected Devices Innovations, LLC v. Guardian Protection Services, Inc., No. 15-1431 (E.D. Tex.), #35 Ex. 35: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothchild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. HTC Corp., No. 15-373 (N.D. Cal.), #36 Ex. 36: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Digital Media Innovations, LLC v. Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, No. 14-3928 (N.D. Cal.), #37 Ex. 37: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., No. 14-22653 (N.D. Cal.), #38 Ex. 38: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., No. 15-539 (N.D. Cal.), #39 Ex. 39: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. LG Electronics Inc., No. 15-2500 (N.D. Cal.), #40 Ex. 40: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. HTC Corp., No. 15-373 (N.D. Cal.), #41 Ex. 41: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., No. 15-234 (N.D. Cal.), #42 Ex. 42: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., No. 15-539 (N.D. Cal.), #43 Ex. 43: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Apple Inc., No. 15-541 (N.D. Cal.), #44 Ex. 44: Complaint in Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Lego Systems, Inc., No. 17-1641 (D. Conn.), #45 Ex. 45: Deposition Transcript of Leigh M. Rothschild in Digital Verification Systems, LLC v. Encyro, Inc., No. 22-686 (C.D. Cal.), #46 Ex. 46: Deposition Transcript of Leigh M. Rothschild in Digital Verification Systems, LLC v. Encyro, Inc., No. 22-686 (C.D. Cal.), #47 Ex. 47: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Rothschild Storage Retrieval Innovations, LLC v. Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., No. 15-234 (N.D. Cal.), #48 Ex. 48: Declaration of Leigh M. Rothschild in Symbology Innovations, LLC v. Lego Systems, Inc., No. 17-86 (E.D. Va.), #49 Ex. 49: Letter from Renita Rathinam to Discord Inc. dated February 15, 2023, #50 Ex. 50: Letter from Matthew Hawkinson to Renita Rathinam dated April 12, 2023, #51 Ex. 51: Letter from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Hawkinson dated May 30, 2023, #52 Ex. 52: Letter from Matthew Hawkinson to Renita Rathinam dated June 20, 2023, #53 Ex. 53: Letter from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Hawkinson dated July 7, 2023, #54 Ex. 54: Email from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Hawkinson dated October 5, 2023, #55 Ex. 55: Email from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Warren dated November 3, 2023, #56 Ex. 56: Letter from Matthew Warren to Renita Rathinam dated November 17, 2023, #57 Ex. 57: Letter from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Warren dated November 28, 2023, #58 Ex. 58: Letter from Matthew Warren to Renita Rathinam dated December 15, 2023, #59 Ex. 59: Email from Renita Rathinam to Matthew Warren dated January 5, 2024, #60 Ex. 60: Email from Matthew Warren to Renita Rathinam dated January 11, 2024, #61 Ex. 61: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated January 24, 2024, #62 Ex. 62: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated January 24, 2024, #63 Ex. 63: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated January 25, 2024, #64 Ex. 64: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated March 12, 2024, #65 Ex. 65: Email from Matthew Warren to Randall Garteiser dated January 26, 2024, #66 Ex. 66: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated January 29, 2024, #67 Ex. 67: Email from Matthew Warren to Randall Garteiser dated January 31, 2024, #68 Ex. 68: Email from Randall Garteiser to Matthew Warren dated February 8, 2024, #69 Ex. 69: Global Settlement and License Agreement in Valve Corporation v. Rothschild, No. 23-1016 (W.D. Wash.), #70 Ex. 70: Second Amended Complaint in Valve Corporation v. Rothschild, No. 23-1016 (W.D. Wash.), #71 Ex. 71: Defendants Motion to Dismiss in Valve Corporation v. Rothschild, No. 23-1016 (W.D. Wash.), #72 Ex. 72: Agreement Between Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC, Leigh Rothschild, and the GNOME Foundation, dated May 20, 2020, #73 Ex. 73: Lessons from the GNOME Patent Troll Incident, blog post dated September 3, 2020)(Related document(s) #19 ) (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 29, 2024 Filing 19 MOTION to Dismiss For Lack of Standing filed by Discord Inc.. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 5/16/2024 10:00 AM. Responses due by 4/12/2024. Replies due by 4/19/2024. (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 29, 2024 Filing 18 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Discord Inc.. (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/29/2024)
March 14, 2024 Filing 17 CLERK'S NOTICE RESETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOLLOWING REASSIGNMENT. Joint Case Management Statement due by 5/2/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/16/2024 at 01:00 PM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (nmc, COURT USER) (Filed on 3/14/2024)
March 13, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge P. Casey Pitts for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to case, except for discovery purposes. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(sfb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2024)
March 13, 2024 Filing 15 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 a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. 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 WILL 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. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2024)
March 12, 2024 Filing 14 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Discord Inc... (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/12/2024)
March 4, 2024 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Entities by Discord Inc. Under Civil Local Rule 3-15 (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/4/2024)
March 4, 2024 Filing 12 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Discord Inc. (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 3/4/2024)
February 29, 2024 Filing 11 STIPULATION re #1 Complaint, Extending Time to Respond to March 29, 2024 filed by Discord Inc.. (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 2/29/2024)
February 29, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Francesca Miki Shima Germinario (Germinario, Francesca Miki Shima) (Filed on 2/29/2024)
February 29, 2024 Filing 9 NOTICE of Appearance by Erika H. Warren (Warren, Erika) (Filed on 2/29/2024)
February 29, 2024 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Matthew S. Warren (Warren, Matthew) (Filed on 2/29/2024)
February 27, 2024 Filing 7 CLERK'S NOTICE RE: Consent or Declination. Plaintiff is requested to file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: #http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. Consent/Declination due by 3/12/2024. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/27/2024)
February 8, 2024 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Discord Inc.. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/8/2024)
February 6, 2024 Filing 5 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 5/1/2024. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/8/2024 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 5, 4th Floor. (dhm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2024)
February 6, 2024 Filing 4 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. 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. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 2/20/2024. (cv, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2024)
February 6, 2024 Filing 3 Proposed Summons. (Garteiser, Randall) (Filed on 2/6/2024)
February 6, 2024 Filing 2 REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding (cc: form mailed to register). (Garteiser, Randall) (Filed on 2/6/2024)
February 6, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Discord Inc. ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19098406.). Filed by Display Technologies, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Patent, #2 Exhibit 2 - Claim Chart, #3 Exhibit 3 - Patent, #4 Exhibit 4 - Claim Chart, #5 Civil Cover Sheet)(Garteiser, Randall) (Filed on 2/6/2024)

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Plaintiff: Display Technologies, LLC
Represented By: Randall Garteiser
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Defendant: Discord Inc.
Represented By: Erika H. Warren
Represented By: Francesca Miki Shima Germinario
Represented By: Matthew S. Warren
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