STM Management Pty Ltd et al v. Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.
Plaintiff: STM Management Pty Ltd and STM Bags, LLC
Defendant: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. doing business as BrentHaven
Counter-Claimant: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.
Counter-Defendant: STM Bags, LLC and STM Management Pty Ltd
Case Number: 1:2025cv00971
Filed: August 4, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Presiding Judge: Maryellen Noreika
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 1 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2026 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #26 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to submit a proposed ESI Order to February 6, 2026. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 1/23/2026. (dlw)
January 23, 2026 CORRECTING ENTRY: At the request of counsel, D.I. 26 has been deleted from the docket. D.I. 27 has been re-numbered as D.I. 26 to keep the D.I. numbers in sequential order. (dlw)
January 22, 2026 Filing 26 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to submit a proposed ESI Order to February 6, 2026 - filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (Pascale, Karen)
January 15, 2026 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #24 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to submit a proposed ESI order to January 22, 2026. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 1/15/2026. (dlw)
January 14, 2026 Filing 25 NOTICE OF SERVICE of PSB's Core Technical document production, Sales numbers [HC-AEO] filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc..(Gorman, James)
January 14, 2026 Filing 24 Joint STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME Submit a proposed ESI order to January 22, 2026 - filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.. (Gorman, James)
January 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 1/7/2026. (dlw)
January 6, 2026 Filing 22 PROPOSED ORDER // Protective Order by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (Pascale, Karen) Modified on 1/7/2026 (dlw).
January 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 SCHEDULING ORDER: Joinder of Parties due by 7/9/2026. Amended Pleadings due by 7/9/2026. Fact Discovery completed by 10/14/2026. Opening Expert Reports due by 6/8/2027. Rebuttal Expert Reports due by 7/28/2027. Reply Expert Reports due by 8/27/2027. Expert Discovery due by 9/17/2027. Dispositive Motions due by 10/15/2027. Answering Brief due 11/12/2027. Reply Brief due 12/3/2027. Claim Construction Opening Brief served by 11/3/2026. Claim Construction Answering Brief served by 12/1/2026. Claim Construction Reply Brief served by 12/29/2026. Claim Construction Surreply Brief served by 1/26/2027. Joint Claim Construction Brief filed by 2/5/2027. A Markman Hearing is set for 2/26/2027 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. A Pretrial Conference is set for 4/3/2028 at 04:30 PM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. A 5-day Jury Trial is set for 4/10/2028 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 1/6/2026. (dlw)
December 11, 2025 Filing 20 NOTICE OF SERVICE of Plaintiffs' Initial Identification of Asserted Patents, Accused Products, and Damages Model filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd.(Pascale, Karen)
December 10, 2025 CORRECTING ENTRY: The docket text of the Court's 10/27/2025 Oral Order (D.I. 13) has been updated to reflect the Court's standard language for patent cases. (dlw)
December 9, 2025 Filing 19 NOTICE OF SERVICE of Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.'s Initial Disclosures Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(A)(1) filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. (Gorman, James) Modified on 12/9/2025 (dlw).
December 8, 2025 Filing 18 NOTICE OF SERVICE of Plaintiffs' Initial Disclosures Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd.(Pascale, Karen)
December 4, 2025 Filing 17 Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Casey A. Kniser. ( re #16 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Casey A. Kniser )( Payment of $ 50, receipt number ADEDC-4851620).(Pascale, Karen)
December 4, 2025 Filing 16 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Casey A. Kniser - filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (Pascale, Karen)
December 4, 2025 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #16 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Casey A. Kniser filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 12/4/2025. (dlw)
December 3, 2025 Filing 15 PROPOSED ORDER // Scheduling Order by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter)(Pascale, Karen) Modified on 12/4/2025 (dlw). (Main Document 15 replaced on 1/5/2026) (dlw).
November 25, 2025 Filing 14 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for the parties to submit a proposed scheduling order to December 3, 2025 - filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (Pascale, Karen)
November 25, 2025 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #14 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for the parties to submit a proposed scheduling order to December 3, 2025. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 11/25/2025. (dlw)
October 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORAL ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, the parties shall confer regarding proposed dates in the scheduling order and shall submit a proposed order, which is also consistent with the following guidance. The parties shall provide final contentions (i.e., final infringement and invalidity contentions, as well as final non-infringement and validity contentions) around the time that fact discovery closes (i.e., several weeks prior to or after the deadline to complete fact discovery) and at least three weeks before Plaintiffs serve their opening claim construction brief. Final contentions shall include a party's contentions under its proposed construction(s), as well as under the opposing construction(s) (if such an alternative contention exists). As such, the parties are encouraged to exchange proposed claim terms and proposed constructions early in the case but in no event later than necessary to allow the parties to include alternative contentions in their final contentions. The joint claim construction chart shall be due one week after the parties have completed their exchange of final contentions, and the joint claim construction brief must be filed at least three weeks before the claim construction hearing. The parties shall leave at least three weeks between the claim construction hearing and the opening of expert discovery. The parties are to use the Court's form scheduling order, which is posted at https://www.ded.uscourts.gov (see Chambers, Judge Noreika, Forms), and the parties must include a proposal for the length and timing of trial. If there are disputes or issues that the Court needs to address in the proposed scheduling order, the parties shall direct the Court to the paragraph numbers in which those appear in a cover letter to the Court. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 10/27/2025. (dlw) Modified on 12/10/2025 (dlw).
October 24, 2025 Filing 12 ANSWER to #8 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd.(Pascale, Karen)
October 8, 2025 Pro Hac Vice Attorney Megan R. Wood, Domingo M. Llagostera, Russell T. Wong for Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. added for electronic noticing. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5 (d)., Delaware counsel shall be the registered users of CM/ECF and shall be required to file all papers. (cdd)
October 7, 2025 Filing 11 Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Domingo M. LLagostera, Megan R. Wood, and Russell T. Wong. ( re #10 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Domingo M. LLagostera, Megan R. Wood, Russell T. Wong )( Payment of $ 150, receipt number ADEDC-4807738).(Gorman, James)
October 7, 2025 Filing 10 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Domingo M. LLagostera, Megan R. Wood, Russell T. Wong - filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.. (Gorman, James)
October 7, 2025 Opinion or Order SO ORDERED re #10 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Domingo M. LLagostera, Megan R. Wood, Russell T. Wong filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 10/7/2025. (dlw)
October 6, 2025 Filing 9 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: No Parents or Affiliates Listed filed by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.. (Gorman, James)
October 6, 2025 Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM against STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd by Pioneer Square Brands, Inc..(Gorman, James)
October 6, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by James G. Gorman, III on behalf of Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. (Gorman, James)
August 8, 2025 Filing 6 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by STM Management Pty Ltd, STM Bags, LLC: For Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. waiver sent on 8/7/2025, answer due 10/6/2025. (Pascale, Karen)
August 6, 2025 Case Assigned to Judge Maryellen Noreika. Please include the initials of the Judge (MN) after the case number on all documents filed. (alb)
August 4, 2025 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. on 8/4/2025. (mpb)
August 4, 2025 Filing 4 Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent STM Brands LLC for STM Bags, LLC filed by STM Bags, LLC, STM Management Pty Ltd. (mpb)
August 4, 2025 Filing 3 Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) U.S. 12,259,753; U.S. 10,110,269; U.S.10,790,867; U.S.11,139,850. (mpb)
August 4, 2025 Filing 2 Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (mpb)
August 4, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Patent Infringement with Jury Demand against Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ADEDC-4750830) - filed by STM Management Pty Ltd, STM Bags, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits A-E, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(mpb)

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