Ericsson Inc. v. Acer Inc.
| Ericsson Inc. |
| Acer Inc. |
| Acer Inc. |
| Ericsson Inc. |
| 1:2026cv00176 |
| February 17, 2026 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware |
| Maryellen Noreika |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 46
NOTICE OF SERVICE of 1.) Acer's Disclosure of ESI Custodians 2.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiffs T-Mobile USA, Inc., Sprint, LLC f/k/a Sprint Corp. (Nos. 1-4) 3.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiffs AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Mobility II LLC (Nos. 1-4) 4.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon (Nos. 1-4) filed by Acer Inc..(Russell, Andrew)
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Filing 45
NOTICE OF SERVICE of 1.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Common Interrogatories to Plaintiffs Nokia of America Corporation; Ericsson Inc.; AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, and AT&T Mobility II LLC; T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Sprint, LLC f/k/a Sprint Corp.; and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (Nos. 1-7) 2.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Ericsson Inc. (Nos. 1-7) 3.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Interrogatories to Plaintiff Nokia of America Corporation (Nos. 1-7) filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Filing 44
NOTICE OF SERVICE of Plaintiff's Initial Invalidity Contentions filed by Ericsson Inc..(Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 43
NOTICE OF SERVICE of [Corrected Notice of Service regarding 1.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1-62) to Plaintiffs Nokia, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon 2.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1-62) to Plaintiffs Ericsson, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon] re (42 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN) Notice of Service, filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Filing 42
NOTICE OF SERVICE of 1.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1-62) to Plaintiffs Nokia, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon 2.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1-55) to Plaintiffs Ericsson, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon 3.) Defendant Acer's First Set of Requests for Production (Nos. 1-62) to Plaintiffs Ericsson, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Filing 41
ORDER re #40 Memorandum Opinion DENYING #8 Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 7/20/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 40
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 7/20/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 39
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Exchange ESI Disclosures to July 29, 2026 - filed by Nokia of America Corporation. (Farnan, Brian)
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SO ORDERED re (73 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN, 39 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN) STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to Exchange ESI Disclosures to July 29, 2026. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/29/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 38
PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/22/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 37
PROPOSED ORDER // Protective Order by Nokia of America Corporation. (Farnan, Brian) Modified on 6/22/2026 (dlw).
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Filing 36
NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Acer Inc.'s Initial Infringement Contentions filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Filing 35
SO ORDERED re (67 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN, 33 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN) STIPULATED ORDER FOR DISCOVERY, INCLUDING DISCOVERY OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION ("ESI"). Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/18/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 34
SO ORDERED re (66 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN, 32 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN) ADDENDUM ON CROSS-USE DISCOVERY. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/18/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 33
PROPOSED ORDER // Stipulated Order for Discovery, Including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information ("ESI") by Nokia of America Corporation, T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Farnan, Brian) Modified on 6/18/2026 (dlw).
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Filing 32
PROPOSED ORDER // Addendum on Cross-Use Discovery by Nokia of America Corporation, T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Farnan, Brian) Modified on 6/18/2026 (dlw).
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Filing 31
NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Acer Inc.'s Corrected Disclosure of Asserted Patents, Accused Products and Damages Model filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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SO ORDERED re (30 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN, 64 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN) STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to submit proposed Protective Order and ESI Order to June 18, 2026. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/12/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 30
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to submit proposed Protective Order and ESI Order to June 18, 2026 - filed by Ericsson Inc., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services, Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. (Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 29
ANSWER to #23 Answer to Complaint,, Counterclaim, by Ericsson Inc..(Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 28
Official Transcript of Motion Hearing and Scheduling Conference held on 04/30/2026 before Judge Maryellen Noreika. Court Reporter/Transcriber Dale C. Hawkins,Email: [email protected]. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or order/purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 6/23/2026. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/6/2026. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/31/2026. (dh)
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Filing 27
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to file a Protective Order and ESI Discovery Order to 6/12/2026 - filed by Nokia of America Corporation, T-Mobile USA, Inc.. (Farnan, Michael)
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SO ORDERED re (27 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN, 61 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN) STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to file a Protective Order and ESI Discovery Order to 6/12/2026. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 6/1/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 26
NOTICE OF SERVICE of (1) Ericsson Inc.'s Initial Disclosures; (2) AT&T Services, Inc., AT&T Mobility LLC, and AT&T Mobility II LLC's Initial Disclosures; and (3) and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Initial Disclosures filed by Ericsson Inc., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services, Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless.(Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 25
NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Acer Inc.'s Rule 26 Initial Disclosures filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Filing 24
NOTICE OF SERVICE of Defendant Acer Inc.'s Disclosure of Asserted Patents, Accused Products and Damages Model filed by Acer Inc..(Keller, Karen)
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Erik B Fountain for Ericsson 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. (oam)
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Matthew T. Cameron for Ericsson 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. (oam)
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Charles E. Fowler for Ericsson 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. (oam)
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Nicholas Mathews for Ericsson 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. (oam)
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Filing 23
ANSWER to #1 Complaint with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM against Ericsson Inc. by Acer Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F)(DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Filing 22
SCHEDULING ORDER: Joinder of Parties due by 9/3/2026. Amended Pleadings due by 9/3/2026. Fact Discovery completed by 2/25/2027. Opening Expert Reports due by 6/10/2027. Rebuttal Expert Reports due by 7/15/2027. Reply Expert Reports due by 8/5/2027. Expert Discovery due by 9/6/2027. Dispositive Motions due by 9/23/2027. Answering Brief due 10/14/2027. Reply Brief due 10/27/2027. Claim Construction Opening Brief served by 3/2/2027. Claim Construction Answering Brief served by 3/18/2027. Claim Construction Reply Brief served by 3/29/2027. Claim Construction Surreply Brief served by 4/9/2027. Joint Claim Construction Brief filed by 4/15/2027. A Markman Hearing is set for 5/6/2027 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. A Pretrial Conference is set for 3/20/2028 at 04:30 PM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. A 7-day Jury Trial is set for 3/27/2028 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. Signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 5/13/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 21
PROPOSED ORDER // Scheduling Order by Nokia of America Corporation, Sprint, LLC f/k/a Sprint Corp., T-Mobile USA, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Letter to The Honorable Maryellen Noreika)(Farnan, Brian) Modified on 5/7/2026 (dlw).
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Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Maryellen Noreika - Motion Hearing and Scheduling Conference held on 4/30/2026 re pending motions (DI 27, 30 in 25-1106-MN & DI 8 in 26-176-MN). After hearing arguments, the court will take the matters under advisement and issue a ruling in due course. Proposed schedule and disputes (DI 43 in 25-1106-MN) discussed, and rulings made. Plaintiff Ericsson Inc. agrees to be consolidated with 25-1106-MN for all purposes. A 7-day jury trial is set for 3/27/2028 and the pretrial conference will take place one week prior. The number of days for trial will be revisited closer to the trial. The parties shall confer and submit a revised proposed scheduling order incorporating the trial date and rulings on the disputes within one week from today. See transcript for more details. (Court Reporter Dale Hawkins.) Associated Cases: 1:25-cv-01106-MN, 1:26-cv-00176-MN(mdb)
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Abanoub Henry for Acer 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. (lah)
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SO ORDERED re #19 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Abanoub "Ab" Henry filed by Acer Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 4/23/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 20
Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Abanoub "Ab" Henry. ( re #19 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Abanoub "Ab" Henry )( Payment of $ 50, receipt number ADEDC-4954204).(Lynch, Virginia)
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Filing 19
MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Abanoub "Ab" Henry - filed by Acer Inc.. (Lynch, Virginia)
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Filing 18
Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Nicholas Mathews, Charles E. Fowler, Jr., Erik B. Fountain, and Matthew Cameron. ( re #17 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Nicholas Mathews, Charles E. Fowler, Jr., Erik B. Fountain, and Matthew Cameron )( Payment of $ 200, receipt number ADEDC-4948240).(Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 17
MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Nicholas Mathews, Charles E. Fowler, Jr., Erik B. Fountain, and Matthew Cameron - filed by Ericsson Inc.. (Farnan, Kelly)
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SO ORDERED re #17 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Nicholas Mathews, Charles E. Fowler, Jr., Erik B. Fountain, and Matthew Cameron filed by Ericsson Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 4/15/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 16
ORAL ORDER Setting Hearing on (8 in 1:26-cv-00176-MN) MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer, (30 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN) MOTION to Preclude Acer from Pursuing Duplicative Litigation Related to Nokia Products, (27 in 1:25-cv-01106-MN) MOTION to Dismiss Based upon first-to-file rule, MOTION to Stay or, in the Alternative, MOTION to Transfer Case to Eastern District of Texas - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a Motion Hearing is set for 4/30/2026 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. The Court is setting aside thirty (30) minutes for the argument with the time split between the parties. Any slide presentations the parties wish to use during the hearing shall be emailed (in PDF format) to [email protected] no later than 24 hours prior to the hearing with hard copies delivered to the Clerk's Office within one (1) hour thereafter. Counsel may, however, agree upon a different time to exchange their respective slides. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 4/10/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 15
REPLY BRIEF re #8 MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer filed by Acer Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4)(Keller, Karen)
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SO ORDERED re #14 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Acer to File its Reply Brief in Support of its Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer (D.I. 8) to April 7, 2026 (Set Briefing Schedule: re #8 MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer - Reply Brief due 4/7/2026). ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 4/6/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 14
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Acer to File its Reply Brief in Support of its Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer (D.I. 8) to April 7, 2026 - filed by Acer Inc.. (Keller, Karen)
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Filing 13
DECLARATION of Kelly E. Farnan re #12 Answering Brief in Opposition by Ericsson Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-5, #2 Exhibit 6-8, #3 Exhibit 9-10)(Farnan, Kelly)
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Filing 12
ANSWERING BRIEF in Opposition re #8 MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer filed by Ericsson Inc..Reply Brief due date per Local Rules is 4/6/2026. (Farnan, Kelly)
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SO ORDERED re #11 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint by 45 days, if and when a further response is due. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 3/30/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 11
STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint, if and when a further response is due, is extended 45 days to - filed by Ericsson Inc.. (Farnan, Kelly)
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SO ORDERED re #10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File its Answering Brief to through and including March 30, 2026 (Set Briefing Schedule: re #8 MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer - Answering Brief due 3/30/2026). ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 3/17/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 10
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File its Answering Brief to through and including March 30, 2026 - filed by Ericsson Inc. (Farnan, Kelly) Modified on 3/17/2026 (dlw).
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Pro Hac Vice Attorney Warren McCarty, Bai Weining, Savannah Ezelle, Jason S. McManis, Hailey Pulman for Acer 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. (lah)
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SO ORDERED re #6 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Warren McCarty, Jason S. McManis, Weining Bai, Hailey Pulman and Savannah Ezelle filed by Acer Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 3/3/2026. (dlw)
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Filing 9
OPENING BRIEF in Support re #8 MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer filed by Acer Inc..Answering Brief/Response due date per Local Rules is 3/16/2026. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Filing 8
MOTION to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, Stay or Transfer - filed by Acer Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order, #2 Rule 7.1.1 Statement)(DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Filing 7
Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Warren McCarty, Jason S. McManis, Weining Bai, Hailey Pulman, and Savannah Ezelle. ( re #6 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Warren McCarty, Jason S. McManis, Weining Bai, Hailey Pulman and Savannah Ezelle )( Payment of $ 250, receipt number ADEDC-4912701).(DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Filing 6
MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Warren McCarty, Jason S. McManis, Weining Bai, Hailey Pulman and Savannah Ezelle - filed by Acer Inc.. (DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Filing 5
Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: No Parents or Affiliates Listed filed by Acer Inc.. (DiBenedetto, Emily)
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Case Assigned to Judge Maryellen Noreika. Please include the initials of the Judge (MN) after the case number on all documents filed. (alb)
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No Summons Issued. (oam)
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Filing 4
Disclosure Statement pursuant to Rule 7.1: identifying Corporate Parent Ericsson Holding II Inc., Other Affiliates Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Investor AB, and AB Industrivarden for Ericsson Inc., filed by Ericsson Inc.. (oam)
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Filing 3
Report to the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks for Patent/Trademark Number(s) 8,737,333; 9,526,048; 9,999,097; 10,237,791 ; 11,044,053. (oam)
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Filing 2
Notice, Consent and Referral forms re: U.S. Magistrate Judge jurisdiction. (oam)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Acer Inc. (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ADEDC-4902406) - filed by Ericsson Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits 1-6, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(oam)
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