Gemshares LLC v. Lipton et al
Plaintiff: Gemshares LLC
Defendant: Arthur Joseph Lipton and Secured Worldwide, LLC
Case Number: 1:2017cv06221
Filed: August 28, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Office: Chicago Office
County: Cook
Presiding Judge: Matthew F. Kennelly
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. ยง 271
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 336 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 1/2/2020: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, plaintiff's motion for leave to file under seal 309 is granted; plaintiff's mo tion for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 64 306 is denied without prejudice; and plaintiff's motion for enforcement of fee-shifting provision and obligation to assign creations 297 is granted in part and denied in part as stated in this order. By no later than 1/6/2020, plaintiff is to take appropriate steps to dismiss its remaining claims as it has represented and is to make a filing that includes appropriate language for entry of judgment against Lipton and for the allowed modification to the injunction order. (mk)
July 21, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 257 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 7/21/2019: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court grants the plaintiff's motion for a permanent injunction and for assignmen t of defendant Lipton's interest in the specified patent application [dkt. no. 193]. At tomorrow's status hearing, the Court will further discuss with counsel the preparation and submission of an appropriate form of the injunction and an order for the assignment of defendant Lipton's interest in the patent application. (mk)
February 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 187 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 2/13/2019: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court grants the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment 81 with respect to Lipton's liability for breach of contract, which is count 4 of plaintiff's amended complaint. (mk)
January 25, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 180 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly on 1/25/2019: For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court finds that the ruling of the District Court for the Southern District of New Yo rk in Secured Worldwide v. Kinney precludes the defendants from relitigating the issue of whether Lipton breached the covenant not to compete. The Court declines to rule on the plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment [dkt. no. 81] becau se the parties' briefs fail to discuss whether, and to what extent, GemShares is entitled to summary judgment on the basis of the issue-preclusion finding. The case is set for a status hearing, to be conducted by telephone, on February 1, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Counsel are to jointly call chambers (312-435-4618). (mk)
February 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 60 For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Court dismisses counts 1 and 2 of plaintiff's amended complaint to the extent they are premised on claims 7 through 11 of the 513 patent but otherwise denies defendants' motion to dismiss [dkt. no. 43]. The case remains set for a status hearing on February 12, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Counsel should be prepared to set a discovery and pretrial schedule at that time. (mk)
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Plaintiff: Gemshares LLC
Represented By: Mitchell S. Chaban
Represented By: Robert Geoffrey Cooper
Represented By: David Edward De lorenzi
Represented By: Christine Anne Gaddis
Represented By: Tryn Thomas Stimart
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Defendant: Arthur Joseph Lipton
Represented By: Christopher William Niro
Represented By: William Luciano Niro
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Defendant: Secured Worldwide, LLC
Represented By: Christopher William Niro
Represented By: William Luciano Niro
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