PuffCuff LLC v. Hair to Beauty, LLC et al
Plaintiff: PUFFCUFF and PuffCuff LLC
Defendant: Touch of Beauty Supply, Inc. and Hair to Beauty, LLC
Case Number: 1:2019cv04228
Filed: June 24, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Manish S Shah
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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August 16, 2019 Filing 18 AGREED PROTECTIVE Order. Signed by the Honorable Manish S. Shah on 8/16/2019. Notices mailed. (psm, )
August 6, 2019 Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: Status hearing held. The court adopts the parties' proposed case schedule [16-1]: Plaintiff's Initial Infringement Contentions (LPR 2.2) are due August 16, 2019; Defendants' Initial Non-Infringement, Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions (LPR 2.3) are due August 30, 2019; Plaintiff's Initial Response To Invalidity Contentions (LPR 2.5) is due September 13, 2019; Final Infringement, Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions Stage 1 (List of Claims) (LPR 3.1(a)(1)) are due December 27, 2019; Final Infringement Contentions Stage 2 (with information required by LPR 2.2(a)-(h)) / Final Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions (with information required by LPR 2.3(b) and (c)) (LPR 3.1(a)(2) / 3.1(b)) are due January 10, 2020; Final Non-infringement, Enforceability and Validity Contentions (LPR 3.2) are due February 7, 2020; Exchange of Claim Terms Needing Construction and Proposed Construction (LPR 4.1) must be completed by February 21, 2020; Parties to Meet and Confer and Agree on No More Than 10 Claim Terms to Submit to Court (LPR 4.1) by February 28, 2020; and the Opening Claim Construction Brief (Parties Opposing Infringement) / Joint Appendix (LPR 4.2(a) / LPR 4.2(b)) is due March 27, 2020. Any requests to amend the pleadings must be made by October 17, 2019. An agreed proposed protective order may be submitted to proposed_order_shah@ilnd.uscourts.gov. The parties may contact susan_mcclintic@ilnd.uscourts.gov for a settlement referral. The motions for leave to appear pro hac vice #8 #9 are granted. Continued status hearing is set for October 16, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. Notices mailed. (psm, )
July 31, 2019 Filing 16 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by PuffCuff LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1)(Grosh, Katherine)
July 22, 2019 Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Manish S. Shah: A status hearing is set for 8/6/19 at 9:30 a.m. No later than three business days before the status hearing, the parties shall file a report of the parties' planning meeting pursuant to LPR 1.2. A template for the report setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_documents/_rules/LPR%20Appendix%20A.pdf. In addition to the information required in LPR Appendix A, the parties shall set forth the specific dates and events set by the local patent rules up through the opening claim construction briefs and also report on the status of any settlement discussions. Notices mailed. (psm, )
July 19, 2019 Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Hair to Beauty, LLC, Touch of Beauty Supply, Inc. by Dennis F. Esford (Esford, Dennis)
July 19, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE by All Defendants re answer to complaint #12 (Esford, Dennis)
July 19, 2019 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint by Hair to Beauty, LLC, Touch of Beauty Supply, Inc.(Esford, Dennis)
July 16, 2019 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by PuffCuff LLC as to Touch of Beauty Supply, Inc. on 6/27/2019, answer due 7/18/2019. (Grosh, Katherine) Modified on 7/17/2019 (kp, ). (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office)
July 16, 2019 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by PuffCuff LLC as to Hair to Beauty, LLC on 7/2/2019, answer due 7/23/2019. (Grosh, Katherine) Modified on 7/17/2019 (kp, ). (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office)
July 1, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-15985329. (Sperry, Marcy)
June 27, 2019 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-15972866. (Aron, Alex)
June 25, 2019 Filing 7 Notice of Claims Involving Patents and Trademarks by PuffCuff LLC (Grosh, Katherine)
June 25, 2019 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by PuffCuff LLC (Grosh, Katherine)
June 25, 2019 Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PuffCuff LLC by Katherine A. Grosh (Grosh, Katherine)
June 25, 2019 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PuffCuff LLC by Howard L. Teplinsky (Teplinsky, Howard)
June 25, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff PuffCuff LLC by Roenan Patt (Patt, Roenan)
June 25, 2019 Filing 2 MAILED Patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (jjr, )
June 25, 2019 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Hair to Beauty, LLC, Touch of Beauty Supply, Inc. (ec, )
June 25, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Manish S. Shah. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ec, )
June 24, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by PUFFCUFF; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-15961721. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-T, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Grosh, Katherine)

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Plaintiff: PUFFCUFF
Represented By: Katherine A. Grosh
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Plaintiff: PuffCuff LLC
Represented By: Katherine A. Grosh
Represented By: Alex J Aron
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