Pilot, Inc v. Schumacher Electric Corporation
| Pilot, Inc |
| Schumacher Electric Corporation |
| 1:2019cv05982 |
| September 6, 2019 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Edmond E Chang |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 |
| Both |
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| Filing 40 MAILED patent report with copy of Minute Order dated 06/08/2020 to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (ec, ) |
| Filing 39 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Pursuant to the parties' stipulation of dismissal #38 , under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii), all claims and counterclaims are dismissed. The case is dismissed with prejudice, each side to bear its own fees and costs. Status hearing of 06/25/2020 is vacated. All pending motions are terminated. Civil case terminated Mailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 38 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs JOINT STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) (Ruge, Alex) |
Filing 37
ORDER ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020: Mailed notice. (docket7, )
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| Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of the settlement negotiations, the parties shall file a proposed discovery schedule on 06/22/2020 if the case has not settled. The 06/25/2020 status hearing, if held, will be held telephonically. The parties shall provide a contact number to the courtroom deputy (Michael_Wing@ilnd.uscourts.gov) by 1:00 p.m. on the prior business day. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 35 STATUS Report Joint Status Report on Discovery by Pilot, Inc (Ruge, Alex) |
| Filing 34 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: The status hearing of 05/19/2020 is reset to 06/25/2020 at 9:30 a.m. The status hearing will be held telephonically. The parties shall provide a contact number to the courtroom deputy (Michael_Wing@ilnd.uscourts.gov) by 1:00 p.m. on the prior business day. More importantly, by 05/22/2020, the parties shall file a status report on discovery progress (discovery on Counterclaim 3 (inequitable conduct) has been stayed in light of the pending motion), and proposed new deadlines for discovery and Contentions. Emailed notice (mw, ) |
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Filing 33
ORDER Third Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on April 24, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Third Amended General Order. Parties are must carefully review all obligations under this Order, including the requirement listed in paragraph number 5 to file a joint written status report in most civil cases. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 4/24/2020: Mailed notice. (docket6, )
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| Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: For any hearing not involving a witness under oath, any party or lawyer wishing to appear by phone rather than in person may email a request with a direct-dial phone number to Judge Chang's courtroom deputy, Michael_Wing@ilnd.uscourts.gov, before 1:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the hearing date. Mailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 31 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: In light of Second Amended General Order 20-0012, the status hearing of 04/14/2020 is reset to 05/19/2020 at 9:15 a.m. Mailed notice (mw, ) |
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Filing 30
ORDER Seconded Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 30, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Second Amended General Order. Amended General Order 20-0012, entered on March 17, 2020, and General Order 20-0014, entered on March 20, 2020, are vacated and superseded by this Second Amended General. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/30/2020: Mailed notice. (docket1, )
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Filing 29
ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (ecw, )
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Filing 28
ORDER Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on March 16, 2020. All open cases are impacted by this Amended General Order. See attached Order for guidance.Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 3/16/2020: Mailed notice. (ecw, )
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| Filing 27 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc, Counter Defendant Pilot, Inc regarding Subpoena served on Lowe's Companies, Inc. on 02/07/2020 (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. Counsel reported that discovery is proceeding on schedule and that they have exchanged written discovery. Discovery on the inequitable-conduct counterclaim remains stayed. Status hearing set for 04/14/2020 at 8:30 a.m. Mailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 25 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc, Counter Defendant Pilot, Inc regarding Subpoena served on Lowe's on 01/09/2020 (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 24 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc, Counter Defendant Pilot, Inc regarding Subpoena served on UL, LLC on 01/10/2020 (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 23 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Plaintiff's motion to dismiss Counterclaim 3 (inequitable conduct) #13 is now fully briefed, and discovery otherwise on the non-targeted claims and counterclaims should be proceeding as previously ordered. For now, discovery on Counterclaim 3 is limited to a request to admit that the four pieces of information at issue were not disclosed, or if they were disclosed, limited written discovery to provide information on the context of the disclosure. The status hearing of 12/17/2019 is reset to 02/03/2020 at 9:15 a.m. Mailed notice (mw, ) |
| Filing 22 RESPONSE by Pilot, Incin Support of MOTION by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc to dismiss Count III of Defendant's Counterclaim #13 (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Applications by Robert R. Brunelli and Matthew Christian Holohan to appear pro hac vice on behalf of Plaintiff Pilot, Inc. are granted. Emailed notice (slb, ) |
| Filing 20 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Schumacher Electric Corporation by Katie Welch (Welch, Katie) |
| Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16367561. (Holohan, Matthew) |
| Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16367477. (Brunelli, Robert) |
| Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Status hearing held. The Court adopts the Local Patent Rules schedule as follows: Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures due 10/23/2019, which marks the start of fact discovery. Initial Infringement Contentions per LPR 2.2 due 11/06/2019. Initial Non-Infringement, Unenforceability, and Invalidity Contentions and accompanying document production per LPR 2.3 and 2.4 due 11/20/2019. Initial Response per LPR 2.5 due 12/04/2019. Last day to amend the pleadings without leave of Court is 12/20/2019. List identifying no more than 10 claims per patent and no more than 20 claims overall that are being asserted per LPR 3.1(a)(1) due 03/18/2020. Final Infringement Contentions with information required by LPR 2.2(a)-(h) per LPR 3.1(a)(2) due 04/01/2020. Final Unenforceability and Invalidity Contentions and accompanying document production per LPR 3.1(b) and 3.3 due 04/01/2020. Final Non-Infringement Contentions per LPR 3.2 due 04/29/2020. Final Enforceability and Validity Contentions per LPR 3.2 due 04/29/2020. On Plaintiff's motion to dismiss Counterclaim 3 #13 , Plaintiff's reply due 10/29/2019 (Defendant already responded). Status hearing set for 12/17/2019 at 9:30 a.m.Emailed notice (slb, ) |
| Filing 16 RESPONSE by Schumacher Electric Corporationin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc to dismiss Count III of Defendant's Counterclaim #13 (Dorfman, Michael) |
| Filing 15 STATUS Report by Pilot, Inc (Ruge, Alex) |
| Filing 14 ATTORNEY Appearance for Counter Claimant Schumacher Electric Corporation, Defendant Schumacher Electric Corporation by Matthew T Hays (Hays, Matthew) |
| Filing 13 MOTION by Plaintiff Pilot, Inc to dismiss Count III of Defendant's Counterclaim (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 12 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Dorfman, Michael) |
| Filing 11 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand , Affirmative Defenses,, and COUNTERCLAIM filed by Schumacher Electric Corporation against Pilot, Inc . by Schumacher Electric Corporation (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Michael A. Dorfman with Exhibits)(Dorfman, Michael) |
| Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Schumacher Electric Corporation by Michael Adam Dorfman (Dorfman, Michael) |
| Filing 9 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Application by Aaron Patrick Bradford to appear pro hac vice #5 on behalf of Plaintiff is granted.Emailed notice (slb, ) |
| Filing 8 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Application by Cindy Pham to appear pro hac vice #4 on behalf of Plaintiff is granted.Emailed notice (slb, ) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang:Initial status hearing set for 10/22/2019 at 9 a.m. The parties must file a joint initial status report with the content described in the attached status report requirements at least 3 business days before the initial status hearing. Plaintiff must still file the report even if not all Defendants have been served or have responded to requests to craft a joint report. read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases. Because the Procedures are occasionally revised, counsel must read them anew even if counsel has appeared before Judge Chang in other cases.Emailed notice (Attachments: #1 Status Report Requirements) (slb, ) |
| Filing 6 E-MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (Attachments: #1 exhibts, #2 exhibits)(las, ) |
| Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16212766. (Bradford, Aaron) |
| Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-16212731. (Pham, Cindy) |
| Filing 3 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Pilot, Inc (Ruge, Alex) |
| Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Pilot, Inc by Alex William Ruge (Ruge, Alex) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Pilot, Inc; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16212353. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 297 Patent, #2 Exhibit 653 Patent, #3 Exhibit Red Fuel Jump Starter Owner's Manual, #4 Exhibit Tactical Jump Starter Flashlight Owner's Manual, #5 Exhibit SL1 Owners' Manual, #6 Exhibit Prosecution History, #7 Exhibit Prosecution History, #8 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Ruge, Alex) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Edmond E. Chang. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (td, ) |
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