Northwestern University v. Yaskawa Electric Corporation et al
| Northwestern University |
| Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Yaskawa America, Inc. |
| 1:2021cv00603 |
| February 2, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Steven C Seeger |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement |
| None |
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| Filing 36 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court reviewed the joint stipulation of dismissal (Dckt. No. #34 ), which is self-effectuating under Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). The case is dismissed with prejudice. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 35 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Pursuant to the stipulation of dismissal #34 , the telephonic status hearing set for 9/15/2021 before Judge Kennelly is vacated. Mailed notice. (mma, ) |
| Filing 34 STIPULATION of Dismissal (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 33 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: Telephonic status hearing held on 8/4/2021. The parties reported that they have reached a settlement in principle. The parties have until 9/7/2021 to file a stipulation of dismissal. A telephonic status hearing is set for 9/15/2021 at 8:50 a.m. The following call-in number will be used for the hearing: 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. Mailed notice. (mma, ) |
| Filing 32 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly: This case and the others assigned to Judge Kennelly for coordinated pretrial proceedings are set for a telephonic case management conference on 8/4/2021 at 8:30 AM, using call-in number 888-684-8852, access code 746-1053. By 7/27/2021, counsel in all cases are to confer and file a joint status report setting out the current pretrial schedule in each of the cases (including LPR deadlines) and a proposal for a single, coordinated schedule for all four cases. The status report should also include information regarding settlement discussions and any other information that the parties wish to bring to the Court's attention. The status report should be filed under Case No. 21 C 599 and need not be filed in the other coordinated cases. (mk) |
Filing 31
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: It appearing that, for reasons of judicial efficiency, coordinated pretrial proceedings in the cases listed below should be presided over by a single district judge as provided for by IOP13(e) and that a single magistrate judge should be designated for these cases; and It further appearing that the Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly, has agreed to preside over these proceedings; and It further appearing that Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes has agreed to be the designated magistrate judge in these proceedings; therefore It is hereby ordered that Judge Kennelly shall preside over these coordinated pretrial proceedings through claim construction; and It is further ordered that Magistrate Judge Fuentes shall be the designated magistrate judge; and It is further ordered that these cases shall remain pending on the calendars of the judges to whom they are currently assigned, and that an order be entered in each case by Judge Kennelly at such time as coordinated pretrial proceedings have concluded. Signed by Executive Committee on 7/19/2021.(jh, )
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| Filing 30 NOTICE of Correction regarding #29 . (jh, ) |
| Filing 29 ENTERED IN ERROR. (jh, ) Modified on 7/12/2021 (jh, ). |
| Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court grants the joint motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead (Dckt. No. #27 ). Defendants shall respond to the complaint by September 7, 2021. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 27 Motion by Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation Joint Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Kopon, Colette) |
| Filing 26 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Defendants' unopposed motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead (Dckt. No. #25 ) is granted. Defendants Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Yaskawa America, Inc. deadline to respond to the complaint is extended for the fourth time to July 8, 2021. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 25 Motion by Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension fo Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Kopon, Colette) Modified on 6/21/2021 (ec, ). |
| Filing 24 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Dckt. No. #23 ) is granted. Defendants Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Yaskawa America, Inc. shall respond to the complaint by June 17, 2021. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 23 Motion by Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation (Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead) (Kopon, Colette) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead (Dckt. No. #21 ) is granted. Defendants Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Yaskawa America, Inc. shall respond to the complaint by June 3, 2021. Mailed notice (jjr, ) |
| Filing 21 MOTION by Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Or Otherwise Plead (Kopon, Colette) Docket Text Modified on 5/5/2021 (jjr, ). |
| Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: This Court reviewed the Joint Initial Status Report (Dckt. No. #19 ). This case is one of four related patent cases filed by Northwestern University. See Northwestern University v. Fanuc Corp., et al., 1:21-cv-00596 (N.D. Ill.); Northwestern University v. Kuka AG., et al., 1:21-cv-00509 (N.D. Ill.); Northwestern University v. Mitsubishi Electric Corp., et al., 1:21-cv-00607 (N.D. Ill.). Plaintiff intends to move for reassignment and/or consolidation. In the meantime, the Court will hold-off on entering the schedule proposed by the parties (but the parties should assume that it is otherwise acceptable to this Court). The parties must file a notice when there is a ruling by the Court in the lowest-numbered case on the issue of reassignment or consolidation. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 19 STATUS Report Joint Initial Status Report Under Rule 26(f) by Northwestern University (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 18 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Northwestern University. Yaskawa Electric Corporation waiver sent on 3/1/2021. (Gewertz, Nevin) (Docket Text Modified by the Clerk's Office.) (jjr, ). |
| Filing 17 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Dckt. Nos. #13 , #14 and #15 ) are hereby granted. Attorney Eric Wayne Schweibenz, Akihiro Yamazaki, and Frank J. West are added as counsel for Yaskawa America, Inc. and Yaskawa Electric Corporation. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 16 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: The Court reviewed a Stipulation to Extend Time filed by the parties. (Dckt. No. #12 ) The parties basically stipulated that Defendants can have more time to answer the complaint, "subject to the approval of the Court." Instead of filing a stipulation, the parties should have filed a motion. Rule 12(a)(1) sets the deadline for answers, and that deadline governs unless the district court sets a different deadline. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(a)(1). A party can request a change to a schedule, but a "request for a court order must be made by motion." See Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1). There are practical reasons for designating a request as a motion, too. A motion shows up differently on the Court's internal system than other filings. So, if a party needs something from the Court, that party should file a motion, just as the Federal Rules require. Putting the procedure aside, the Court adopts the requested extension. Defendants must respond to the complaint by filing a motion or an answer by May 13, 2021. On a related note, the Court observes that Plaintiff filed an Affidavit of Service for Defendant Kaskawa America, Inc. (Dckt. No. #10 ), but not Defendant Yaskawa Electric Corp. Instead, the Stipulation states that Defendant Yaskawa Electric Corp. agreed to waive service of process (Dckt. No. #12 ). Plaintiff should file the executed Waiver of Service of Process form for Defendant Yaskawa Electric Corp. The Federal Rules require the plaintiff to "file[] a waiver." See Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(d)(4). The requisite form is available on the Northern District's website. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17975201. (West, Frank) |
| Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17975162. (Yamazaki, Akihiro) |
| Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17974877. (Schweibenz, Eric) |
| Filing 12 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Yaskawa America, Inc. to move, answer, or otherwise respond to the complaint (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 11 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation by Colette Lynn Kopon (Kopon, Colette) |
| Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Northwestern University as to Yaskawa America, Inc. on 2/8/2021, answer due 3/1/2021. (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northwestern University by Meg Elaine Fasulo (Fasulo, Meg) |
| Filing 8 MAILED Patent Infrindgment report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA. (jh, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Electric Corporation (jmk, ) |
| Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: An initial status report is due by April 19, 2021. Counsel must read the Standing Order entitled "Initial Status Conferences and Joint Initial Status Reports" on the Court's website. The parties must confer as required by Rule 26(f) about the nature, scope, and duration of discovery. The parties must submit two documents to the Court. First, the parties must file the Joint Initial Status Report under Rule 26(f) on the docket. A Word version of the Joint Initial Status Report is available on the Court's website. All parties must participate in the preparation and filing of the Joint Initial Status Report. The Court requires a joint report, so a filing by one side or the other is not sufficient. Second, the parties must email a Word version of a proposed Scheduling Order under Rule 16(b) to the Court's proposed order inbox. Lead counsel for the parties must participate in filing the initial status report. Plaintiff must serve this Order on all other parties. If the defendant has not been served with process, plaintiff's counsel must contact the Courtroom Deputy at jessica_j_ramos@ilnd.uscourts.gov to reschedule the initial status report deadline. Plaintiff should not file the Joint Initial Status Report before the defendant(s) has been served with process. The parties must discuss settlement in good faith and make a serious attempt to resolve this case amicably. All counsel of record must read and comply with this Court's Standing Orders on its webpage. Please pay special attention to the Standing Orders about Depositions and Discovery. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) |
| Filing 6 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northwestern University by Rebecca Taylor Horwitz (Horwitz, Rebecca) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Northwestern University by Nevin M. Gewertz (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 4 L.R. 3.4 Notice of Claims Involving Patents by Northwestern University (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 3 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Northwestern University (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Gewertz, Nevin) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT filed by Northwestern University; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0752-17890063. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11)(Gewertz, Nevin) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Steven C. Seeger. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (ng, ) |
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