Broom Designs LLC v. Zoro Tools, Inc. et al
| Broom Designs LLC |
| Zoro Tools, Inc. and Newell Brands, Inc. |
| 1:2022cv03846 |
| July 25, 2022 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
| Virginia M Kendall |
| Patent |
| 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement |
| Both |
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| Filing 24 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Newell Brands, Inc.(Leonard, Robert) |
| Filing 23 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Zoro Tools, Inc.(Leonard, Robert) |
| Filing 22 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Attorneys Robert Leonard and Gregory Carlin's Motions to appear pro hac vice #17 and #18 are granted. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Zoro Tools, Inc. by Patrick Patras (Patras, Patrick) |
| Filing 20 Defendant Newell Brand, Inc's L.R. 3.2 Notice of Affiliates by Newell Brands, Inc. (Cyrluk, Jonathan) |
| Filing 19 Defendant Zoro Tools, Inc's L.R. 3.2 Notice of Affiliates by Zoro Tools, Inc. (Cyrluk, Jonathan) |
| Filing 18 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19769656. (Carlin, Gregory) |
| Filing 17 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19769602. (Leonard, Robert) |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Zoro Tools, Inc. by Jonathan M. Cyrluk (Cyrluk, Jonathan) |
| Filing 15 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Defendants' Unopposed Motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise plead #14 is granted. Answer shall be filed by 9/14/2022. Mailed notice (lk, ) |
| Filing 14 MOTION by Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Zoro Tools, Inc. for extension of time to file answer FIRST, UNOPPOSED (Moeller, Steven) |
| Filing 13 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Zoro Tools, Inc. by Steven Christopher Moeller (Moeller, Steven) |
| Filing 12 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Broom Designs LLC as to Newell Brands, Inc. on 7/29/2022, answer due 8/19/2022. (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Broom Designs LLC as to Zoro Tools, Inc. on 7/28/2022, answer due 8/18/2022. (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial Status hearing set for 10/20/2022 at 9:00 AM which will proceed via Webex. Joint Status Report due by 10/17/2022. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Webex instructions are as follows: Prior to the hearing, you are directed to cut and paste this hyper link into a browser: https://us-courts.webex.com/join/virginia_kendallilnd.uscourts.gov. If you do not have access to a computer Dial: (650)-479-3207, the access code is: 180 698 4009. Given the increased volume of users that is anticipated, you are directed to mute your phone and turn off your video until your case is called. If calling in due to not having access to a computer, please remember to SAY YOUR NAME EACH TIME YOU SPEAK so that the record of the proceedings is accurate. You are directed not to use the speaker phone function. Please test the sound quality and video functions of your device in advance. Members of the public and media are directed to call in to listen to hearings. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Participant instructions for Webex are attached. Mailed notice (Attachments: #1 Webex Participant Instructions) (lk, ) |
| Filing 9 The parties are required to provide notice of any prior case filed by Plaintiff that resulted in a remand for further administrative proceedings. If there was a prior remanded case that is not identified on the Civil Cover Sheet in this action, the parties are ordered to file a Notification of the prior case within 30 days. That Notification is to provide the case name, number and assigned judge. (lw, ) |
| Filing 8 MAILED patent report to Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria VA (jn, ) |
| CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cummings. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lw, ) |
| CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lw, ) |
| SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Newell Brands, Inc., Zoro Tools, Inc. (dxb, ) |
| Filing 7 Notice of Claims Involving Patents or Trademarks by Broom Designs LLC (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Broom Designs LLC (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 5 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Broom Designs LLC by Daniel Sokoloff (Sokoloff, Daniel) |
| Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Broom Designs LLC by Iftekhar Ahmad Zaim (Zaim, Iftekhar) |
| Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Broom Designs LLC by Barry F. Irwin (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Irwin, Barry) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Broom Designs LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19680756. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O)(Irwin, Barry) |
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