WORD APE, LLC v. ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION et al
Plaintiff: WORD APE, LLC d/b/a CHOMCHOM ROLLER, WORD APE, LLC doing business as CHOMCHOM ROLLER and CHEDDAR CREATIONS doing business as CHOMCHOM ROLLER
Defendant: ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION and LING FUN TRADING, LTD.
Counter Defendant: WORD APE, LLC and CHEDDAR CREATIONS
Case Number: 2:2021cv14431
Filed: July 30, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of New Jersey
Presiding Judge: Madeline Cox Arleo
Referring Judge: Michael A Hammer
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER OF DISMISSAL that the Clerk of the Court shall reopen the case and make a new and separate docket entry reading CIVIL CASE REOPENED; this matter is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and without costs pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2). Signed by Judge Madeline Cox Arleo on 10/28/2022. (sm)
July 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 Order Administratively Terminating Action - 60 Day, Pending Consummation of Settlement. Administrative Termination deadline set for 9/19/2022. Signed by Judge Madeline Cox Arleo on 7/19/2022. (sm)
June 17, 2022 Filing 43 STATUS REPORT (Joint Status Report in furtherance of the Court's June 2, 2022 text order - ECF No. 40) by CHEDDAR CREATIONS. (GURULE, KENDALL)
June 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER that Cheddar Creations will replace Word Ape as Plaintiff. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 6/13/2022. (sm)
June 10, 2022 Filing 41 Letter from Kendall K. Gurule to Mag. Judge Michael A. Hammer regarding Name Change of Plaintiff. (GURULE, KENDALL)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 TEXT ORDER: The Court has reviewed the parties' June 1st status report. As the parties propose, they will kindly file an updated joint status report on or before June 17, 2022. In that joint report, the parties will either consent to entry of a 60-day Order or provide a specific date by which they will do so. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 6/2/2022. (Hammer, Michael)
June 1, 2022 Filing 39 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report in furtherance of the Court's May 27, 2022 text order - ECF No. 38) by WORD APE, LLC. (GURULE, KENDALL)
May 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 TEXT ORDER: The parties are reminded that pursuant to the March 28, 2022 Order (D.E. 36), they must inform the Court by June 1, 2022 of the status of settlement. The parties will inform the Court whether any party objects to entry of a 60-day Order of dismissal without prejudice to the right of any party, within that 60 days, to reopen this matter if settlement is not finalized. Failure to object will be deemed consent to entry of the 60-day Order.. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 5/27/2022. (Hammer, Michael)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 TEXT ORDER: In furtherance to the prior Text Order, in light of the stay, the telephone conference call scheduled for April 4, 2022 is adjourned without a new date. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 3/28/22. (tad)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 TEXT ORDER: The parties' request to stay this matter for 90 days to facilitate settlement is granted. If this action is not settled by June 1, 2022, the parties shall provide the Court with a joint status report. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 3/28/22. (tad)
March 25, 2022 Filing 35 Joint MOTION to Stay (Consent Motion for 90 Day Stay) by WORD APE, LLC. (GURULE, KENDALL)
January 20, 2022 Pro Hac Vice counsel, JOHNATHAN D. NIKKILA, has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (bt,)
January 19, 2022 Filing 34 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Jonathan D. Nikkila to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. (DOYLE, PETER)
January 18, 2022 Pro Hac Vice fee of $150 received as to Jonathan D. Nikkila. Receipt number TRE124275 (jdb)
January 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #32 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney AARON SCOTT ECKENTHAL terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 1/13/2022. (sm)
January 12, 2022 Filing 32 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney (Motion to Withdraw Aaron S. Eckenthal as Counsel of Record) by WORD APE, LLC. (FAEGENBURG, RUSSELL)
January 12, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE of Appearance by RUSSELL W. FAEGENBURG on behalf of WORD APE, LLC (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(FAEGENBURG, RUSSELL)
January 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan D. Nikkila; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 1/5/2022. (sm)
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Discovery Confidentiality Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 12/30/2021. (sm)
December 29, 2021 Filing 28 Proposed Order Proposed Discovery Confidentiality Order by WORD APE, LLC. (GURULE, KENDALL)
December 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER, etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 12/23/2021. (lag, )
December 22, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan D. Nikkila. Motion set for 1/18/2022 before Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (bt, )
December 21, 2021 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer: Status Conference held on 12/21/2021. (ECR) (jqb, )
December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER terminating #14 Motion to Dismiss: As discussed on the record during the pretrial scheduling conference on December 21, 2021, Plaintiff's motion to dismiss the Amended Counterclaims filed on October 28, 2021 [D.E. 19] moots its motion to dismiss the original counterclaims, filed on October 7, 2021 [D.E. 14]. Accordingly, the motion to dismiss filed on October 7, 2021 [D.E. 14] is hereby terminated as moot. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 12/21/2021. (Hammer, Michael)
December 21, 2021 Filing 25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jonathan D. Nikkila by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Peter E. Doyle, #2 Certification of Jonathan D. Nikkila, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(DOYLE, PETER)
December 16, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by KENDALL K. GURULE on behalf of WORD APE, LLC (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(GURULE, KENDALL)
December 16, 2021 Filing 23 Joint Discovery Plan by WORD APE, LLC.(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
November 29, 2021 Filing 22 REPLY BRIEF to Opposition to Motion filed by WORD APE, LLC re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' Amended Counterclaims (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
November 22, 2021 Filing 21 RESPONSE in Opposition filed by All Defendants re #19 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' Amended Counterclaims (DOYLE, PETER)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of John S. Artz; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 11/8/2021. (sm)
October 29, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #19 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' Amended Counterclaims. Motion set for 12/6/2021 before Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (bt, )
October 28, 2021 Filing 19 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' Amended Counterclaims by WORD APE, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Motion, #2 Text of Proposed Order, #3 Certificate of Service)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
October 25, 2021 Filing 18 REPLY to Response to Motion filed by WORD APE, LLC re #14 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' First, Second and Third Counterclaims (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
October 18, 2021 Filing 17 BRIEF in Opposition filed by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION re #14 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' First, Second and Third Counterclaims (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(DOYLE, PETER)
October 14, 2021 Filing 16 AMENDED ANSWER to #12 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim, #1 Complaint, , COUNTERCLAIM against WORD APE, LLC by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Service)(DOYLE, PETER)
October 14, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of John S. Artz. Motion set for 11/15/2021 before Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (bt, )
October 12, 2021 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of John S. Artz by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION. (Attachments: #1 Certification of Peter E. Doyle, #2 Certification of John S. Artz, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(DOYLE, PETER)
October 12, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #14 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' First, Second and Third Counterclaims. Motion set for 11/1/2021 before Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (bt, )
October 7, 2021 Filing 14 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants' First, Second and Third Counterclaims by WORD APE, LLC. Responses due by 10/18/2021 (Attachments: #1 Brief in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss Defendants' First, Second and Third Counterclaims, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Text of Proposed Order, #4 Certificate of Service)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
September 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 TEXT ORDER: Telephone Scheduling Conference set for 12/21/2021 at 3:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer. The parties will dial 1-888-684-8852 and access code 1456817# to join the conference. The parties shall electronically file a joint discovery plan by 12/16/2021. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 9/28/2021. (jqb, )
September 23, 2021 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND , COUNTERCLAIM against WORD APE, LLC by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION.(DOYLE, PETER)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDENDING TIME TO ANSWER, MOVE OR OTHERWISE RESPOND until 9/23/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 8/24/2021. (sm)
August 24, 2021 Answer Due Deadline Update - The document #10 submitted by LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION has been GRANTED. The answer due date has been set for 9/23/2021. (sm)
August 23, 2021 Filing 10 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer, Move, or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint by WORD APE, LLC. (ECKENTHAL, AARON)
August 13, 2021 Pro Hac Vice counsel, LANCE G. JOHNSON, has been added to receive Notices of Electronic Filing. Pursuant to L.Civ.R. 101.1, only local counsel are entitled to sign and file papers, enter appearances and receive payments on judgments, decrees or orders. (bt, )
August 12, 2021 Filing 9 Notice of Request by Pro Hac Vice Lance G. Johnson to receive Notices of Electronic Filings. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 150 receipt number ANJDC-12713270.) (ECKENTHAL, AARON)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Lance G. Johnson; etc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer on 8/10/2021. (sm)
August 9, 2021 Set Deadlines as to #5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion set for 9/7/2021 before Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. Unless otherwise directed by the Court, this motion will be decided on the papers and no appearances are required. Note that this is an automatically generated message from the Clerk`s Office and does not supersede any previous or subsequent orders from the Court. (bt, )
August 5, 2021 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by WORD APE, LLC. LING FUN TRADING, LTD. served on 8/3/2021, answer due 8/24/2021. (ECKENTHAL, AARON)
August 5, 2021 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by WORD APE, LLC. ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION served on 8/3/2021, answer due 8/24/2021. (ECKENTHAL, AARON)
August 5, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice by WORD APE, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Lance G. Johnson, #2 Declaration of Aaron S. Eckenthal, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)
August 2, 2021 Filing 4 AO120 Patent Form filed. (Attachments: #1 Complaint and exhibits) (bt, )
August 2, 2021 Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION. Attached is the official court Summons, please fill out Defendant and Plaintiffs attorney information and serve. (bt, )
July 30, 2021 Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer added. (jr)
July 30, 2021 Filing 2 Corporate Disclosure Statement by WORD APE, LLC d/b/a CHOMCHOM ROLLER. (ECKENTHAL, AARON)
July 30, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against LING FUN TRADING, LTD., ONTEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION ( Filing and Admin fee $ 402 receipt number ANJDC-12676751) with JURY DEMAND, filed by WORD APE, LLC d/b/a CHOMCHOM ROLLER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(ECKENTHAL, AARON)

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