Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. v. Bissell, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Defendant: Bissell, Inc.
Counter Claimant: Bissell Homecare, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2002cv00338
Filed: February 22, 2002
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Presiding Judge: Solomon Oliver
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 30, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 35 Order and Notice of Case Dismissal of all claims and cross-claims, with prejudice (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER. Jr.
June 6, 2003 Filing 34 Stipulated Notice of Dismissal of all Claims With Prejudice filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Shunk, Thomas) Modified text on 6/9/2003 (M, J A).
January 21, 2003 Filing 33 Response (Related Motion(s) #30 ) to motion to amend complaint filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Daniels, Stephen)
January 13, 2003 Opinion or Order Order (non-document) Granting defendants' Motion for extension of time to respond to Royal's Revised Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint until 1/20/2003 (Related Doc #32 ) (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr. Modified text on 1/14/2003 (M, J A).
January 10, 2003 Filing 32 Motion for extension of time to respond to amended motion to amend complaint filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Related document(s) #30 ) (Daniels, Stephen)
January 9, 2003 Filing 31 Marginal Order Granting Joint Motion to extend deadlines. (Related Doc #16 ) As requested, deadlines have already passed and documents have been exchanged. (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr.
December 11, 2002 Filing 30 Revised Motion to amend complaint And File Second Amended Complaint filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Attachments: #1 Pleading Proposed Second Amended Complaint)(Shunk, Thomas) Modified text on 12/12/2002 (M, J A).
November 14, 2002 Filing 29 Transcript of proceedings before Judge Oliver taken on 11/5/02 by court reporter Heidi Blueskye Geizer. (78 pages) (Complete document on file in the Clerk's Office) (M, J A)
November 8, 2002 Filing 28 Amended Versions of Previously-Filed Exhibits 11 and 13 in Support of its Claim Construction filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 11A#2 Exhibit Exhibit 13A)(Related document(s) #17 ) (Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 11/12/2002 (M, J A).
November 7, 2002 Filing 27 Non-Appeal Transcript Order Form for proceedings of 11/5/02 before Judge Oliver by court reporter Heidi Geizer requested by Denise M. Meyer filed by all parties. (M, J A)
November 5, 2002 Opinion or Order Order (non-document) granting motion to appear pro hac vice, attorneys Robert L. Kelly, William F. Kolakowski, Chris Lind and Adam B. Strauss for defendants Bissell Homecare, Inc. and Bissell, Inc. added to case. (Related Doc #19 ) (Related Doc #20 ) (Related Doc #21 ) (Related Doc #22 ) (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr.
October 18, 2002 Filing 26 Response (Related Motion #24 ) Brief in opposition to Plaintiff's motion to file second amended complaint for patent infringement filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc. (Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 10/21/2002 (M, J A).
October 11, 2002 Filing 25 Reply Markman Brief filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A#2 Exhibit B#3 Exhibit C)(Shunk, Thomas)
October 11, 2002 Filing 24 Motion for leave to file a second amended complaint for patent infringement filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Attachments: #1)(Fleming, Kyle) Modified on text 10/15/2002 (M, J A).
October 11, 2002 Filing 23 Markman Brief in Response to Royal's Opening Claim Construction Brief filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Tab D#2 Exhibit Tab E)(Related document(s) #18 ) (Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 10/15/2002 (M, J A).
October 1, 2002 Filing 22 Motion for appearance pro hac vice of Adam Strauss filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Affidavit)(Daniels, Stephen)
October 1, 2002 Filing 21 Motion for appearance pro hac vice of Chris Lind filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Affidavit)(Daniels, Stephen)
October 1, 2002 Filing 20 Motion for appearance pro hac vice of William Kolakowski filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Affidavit)(Daniels, Stephen)
October 1, 2002 Filing 19 Motion for appearance pro hac vice of Robert Kelly filed by all defendants. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Affidavit)(Daniels, Stephen)
September 27, 2002 Filing 18 Markman/Opening Brief regarding Claim Construction filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A#2 Exhibit B#3 Exhibit C#4 Exhibit D#5 Exhibit E#6 Exhibit F#7 Exhibit G#8 Certificate of Track and Pages)(Shunk, Thomas) Modified text on 9/30/2002 (M, J A).
September 27, 2002 Filing 17 Markman Brief in Support of Proposed Claim Construction filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A#2 Exhibit Exhibit B#3 Exhibit Exhibit C#4 Appendix Appx 1#5 Appendix Appx 2#6 Appendix Appx. 3#7 Appendix Appx. 4#8 Appendix Appx. 5#9 Appendix Appx. 6#10 Appendix Appx. 7#11 Appendix Appx. 8#12 Appendix Appx. 9#13 Appendix Appx. 10#14 Appendix Aappx. 11#15 Appendix Appx. 12#16 Appendix Appx. 13#17 Appendix Appx. 14#18 Certificate of Track and Page Limit)(Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 9/30/2002 (M, J A).
September 10, 2002 Filing 16 Joint Motion for order to extend deadlines in case management conference order filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc. (Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 9/11/2002 (M, J A).
May 31, 2002 Filing 15 Case Management Conference held on 5/24/2002 at 03:00 P.M. Expert Discovery due by 6/30/2003, Fact Discovery due by 5/13/2003, Expert Reports are to be exchanged on 6/1/2003, Rebuttal reports due 6/15/2003, Parties to be Joined and Pleading Amendments due by 6/28/2002, Dispositive Motions due by 7/30/2003. A Markman hearing to be held on 11/5/2002 at 01:00 P.M. This case is assigned to the complex track and is ordered into the court's electronic filing system. The court adopts the recommendations in the Report of Parties' Planning Meeting, except to the extent that they vary from the dates set forth above. (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr.
May 28, 2002 Filing 14 Response To First Amended Counterclaim filed by plaintiff. (Related Doc #10 ) (Shunk, Thomas) Modified on 5/28/2002 (M, J A).
May 21, 2002 Filing 13 Joint Report of Parties Planning Meeting filed by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.. (Shunk, Thomas)
May 21, 2002 Filing 12 Marginal Order Granting defendant's Motion to excuse client attendance at case management conference; Counsel for defendants must appear in person (Related Doc #11 ) (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr. Modified text on 5/23/2002 (M, J A).
May 20, 2002 Filing 11 Motion to excuse Client Attendance at Case Management Conference filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (Daniels, Stephen)
May 9, 2002 Filing 10 First Amended Answer and First Amended, Counterclaim against Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. with Jury Demand filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc. (Related document(s) #7 ) (Daniels, Stephen) Modified text on 5/10/2002 (M, J A).
April 26, 2002 Filing 9 Case Management Conference Scheduling Order with case management conference to be held on 5/24/2002 at 03:00 PM at Chambers 300 (D, M)Judge Solomon OLIVER, Jr.
April 24, 2002 Filing 8 Answer to First Amended Complaint (Related Doc #7 ) and Counterclaim against Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. with Jury Demand filed by Bissell Homecare, Inc., Bissell, Inc.. (M, J A) Modified text on 4/25/2002 (M, J A).
April 16, 2002 Filing 7 First Amended complaint against all defendants. Filed by Royal Appliance MFG. Co.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit U.S. Patent No. 6,070,291#2 Exhibit U.S. Patent No. 6,260,234 B1)(Fleming, Kyle)
March 5, 2002 Filing 6 Return of Service Executed upon Bissell, Inc., by personal service on 2/25/02 filed by Royal Appliance MFG. Co.. (C, K A)
February 22, 2002 Filing 5 Notice of Placement of case in the CM/ECF Docketing System (W, Jo)
February 22, 2002 Filing 4 Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Royal Appliance MFG. Co.. (W, Jo)
February 22, 2002 Filing 3 Case Information Statement (standard track) filed by Royal Appliance MFG. Co.. (W, Jo)
February 22, 2002 Filing 2 Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge Streepy (W, Jo)
February 22, 2002 Filing 1 Complaint with jury demand (1 summons and Magistrate Consent Forms issued) against Bissell, Inc.. Filed by Royal Appliance MFG. Co.. Filing fee paid; receipt number 632003. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A.#2 Civil Cover Sheet)(W, Jo)

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Plaintiff: Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Represented By: Paul P. Eyre
Represented By: Thomas H. Shunk
Represented By: James R. Wooley
Represented By: Kyle B. Fleming
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Defendant: Bissell, Inc.
Represented By: William F. Kolakowski
Represented By: Stephen H. Daniels
Represented By: Suzanne M. Fisher
Represented By: Christopher J. Lind
Represented By: Adam B. Strauss
Represented By: Robert L. Kelly
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Counter claimant: Bissell Homecare, Inc.
Represented By: Stephen H. Daniels
Represented By: Christopher J. Lind
Represented By: Adam B. Strauss
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