MR Licensing LLC v. Seagate Technology Holdings plc et al
| MR Licensing LLC |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology International, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited and Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV |
| 2:2025cv00596 |
| June 2, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas |
| Rodney Gilstrap |
| Patent |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Patent Infringement |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 56
ORDER granting #55 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 11/25/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 55 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SEAGATES P.R. 3-3 AND 3-4 DEADLINES by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 54 SEALED SUR-REPLY to Reply to Response re #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER filed by MR Licensing LLC. (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 53 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Clark Theodore Gordon on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Gordon, Clark) |
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Filing 52
ORDER granting #50 Motion for Extension of Time to File. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 11/7/2025. (NKL)
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Filing 51
E-DISCOVERY ORDER re #39 MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AGREED ESI ORDER. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 5/7/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 50 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File A SUR-REPLY IN OPPOSITION TO SEAGATES MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
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Filing 49
PROTECTIVE ORDER (Motion(s) #40 terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 11/3/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 48 REPLY to Response re #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER filed by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit GG--Seagate Product Page, #2 Exhibit HH--Seagate Where-To-Buy, #3 Exhibit II--Seagate: Our Story, #4 Exhibit JJ--Monterey Motion to Dismiss)(Drown, Chad) |
| Filing 47 REDACTION to #31 Sealed Response to Motion,, by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit/Declaration F. Fabricant, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 21, #14 Exhibit 22, #15 Exhibit 23, #16 Exhibit 24, #17 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 46 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Richard Matthew Cowell on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Cowell, Richard) |
| Filing 45 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Timothy E Grimsrud on behalf of Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11173963. (Grimsrud, Timothy) |
| Filing 44 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Doowon Chung on behalf of Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International (Chung, Doowon) |
| Filing 43 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Justine Minseon Park on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Park, Justine) |
| Filing 42 NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by MR Licensing LLC Regarding Initial and Additional Disclosures (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 41 NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International regarding Initial Disclosures (Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 40 JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 39 JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AGREED ESI ORDER by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
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Filing 38
ORDER granting #32 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER Responses due by 10/30/2025. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/17/2025. (KLC)
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Filing 37
FIRST AMENDED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER (Motion(s) #34 terminated). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/17/2025. (KLC)
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Filing 36
DISCOVERY ORDER. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/17/2025. (KLC)
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| Filing 35 JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AGREED DISCOVERY ORDER by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 34 JOINT MOTION TO AMEND DOCKET CONTROL ORDER by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
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Filing 33
DOCKET CONTROL ORDER - Pretrial Conference set for 4/12/2027 at 09:00 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Jury Selection set for 5/17/2027 at 09:00AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Markman/Claim Construction Hearing set for 11/10/2026 at 09:00 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 10/10/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 32 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 31 SEALED RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION re #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER filed by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Alfred R. Fabricant, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17, #19 Exhibit 18, #20 Exhibit 19, #21 Exhibit 20, #22 Exhibit 21, #23 Exhibit 22, #24 Exhibit 23, #25 Exhibit 24, #26 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 30 NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE by MR Licensing LLC Regarding 3-1 and 3-2 Infringement Contentions (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 29 Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap: Scheduling Conference/Case Management Conference held on 9/30/2025 from 09:32 AM - 10:28 AM. Counsel for the parties appeared. Court: (1) asked whether the parties consented to trial before the U.S. Magistrate Judge; and (2) provided Claim Construction and Jury Selection/Trial dates. No exhibits. (Court Reporter - Shawn McRoberts) (Text entry only; no document attached) (aeb) |
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Filing 28
ORDER granting #25 MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AS TO PLAINTIFFS P.R. 3-1 AND 3-2 INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS AND AS TO DEFENDANTS P.R. 3-3 AND 3-4 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS AND SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY CONTENTIONS. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 9/19/2025. (NKL)
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Filing 27
ORDER granting #24 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER Responses due by 10/9/2025. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 9/19/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 26 REDACTION to #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit/Declaration of Patrick Shay, #2 Affidavit/Declaration of Jason Feist, #3 Exhibit A (MR Licensing LLC Record), #4 Exhibit B (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Spansion LLC), #5 Exhibit C (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation), #6 Exhibit D (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Monterey Research, LLC), #7 Exhibit E (U.S. Patent No. 10,204,041), #8 Exhibit F (U.S. Patent No. 7,979,658), #9 Exhibit G (U.S. Patent No. 8,239,611), #10 Exhibit H (U.S. Patent No. 8,694,776), #11 Exhibit I (U.S. Patent No. 9,734,049), #12 Exhibit J (U.S. Patent No. 9,767,303), #13 Exhibit K (U.S. Patent No. 11,093,383), #14 Exhibit L (U.S. Patent No. 11,609,847), #15 Exhibit M (Form 10-Q), #16 Exhibit N (Form 8-K), #17 Exhibit O (Post Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1), #18 Exhibit P (USPTO search results), #19 Exhibit Q (LinkedIn profile page of Walter Allen), #20 Exhibit R (LinkedIn profile page of Robert France), #21 Exhibit S (LinkedIn profile page of Christophe Carvounas), #22 Exhibit T (LinkedIn profile page of Jol LeBihan), #23 Exhibit U (LinkedIn profile page of Willy Obereiner), #24 Exhibit V (LinkedIn profile page of Hendrik Graulus), #25 Exhibit W (Webpage https://www.seagate.com/products/), #26 Exhibit X (ICANN Lookup search), #27 Exhibit Y (LinkedIn profile page of Timothy Scahill), #28 Exhibit Z (LinkedIn profile page of Jon Scahill), #29 Exhibit AA (Google Maps search), #30 Exhibit BB (Google Maps search), #31 Exhibit CC (Google Flights search), #32 Exhibit DD (Google Maps search), #33 Exhibit EE (Search for Best Buy stores), #34 Exhibit FF (Best Buy product search result), #35 Proposed Order)(Drown, Chad) |
| Filing 25 JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AS TO PLAINTIFFS P.R. 3-1 AND 3-2 INFRINGEMENT CONTENTIONS AND AS TO DEFENDANTS P.R. 3-3 AND 3-4 INVALIDITY CONTENTIONS AND SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY CONTENTIONS by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 24 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
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Filing 23
ORDER granting #21 Motion for Leave to File Seagate Defendants Motion to Dismiss and Transfer Venue Under Seal. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 9/11/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 22 SEALED MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit/Declaration Declaration of Patrick Shay, #2 Affidavit/Declaration Declaration of Jason Feist, #3 Exhibit A (MR Licensing LLC Record), #4 Exhibit B (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Spansion LLC), #5 Exhibit C (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation), #6 Exhibit D (State of California Secretary of State, Statement of Information for Monterey Research, LLC), #7 Exhibit E (U.S. Patent No. 10,204,041), #8 Exhibit F (U.S. Patent No. 7,979,658), #9 Exhibit G (U.S. Patent No. 8,239,611), #10 Exhibit H (U.S. Patent No. 8,694,776), #11 Exhibit I (U.S. Patent No. 9,734,049_, #12 Exhibit J (U.S. Patent No. 9,767,303), #13 Exhibit K (U.S. Patent No. 11,093,383), #14 Exhibit L (U.S. Patent No. 11,609,847), #15 Exhibit M (Form 10-Q), #16 Exhibit N (Form 8-K), #17 Exhibit O (Post Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form S-1), #18 Exhibit P (USPTO search results), #19 Exhibit Q (LinkedIn profile page of Walter Allen), #20 Exhibit R (LinkedIn profile page of Robert France), #21 Exhibit S (LinkedIn profile page of Christophe Carvounas), #22 Exhibit T (LinkedIn profile page of Jol LeBihan), #23 Exhibit U (LinkedIn profile page of Willy Obereiner), #24 Exhibit V (LinkedIn profile page of Hendrik Graulus), #25 Exhibit W (Webpage https://www.seagate.com/products/), #26 Exhibit X (ICANN Lookup search), #27 Exhibit Y (LinkedIn profile page of Timothy Scahill), #28 Exhibit Z (LinkedIn profile page of Jon Scahill), #29 Errata AA (Google Maps search), #30 Exhibit BB (Google Maps search), #31 Exhibit CC (Google Flights search), #32 Exhibit DD (Google Maps search), #33 Exhibit EE (Search for Best Buy stores), #34 Exhibit FF (Best Buy product search result), #35 Proposed Order)(Drown, Chad) |
| Filing 21 UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SEAGATE DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS AND TRANSFER VENUE UNDER SEAL by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 20 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Katherine S Razavi on behalf of All Defendants. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11083262. (Razavi, Katherine) |
| Filing 19 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Kirsten Elfstrand on behalf of All Defendants. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11082538. (Elfstrand, Kirsten) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Chad M Drown on behalf of All Defendants. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11082427. (Drown, Chad) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by David J.F. Gross on behalf of All Defendants. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11082393. (Gross, David) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ty William Wilson on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Wilson, Ty) |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Rudolph Fink, IV on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Fink, Rudolph) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by William E. Davis, III on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Davis, William) |
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Filing 13
ORDER - Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 9/30/2025 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 8/15/2025. (NKL)
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Filing 12
ORDER granting #11 Motion to Continue the Scheduling Conference. It is further ORDERED that the scheduling conference for this case will be reset for the Courts next available scheduling conference.. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 07/14/2025. (KLC)
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| The Parties are EXCUSED from the July 16, 2025 scheduling conference. (KLC) |
| Filing 11 JOINT MOTION TO CONTINUE THE SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
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Filing 10
ORDER - Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 7/16/2025 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 6/26/2025. (NKL)
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Filing 9
ORDER granting #8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd. answer due 9/10/2025; Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV answer due 9/10/2025; Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited answer due 9/10/2025; Seagate Technology Holdings plc answer due 9/10/2025; Seagate Technology International answer due 9/10/2025. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 6/16/2025. (NKL)
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| Filing 8 UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer , MOVE, OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT AND WAIVER OF FOREIGN SERVICE REQUIREMENT by Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Smith, Melissa) |
| Filing 7 SUMMONS Issued as to Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International. (Attachments: #1 Additional Attachment(s), #2 Additional Attachment(s), #3 Additional Attachment(s), #4 Additional Attachment(s))(NKL) |
| In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (NKL) |
| Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (NKL) |
| Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Enrique William Iturralde on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Iturralde, Enrique) |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Joseph Michael Mercadante on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Mercadante, Joseph) |
| Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alfred Ross Fabricant on behalf of MR Licensing LLC (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by MR Licensing LLC identifying Corporate Parent Quest Patent Research Corporation for MR Licensing LLC. (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 2 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Fabricant, Alfred) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd., Seagate Technology (Netherlands) BV, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Seagate Technology International ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10877304.), filed by MR Licensing LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Fabricant, Alfred) |
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