FEC IP LLC v. Google LLC
Plaintiff: FEC IP LLC
Defendant: Google LLC
Case Number: 2:2025cv01089
Filed: October 30, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Rodney Gilstrap
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 5, 2026 Filing 27 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120) at Termination of the case. AO 120 emailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (mdj)
March 5, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 03/05/2026. (mdj)
March 4, 2026 Filing 25 JOINT MOTION to Dismiss with Prejudice by FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rubino, Vincent)
February 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting #23 Motion for an Extension to Stay All Deadlines. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 02/19/2026. (mdj)
February 18, 2026 Filing 23 JOINT MOTION for an Extension to Stay All Deadlines by FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rubino, Vincent)
January 21, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #21 Motion to Stay All Deadlines and Notice of Settlement. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 01/20/2026. (mdj)
January 21, 2026 Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 1/22/2026 before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap has been CANCELLED (refer to Dkt. No. 22). (aeb)
January 20, 2026 Filing 21 JOINT MOTION to Stay ALL DEADLINES AND NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT by FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rubino, Vincent)
January 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #19 Motion for Extension. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 01/16/2026. (mdj)
January 14, 2026 Filing 19 JOINT MOTION for Extension of Briefing Schedule for Defendant Google LLC's Motion to Dismiss the Complaint (Dkt. 15) by FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rubino, Vincent)
January 12, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Evan Matthew McLean on behalf of Google LLC (McLean, Evan)
January 12, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Christopher Hendershot on behalf of Google LLC (Hendershot, Michael)
January 12, 2026 Filing 16 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent XXXVI Holdings Inc., Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc for Google LLC. (Hassett, Shaun)
January 12, 2026 Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by Google LLC. (Hassett, Shaun) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/13/2026: #1 Proposed Order) (NKL).
December 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #13 Joint Motion for Extension of Time. The deadline for Plaintiff to comply with P.R. 3-1 and 3-2 is extended up to and including 01/29/2026, and the deadlines for Defendant to comply with P.R. 3-3, P.R. 3-4, and the standing order regarding subject-matter eligibility contentions is extended up to and including 03/26/2026. Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 12/23/2025. (bmf)
December 19, 2025 Filing 13 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 FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Rubino, Vincent)
December 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER ( Scheduling/Case Management Conference set for 1/22/2026 at 09:30 AM before District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.). Signed by District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on 12/16/2025. (mdj)
November 7, 2025 Filing 11 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted. Google LLC answer is now due 1/12/2026. (Text entry only, no document attached.)(mdj)
November 6, 2025 Filing 10 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shaun William Hassett on behalf of Google LLC (Hassett, Shaun)
November 6, 2025 Filing 9 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint filed by Google LLC. Summons originally served on 11/5/2025. Agreed new answer date is 1/12/2026.(Jones, Michael)
October 30, 2025 Filing 8 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Ryan F Oliver on behalf of FEC IP LLC (Oliver, Ryan)
October 30, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jacob Daniel Ostling on behalf of FEC IP LLC (Ostling, Jacob)
October 30, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Peter Lambrianakos on behalf of FEC IP LLC (Lambrianakos, Peter)
October 30, 2025 Filing 5 Summons issued as to Google LLC. (mdj)
October 30, 2025 Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Vincent J Rubino, III on behalf of FEC IP LLC (Rubino, Vincent)
October 30, 2025 Filing 3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by FEC IP LLC identifying Corporate Parent Light Guide Innovations LLC for FEC IP LLC. (Rubino, Vincent)
October 30, 2025 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. (Rubino, Vincent)
October 30, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Google LLC ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11175721.), filed by FEC IP LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - U.S. Patent No. 7,631,192, #2 Exhibit B - U.S. Patent No. 8,908,106, #3 Exhibit C - U.S. Patent No. 8,055,187, #4 Exhibit D - U.S. Patent No. 11,375,254, #5 Exhibit E - U.S. Patent No. 10,171,847, #6 Civil Cover Sheet)(Rubino, Vincent)
October 30, 2025 Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap. (mdj)
October 30, 2025 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. (Copy of the notice to be sent by US Mail to parties not electronically noticed.) (mdj)

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Plaintiff: FEC IP LLC
Represented By: Vincent J Rubino, III
Represented By: Ryan F Oliver
Represented By: Peter Lambrianakos
Represented By: Jacob Daniel Ostling
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Defendant: Google LLC
Represented By: Michael E Jones
Represented By: Shaun William Hassett
Represented By: Evan Matthew McLean
Represented By: Michael Christopher Hendershot
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