Acer, Inc. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al
Plaintiff: Acer, Inc.
Defendant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and Verizon Communications, Inc.
Case Number: 2:2026cv00027
Filed: January 9, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Rodney Gilstrap
Referring Judge: Roy S Payne
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. ยง 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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April 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 CONSOLIDATION ORDER- The above-captioned cases are hereby ORDERED to be CONSOLIDATED for all pretrial issues with the LEAD CASE, Case No. 2:26-cv-00025. All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the LEAD CASE. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 04/23/2026. (mdj)
April 23, 2026 Filing 15 REPLY to Response re #11 OPPOSED MOTION Transfer or Stay filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc.. (Mathews, Nicholas)
April 20, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Deron R Dacus on behalf of Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc. (Dacus, Deron)
April 16, 2026 Filing 13 RESPONSE re #11 OPPOSED MOTION Transfer or Stay filed by Acer, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit/Declaration, #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 Proposed Order)(McManis, Jason)
April 1, 2026 Filing 12 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc. (Mathews, Nicholas)
April 1, 2026 Filing 11 OPPOSED MOTION Transfer or Stay by Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Nicholas Mathews, #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 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas)
March 13, 2026 Filing 10 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint is granted. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless answer is now due 4/27/2026; Verizon Communications, Inc. answer is now due 4/27/2026. (Text entry only, no document attached.)(mdj)
March 12, 2026 Filing 9 Unopposed Application for Extension of Time to Answer Complaint filed by Verizon Communications, Inc., Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. Summons originally served on. Agreed new answer date is 4/27/2026.(Mathews, Nicholas)
February 20, 2026 Filing 8 Summons returned executed by Acer, Inc.. Verizon Communications, Inc. served on 2/20/2026. (McCarty, Warren)
February 20, 2026 Filing 7 Summons returned executed by Acer, Inc.. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless served on 2/20/2026. (McCarty, Warren)
February 20, 2026 Filing 6 Summons issued as to Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Summons)(mdj)
January 15, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Louis Liao on behalf of Acer, Inc. (Liao, Louis)
January 14, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Jason Scott McManis on behalf of Acer, Inc. (McManis, Jason)
January 12, 2026 Case: Acer, Inc. v. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless et al was filed on 01/12/2026 and assigned to Judge Gilstrap and referred to Judge Payne. The # Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge form is provided via hyperlink. (mdj)
January 12, 2026 Case assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. (mdj)
January 9, 2026 Filing 3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Acer, Inc. (McCarty, Warren)
January 9, 2026 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. (McCarty, Warren)
January 9, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-11301741.), filed by Acer, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(McCarty, Warren)

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Plaintiff: Acer, Inc.
Represented By: Warren Joseph McCarty, III
Represented By: Louis Liao
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