WSOU Investments LLC v. ZTE Corporation
Plaintiff: WSOU Investments LLC doing business as Brazos Licensing and Development
Defendant: ZTE Corporation
Case Number: 6:2022cv00137
Filed: February 8, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Alan D Albright
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271 Patent Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER :In view of the pending motion, the Court hereby VACATES all deadlines. The Court willset new deadlines upon resolution of the pending motion.. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
April 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER GRANTING #7 Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 12 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ZTE Corporation, re #8 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service filed by Defendant ZTE Corporation (Lavenue, Lionel)
March 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by WSOU Investments LLC, re #8 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service filed by Defendant ZTE Corporation (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jonathan K. Waldrop, #2 Exhibit A - List of Texas cases against ZTE, #3 Exhibit B - Address of ZTE USA's registered agent in Texas, #4 Exhibit C - ZTE Corp SEC Registration, #5 Exhibit D - ZTE Corp U.S. Import Records, #6 Exhibit E - Buy ZTE Axon 30 Ultra (US), #7 Exhibit F - Buy ZTE Axon 30 (US), #8 Exhibit G - Email asking ZTE's US counsel to accept service, #9 Exhibit H - Email from ZTE's US counsel refusing to accept service, #10 Exhibit I - FedEx Confirmation of shipment to ZTE in China, #11 Exhibit J - ZTE Proof of Service (136 Case), #12 Exhibit K - ZTE Proof of Service (137 Case), #13 Exhibit L - ZTE Proof of Service (138 Case), #14 Exhibit M - ZTE Proof of Service (139 Case))(Waldrop, Jonathan)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STATUS REPORT / Plaintiff's Case Readiness Status Report by WSOU Investments LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Of Heather Kim, #2 Exhibit 1)(Waldrop, Jonathan)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by WSOU Investments LLC, re #7 MOTION For Leave To Effect Alternative Service On Defendant filed by Plaintiff WSOU Investments LLC / Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service on Defendant (Waldrop, Jonathan)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Parties shall comply with Judge Albright's updated #standing orders and # COVID-19 standing order available by clicking the included hyperlinks. The updated orders are as follows:1. #Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness for Patent Cases 030722,2. #Standing Order on Pretrial Procedures and Requirements in Civil Cases 030722,3. #Standing Order Governing Proceedings 4.0 - Patent Cases 030722,4. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Court Proceedings,5. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Joint Or Unopposed Request To Change Deadlines 030722,6. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Filing Documents Under Seal and Redacted Public Versions 030722. (jkda)
March 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service by ZTE Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Lavenue, Lionel)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION For Leave To Effect Alternative Service On Defendant by WSOU Investments LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jonathan K. Waldrop, #2 Exhibit A - List of Texas cases against ZTE, #3 Exhibit B - Address of ZTE USA's registered agent in Texas, #4 Exhibit C - Email asking ZTE's US counsel to accept service, #5 Exhibit D - Email from ZTE's US counsel refusing to accept service, #6 Exhibit E - FedEx confirmation of shipment to ZTE in China, #7 Exhibit F - ZTE Proof of Service (136 Case), #8 Exhibit G - ZTE Proof of Service (137 Case), #9 Exhibit H - ZTE Proof of Service (138 Case), #10 Exhibit I - ZTE Proof of Service (139 Case))(Waldrop, Jonathan)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by WSOU Investments LLC. ZTE Corporation served on 2/14/2022, answer due 3/7/2022. (Waldrop, Jonathan)
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Summons Issued as to ZTE Corporation. (jc5)
February 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by WSOU Investments LLC. on ZTE Corporation c/o ZTE (USA), Inc. (Siegmund, Mark)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (lad)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Siegmund, Mark)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by WSOU Investments LLC identifying Corporate Parent WSOU Holdings, LLC for WSOU Investments LLC. (Siegmund, Mark)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15690494), filed by WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-US8149776, #2 Exhibit 2-'776 Patent Claim Chart, #3 Exhibit A-Axon 30 Ultra Specification, #4 Exhibit B-Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, #5 Exhibit C- Generation of Preambles, #6 Exhibit D-Transmission of Preambles, #7 Exhibit E-Reception of Random Access Response, #8 Exhibit F-Ramping Step, #9 Exhibit G-Power Ramping Step, #10 Exhibit H- Zadoff-Chu Sequence, #11 Exhibit I-RACH Process, #12 Exhibit J-Random Access Preamble in RACH, #13 Exhibit K-ZTE Axon 30 Ultra, #14 Civil Cover Sheet)(Siegmund, Mark)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order All parties shall comply with the Standing Orders located at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/judges-information/standing-orders/. (lad)

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Plaintiff: WSOU Investments LLC doing business as Brazos Licensing and Development
Represented By: Darcy L. Jones
Represented By: Heather S. Kim
Represented By: John W. Downing
Represented By: Jonathan K. Waldrop
Represented By: Marcus A. Barber
Represented By: Paul G. Williams
Represented By: ThucMinh Nguyen
Represented By: Mark D. Siegmund
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Defendant: ZTE Corporation
Represented By: Lionel M. Lavenue
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