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Docket for 06-937
No. 06-937
Title:
Quanta Computer, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
LG Electronics, Inc.
Docketed:January 8, 2007
Lower Ct:United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  Case Nos.:(05-1261, 05-1262, 05-1263, 05-1264, 05-1302, 05-1303, 05-1304)
  Decision Date:July 7, 2006
  Rehearing Denied:September 1, 2006
Questions Presented

~~~Date~~~ ~~~~~~~Proceedings  and  Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nov 30 2006 Motion (06M54) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
Nov 30 2006 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2007)
Dec 6 2006 MOTION (06M54) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 5, 2007.
Jan 8 2007 Motion (06M54) of petitioner for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
Feb 1 2007 Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 9, 2007.
Mar 9 2007 Brief amici curiae of Dell Inc., et al. filed.
Mar 9 2007 Brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. in opposition filed.
Mar 9 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Minebea Co., Ltd. filed.
Mar 20 2007 Reply of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed.
Mar 21 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2007.
Mar 27 2007 Letter of March 27, 2007, from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)
Apr 16 2007 The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Aug 24 2007 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Sep 4 2007 Supplemental brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Sep 5 2007 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 24, 2007.
Sep 25 2007 Petition GRANTED. The brief of petitioners is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, November 5, 2007. The brief of respondent is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Monday, December 3, 2007. A reply brief, if any, is to be filed with the Clerk and served upon opposing counsel on or before 2 p.m., Friday, December 28, 2007. Briefs of amici curiae are to be filed with the Clerk and served upon counsel for the parties on or before 2 p.m., 7 days after the brief for the party supported is filed, or if in support of neither party, within 7 days after the petitioners' brief is filed.
Oct 31 2007 Consent to the filing of amicus briefs in support of either party received from counsel for the petitioner.
Nov 1 2007 Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs in support of either or neither party received from counsel for the respondent.
Nov 5 2007 Joint appendix filed. Volume 1 (Pages 1 to 144). Statement of costs received.
Nov 5 2007 Brief of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed.
Nov 5 2007 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal filed by petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al.
Nov 5 2007 Supplement to Joint Appendix (Pages 199 to 267)
Nov 12 2007 Brief amicus curiae of International Business Machines Corporation filed.
Nov 12 2007 Brief amici curiae of Consumers Union, et al. filed.
Nov 12 2007 Brief amici curiae of Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, et al. filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of CropLife International filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Gen-Probe Incorporated filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of American Seed Trade Association filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of NCR Corporation filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of American Antitrust Institute filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Licensing Executives Society in Support of Neither Party filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Biotechnology Industry Organization in Support of Neither Party filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amici curiae of Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc. filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amici curiae of Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems, Inc. and E-Bay Inc. filed.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association filed.
Nov 13 2007 Letter proposing a LODGING received from counsel for amici Dell, Inc., et al.
Nov 13 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Motorola, Inc. filed.
Nov 14 2007 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 30, 2007.
Nov 16 2007 SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Wednesday, January 16, 2008.
Dec 3 2007 Motion for leave to file Volume II of the joint appendix under seal. GRANTED.
Dec 3 2007 Brief of respondent LG Electronics, Inc. filed.
Dec 3 2007 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
Dec 6 2007 CIRCULATED.
Dec 6 2007 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Qualcomm Incorporated filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Papst Licensing GMBH & Co.KG filed. (Distributed).
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Intellectual Property Owners Association filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Wi-LAN, Inc. filed. (Distributed).
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Ibiquity Digital Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of MPEG LA LLC filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amici curiae of Interdigital Communications LLC and Tessera, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amici curiae of Various Law Professors filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Rembrandt IP Management LLC filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Yahoo! Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of AmberWave Systems Corporation filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amici curiae of Aerotel, Ltd., Aerotel U.S.A., Inc., and Aerotel U.S.A., LLC filed. (Distributed)
Dec 10 2007 Brief amicus curiae of Technology Properties Limited filed. (Distributed)
Dec 19 2007 Record received from U.S.C.A. for Federal Circuit. (2 boxes)
Dec 26 2007 Record received from U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California. (11 boxes)
Dec 28 2007 Motion for leave to file reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed by petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. (Distributed)
Dec 28 2007 Redacted reply brief of petitioners Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
Jan 2 2008 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 4, 2008.
Jan 7 2008 Motion for leave to file a reply brief under seal with redacted copies for the public record GRANTED.
Jan 11 2008 Letter from counsel for petitioner received. (Distributed)
Jan 16 2008 Argued. For petitioners: Maureen E. Mahoney, Washington, D.C.; and Thomas G. Hungar, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Carter G. Phillips, Washington, D.C.
Feb 8 2008 January 15, 2008, letter from counsel for the petitioners filed. (Distributed)
Feb 8 2008 Motion to unseal the reply brief filed by petitioners.
Feb 11 2008 Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 15, 2008.
Feb 19 2008 Motion to unseal the reply brief GRANTED.
Jun 9 2008 Judgment REVERSED. Thomas, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Jul 11 2008 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
Jul 16 2008 Record returned to the U.S.C.A. for the Federal Circuit.
Jul 16 2008 Record returned to the U.S.D.C. for the Northern District of California.
Jul 22 2008 Acknowledgement of receipt (07/14/08) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit received.



~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~Phone~~~
Attorneys for Petitioners:
Maureen E. Mahoney Latham & Watkins LLP(202) 637-2200
    Counsel of Record555 11th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20004
maureen.mahoney@lw.com
Party name: Quanta Computer, Inc., et al.
Attorneys for Respondent:
Carter G. Phillips Sidley Austin LLP(202) 736-8270
    Counsel of Record1501 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
cphillips@sidley.com
Party name: LG Electronics, Inc.
 
Richard G. Taranto Farr & Taranto(202) 775-0184
1150 18th Street, N. W., Suite 1030
Washington, DC  20036-2435
rgtjd@cs.com
Party name: LG Electronics, Inc.
Other:
Jonathan Band Jonathan Band PLLC(202) 296-5675
21 Dupont Circle NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
jband@policybandwidth.com
Party name: Computer and Communications Industry Association
 
Kenneth C. Bass III. Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox(202) 772-8825
1100 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20005
Party name: Interdigital Communications LLC and Tessera, Inc.
 
Garrard R. Beeney Sullivan & Cromwell LLP(212) 558-4000
125 Broad Street
New York, NY
beeneyg@sullcrom.com
Party name: MPEG LA LLC
 
Beth S. Brinkmann Morrison & Foerster LLP(202) 887-1544
2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC  20006-1888
bbrinkmann@mofo.com
Party name: Gen-Probe Incorporated
 
Morgan Chu Irell & Manella LLP(310) 203-7000
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA  90067
Party name: NCR Corporation
 
Richard W. Clary Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP(212) 474-1000
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY  10019-7475
Party name: Qualcomm Incorporated
 
Roger L. Cook Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP(415) 576-0200
Two Embarcadero Center
8th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
Party name: Technology Properties Limited
 
Michael J. Doyle Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Brottman PC(212) 681-0600
570 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY  10022-6894
Party name: Aerotel, Ltd., Aerotel U.S.A., Inc., and Aerotel U.S.A., LLC
 
Albert A, Foer American Antitrust Institute(202) 276-6002
2919 Ellicott St., NW
Washington, DC  20008
bfoer@antitrustinstitute.org
Party name: American Antitrust Institute
 
Gregory G. Garre Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
 
Robert E. Goodfriend McKool Smith PC(214) 978-4000
300 Crescent Court
Suite 1500
Dallas, TX  75201
Party name: Wi-LAN, Inc.
 
Seth D. Greenstein Constantine Cannon LLP(202) 204-3514
1301 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1050 East
Washington, DC  20005
sgreenstein@constantinecannon.com
Party name: Automotive Engine Rebuilders Association, et al.
 
Gary M. Hoffman 7428 Old Maple Square(703) 819-7517
McLean, VA  22102
gmhoffmanfl@aol.com
Party name: Intellectual Property Owner Association
 
Thomas G. Hungar Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP(202) 955-8500
1050 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
thungar@gibsondunn.com
Party name: Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
 
Song K. Jung McKenna Long & Aldridge(202) 496-7500
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
Party name: AmberWave Systems Corporation
 
F. Scott Kieff 1111 23rd Street NW(202) 558-6667
Apt. 3d
Washington, DC  20037
Party name: Various Law Professors
 
Edwin S. Kneedler Deputy Solicitor General(202) 514-2217
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20530-0001
Party name: United States
 
Gary Jay Kushner Hogan & Hartson LLP(202) 637-5856
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Quanta Computer, Inc., et al. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
 
Russell E. Levine Kirkland & Ellis LLP(312) 862-2466
200 East Randolph Drive
Chicago, IL  60654
russell.levine@kirkland.com
Party name: Motorola, Inc.
 
Jeffrey I. D. Lewis Paterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP(212) 336-2000
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY  10036
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association
 
Traci L. Lovitt Jones Day(212) 326-3939
222 East 41st Street
New York, NY  10017
Party name: International Business Machines Corporation
 
Joel E. Lutzker Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP(212) 332-3800
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 24th Floor
New York, NY  10112
Party name: (Minebea Co., Ltd.) & Licensing Executives Society
 
Roderick R. McKelvie Covington & Burling LLP(202) 662-6000
1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC  20004
Party name: Ibiquity Digital Corporation
 
Patricia A. Millett Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP(202) 887-4000
1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036-1564
pmillett@akingump.com
Party name: Biotechnology Industry Organization
 
Aaron M. Panner Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.(202) 326-7900
1615 M Street, N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, DC  20036
apanner@khhte.com
Party name: Rembrandt IP Management LLC
 
Andrew J. Pincus Mayer Brown LLP(202) 263-3000
1999 K Street, NW
Washington, DC  20006-1101
apincus@mayerbrown.com
Party name: Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems, Inc. and E-Bay Inc.
 
Lawrence Rosenthal Chapman University(714) 628-2650
Fowler School of Law
One University Drive
Orange, CA  92866
rosentha@chapman.edu
Party name: Papst Licensing GMBH & Co.KG
 
Kathleen M. Sullivan Stanford Constitutional Law Center(650) 725-9875
Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA  94305-8610
Party name: Nokia Corporation and Nokia Inc.
 
Fred Von Lohmann Electric Frontier Foundation(415)-436-9333
454 Shotwell Street
San Francisco, CA  94110
Party name: Consumers Union, et al.
 
Seth P. Waxman Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP(202) 663-6000
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
seth.waxman@wilmerhale.com
Party name: CropLife International
 
Christopher J. Wright Wiltshire & Grannis LLP(202) 730-1300
1200 Eighteenth St., N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, DC  20036
cwright@wiltshiregrannis.com
Party name: Yahoo! Inc.

 

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