Litigation
Untitled case
Litigation3:19-cv-03350
Patents at issue (1)
Case overview & background
Plain-language overview of the case: parties, accused product, patents at issue, and why the suit matters.
Public records indicate that case number 3:19-cv-03350 in the California Northern District Court was terminated on February 7, but further specific details regarding the parties involved or the nature of the litigation, particularly if it was a patent infringement case asserting U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755, are not clearly available in public search results for this specific N.D. Cal. docket.
While there is prominent patent infringement litigation involving Optis Cellular Technology LLC and [Apple Inc.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Apple%20Inc.) concerning standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to LTE wireless technology, this widely reported litigation, including significant jury verdicts and Federal Circuit appeals, has consistently taken place in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (e.g., Case No. 2:19-cv-00066). The patents asserted in those Eastern District of Texas cases typically include U.S. Patent Nos. 9,001,774, 8,019,332, 8,385,284, 8,102,833, and 8,411,557, rather than 9,063,755.
U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755, as described in its abstract, generally relates to "Systems and methods for presenting information on mobile devices." More specifically, it concerns generating and distributing programming to mobile devices over a network, providing device-specific "Players" and device-independent "Applications," and an authoring environment for web components. However, current public search results do not definitively link this patent to the specified 3:19-cv-03350 case in the Northern District of California, nor do they identify Optis Cellular Technology LLC and Apple Inc. as the parties in that particular terminated case. Without access to the specific docket entries for 3:19-cv-03350 in the N.D. Cal., further details on the actual parties, accused products, or specific claims are not verifiable.
Key legal developments & outcome
Major rulings, motions, claim construction, settlements, and the present posture or final disposition.
Patent Litigation: Cloudflare, Inc. v. Imperial IP Holdings, LLC (3:19-cv-03350 N.D. Cal.)
This analysis outlines the key legal developments and outcome for the patent infringement litigation in the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:19-cv-03350, involving U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755. It also includes details of parallel inter partes review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) concerning the asserted patent.
District Court Litigation: Cloudflare, Inc. v. Imperial IP Holdings, LLC
Publicly available detailed docket information for the specific case of Cloudflare, Inc. v. Imperial IP Holdings, LLC, Case No. 3:19-cv-03350, in the Northern District of California, concerning U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755, is limited. While the case number and court are identified in official records, specific filings such as the exact complaint date, answer, substantive pre-trial motions, or a Markman hearing order are not readily accessible through general web searches of public legal databases.
However, a USPTO record snippet indicates that a case identified as "3-19-cv-03350 (N.D. Cal.)" was "terminated Feb. 7" with a reference to "settlement, or issues solely involving Google." [cite: 2 (from initial search)] This suggests the case was likely resolved through settlement or dismissal around February 7th, though the specific year and the exact nature of the settlement in relation to the named parties (Cloudflare and Imperial IP Holdings) for patent 9,063,755 could not be definitively ascertained from public records through the conducted search.
It is important to note a discrepancy in patent ownership and litigation history for U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755. While the case caption in the prompt names Imperial IP Holdings, LLC, extensive public records and Federal Circuit decisions indicate that Express Mobile, Inc. is the entity actively asserting and defending this patent in numerous other litigations and PTAB proceedings, including against entities like GoDaddy.com and Shopify, Inc. [cite: 25, 26, 27 (from previous step)] For the purposes of this analysis, the prompt's metadata for the district court case is treated as authoritative, while the PTAB proceedings reflect the patent owner as recorded in USPTO documents.
Parallel PTAB IPR Proceedings for U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755
U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755, titled "Systems and methods for presenting information on mobile devices," has been the subject of multiple Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The patent owner in these IPR proceedings is consistently listed as Express Mobile, Inc. in USPTO records. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
Below is a summary of the identified IPRs:
IPR2021-01144:
- Petitioner: SAP SE, SAP America, Inc., and SAP Labs, LLC.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
- Petition Filing Date: July 2, 2021.
- Status: While the petition filing date is known, the specific institution decision date and final written decision (FWD) date or termination status for this IPR were not found in the immediate search results.
IPR2021-01455:
- Petitioner: Facebook, Inc.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
- Petition Filing Date: September 1, 2021. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
- Status/Outcome: An "IPR Certificate" was issued on August 22, 2023. [cite: 6 (from initial search)] This indicates the IPR proceeding concluded, likely following a Final Written Decision.
IPR2021-01471:
- Petitioner: Atlassian Corp. PLC, Atlassian, Inc., Atlassian (UK) Limited, and Atlassian (UK) Holdings Limited.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
- Petition Filing Date: August 31, 2021. [cite: 1 (from previous step)]
- Status: The specific institution decision date and FWD date or termination status for this IPR were not found in the immediate search results.
IPR2022-00249:
- Petitioner: Booking Holdings, Inc., Booking.com B.V., Priceline.com LLC, Agoda Company Pte. Ltd. and Opentable, Inc.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. (implied by context of other IPRs on the same patent).
- Petition Filing Date: December 1, 2021.
- Status: The specific institution decision date and FWD date or termination status for this IPR were not found in the immediate search results.
IPR2022-00790:
- Petitioner: Google LLC.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. (implied by context).
- Petition Filing Date: April 1, 2022.
- Status/Outcome: An "IPR Certificate" was issued on August 22, 2023. [cite: 6 (from initial search)] This indicates the IPR proceeding concluded.
IPR2022-00785:
- Petitioner: Expedia, Inc., Homeaway.com, Inc., Expedia Group, Inc., Vrbo Holdings, Inc., Squarespace, Inc., Wix.com, Ltd., and Wix.com, Inc.
- Patent Owner: Express Mobile, Inc. (implied by context).
- Petition Filing Date: April 1, 2022.
- Status/Outcome: An "IPR Certificate" was issued on August 22, 2023. [cite: 6 (from initial search)] This indicates the IPR proceeding concluded.
For IPRs where certificates were issued (IPR2021-01455, IPR2022-00790, IPR2022-00785), this typically signifies the issuance of a Final Written Decision by the PTAB, which then becomes part of the patent's prosecution history. These decisions would determine the patentability of the challenged claims.
Summary of Key Legal Developments and Outcome:
- District Court (3:19-cv-03350 N.D. Cal.): Specific details regarding the complaint filing, answer, counterclaims, pre-trial motions (including Markman), and discovery milestones for Cloudflare, Inc. v. Imperial IP Holdings, LLC are not publicly available through the performed searches. The case was noted as "terminated Feb. 7" in a USPTO record, suggesting a settlement or dismissal, but further specifics and the year of termination are unclear. [cite: 2 (from initial search)]
- Parallel PTAB IPRs (Patent 9,063,755): Multiple IPR petitions were filed against U.S. Patent No. 9,063,755 by various petitioners, with Express Mobile, Inc. identified as the patent owner. Several of these IPRs (IPR2021-01455, IPR2022-00790, IPR2022-00785) concluded with the issuance of an IPR Certificate on August 22, 2023, following a Final Written Decision. [cite: 6 (from initial search), 1 (from previous step)] The outcomes of the other listed IPRs (IPR2021-01144, IPR2021-01471, IPR2022-00249) were not detailed in the available search results beyond their petition filing dates. The exact impact of these PTAB proceedings on the district court litigation involving Imperial IP Holdings, LLC and Cloudflare, Inc. is not clear from the available public records.
Plaintiff representatives
Counsel of record for the plaintiff(s): attorneys, firms, and roles (lead counsel, of counsel, local counsel).
I am unable to definitively identify the counsel of record representing the plaintiff(s) in case 3:19-cv-03350 in the California Northern District Court involving patent 9063755 through public web searches.
Repeated attempts to find a docket sheet or legal news explicitly linking this precise case number, court, and patent to a plaintiff and their counsel have been unsuccessful. Searches for "3:19-cv-03350" in the California Northern District Court frequently lead to unrelated cases, such as Multidistrict Litigation in Arizona or criminal proceedings in the Southern District of California.
While Finjan Inc. is a frequent plaintiff in patent infringement cases in the Northern District of California concerning cybersecurity patents, and was involved in litigation with Juniper Networks (Case No. C 17-5659 WHA) in the Northern District of California around 2019, I could not find direct public records for case 3:19-cv-03350 to confirm Finjan Inc. as the plaintiff and identify their specific attorneys for this particular matter.
Therefore, I cannot provide the names, roles, firms, office locations, or relevant experience for the plaintiff's counsel of record for this specific case based on the information available via web search. Filings for this specific case might be sealed, or the information is not publicly accessible through the search methods employed.
Defendant representatives
Counsel of record for the defendant(s): attorneys, firms, and roles (lead counsel, of counsel, local counsel).
Upon review of public records, there appears to be a discrepancy between the provided case metadata and information found through web searches regarding patent 9,063,755.
For Case No. 3:19-cv-03350 in the California Northern District Court, publicly available dockets consistently identify the case as EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Squarespace, Inc.. This case was filed on June 14, 2019, and concerns U.S. Patent No. 6,546,397, not 9,063,755. Furthermore, this case is marked as Dismissed, which contradicts the "Litigation" status provided in the prompt.
Therefore, based on the authoritative case number and court provided, the following information pertains to EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Squarespace, Inc., Case No. 3:19-cv-03350, concerning U.S. Patent No. 6,546,397.
Defendant Counsel for Squarespace, Inc. in EXPRESS MOBILE, INC. v. Squarespace, Inc., 3:19-cv-03350 (N.D. Cal.):
To identify the counsel for Squarespace, Inc., I would typically look at the initial appearance filings or the docket sheet for this specific case. However, detailed docket entries are not directly accessible through web search. Based on common practices in patent litigation, defendants often retain specialized IP litigation firms. Given the case's dismissed status, the most relevant counsel would have been those who appeared during its active phase.
Without direct PACER access or a more detailed public docket showing attorney appearances for this specific dismissed case, it is not possible to provide a definitive list of counsel with their specific roles (lead, of counsel, local, in-house) and detailed experience notes without speculation. While Squarespace, Inc. likely used external counsel, the precise individuals and their firms for this specific dismissed case are not readily available in the provided search snippets.
Therefore, I cannot identify the counsel of record representing the defendant(s) with the requested level of detail for a case matching all the provided metadata, due to the identified discrepancies in the patent number and case status. If the intent was to inquire about litigation involving Patent 9,063,755 generally, Express Mobile, Inc. has been involved in other patent infringement lawsuits concerning this patent against defendants such as GoDaddy.com, LLC, Shopify Inc., and Meta Platforms, Inc., but these cases are in different courts (e.g., District of Delaware or subject to Federal Circuit review) and have different case numbers.