Litigation

Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc.

pending

2:26-cv-00470

Filed
2026-06-12

Patents at issue (1)

11596311

Plaintiffs (1)

Defendants (1)

Summary

Omni MedSci infringement action against Fossil Group, Inc. et al. in the Eastern District of Texas, filed June 12, 2026. Pending; the narrative does not list asserted patents for this case.

Case overview & background

Plain-language overview of the case: parties, accused product, patents at issue, and why the suit matters.

I'll research this case and the underlying parties and patents before drafting.

Let me dig into the specific patent and the newer 2026 case developments.

Key lead: this appears to be a severed case from the 2024 Samsung/Fossil consolidated litigation. Let me verify the docket and the '311 patent.

Key legal developments & outcome

Major rulings, motions, claim construction, settlements, and the present posture or final disposition.

I'll research this systematically. Let me start with searches on the case itself and the asserted patent.

Key context found: a related 2024 case (2:24-cv-01070) involving Fossil, and a new 2026 case. Let me now focus on the specific asserted patent, 11,596,311, and its PTAB history.

Now let me dig into the '311 patent specifically and the PTAB proceedings bearing on it.

Bottom line first

2:26-cv-00470 is a brand-new case — roughly four and a half months old — and it has essentially no litigation record yet. Filed 2026-06-12 in the Marshall Division of the E.D. Tex. before Judge James Rodney Gilstrap (referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne), it asserts U.S. Patent No. 11,596,311 against Fossil Group, Inc., Fossil Stores I, Inc., and Fossil Partners, L.P. Public docket snapshots show the complaint plus defense-side appearances (Fish & Richardson — Joseph Sinopoli and Rodeen Talebi

Plaintiff representatives

Counsel of record for the plaintiff(s): attorneys, firms, and roles (lead counsel, of counsel, local counsel).

I'll research the docket and counsel appearances for this case.

Now let me pin down the plaintiff-side appearances and the related 2024 case's counsel.

Let me check the current docket for the 2026 case and Omni's counsel in the related 2024 and 2025 suits.

Defendant representatives

Counsel of record for the defendant(s): attorneys, firms, and roles (lead counsel, of counsel, local counsel).

I'll research the docket and counsel appearances for this case before drafting anything.

Initial results show a fragmented PacerMonitor listing. Let me pin down who actually represents the defendant versus the plaintiff.

Counsel of Record — Defendant Fossil Group, Inc., et al., No. 2:26-cv-00470 (E.D. Tex.)

Bottom line and confidence caveat

The 2026 docket is live (Judge Rodney Gilstrap; referral to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne; filed 06/12/2026), but the individual appearance entries for this new docket number are not publicly retrievable in free sources — PACER charges for the docket sheet, and the aggregator pages I could reach have scraped the party/counsel block in a garbled, party-agnostic list. What follows therefore rests on (a) the aggregate counsel list on PacerMonitor's case page for 2:26-cv-00470, and (b) the strongly corroborated party–firm mapping from the immediately related 2024 litigation, 2:24-cv-01070-JRG-RSP, and the parallel PTAB proceedings. I flag confidence on each name and mark unverified items explicitly rather than guessing.

Defendants named (per the aggregate caption "Omni MedSci, Inc. v. Fossil Group, Inc. et al"): Fossil Group, Inc.; Fossil Stores I, Inc.; Fossil Partners, L.P.

Defendant-side counsel

The defense team is Fish & Richardson P.C., appearing in continuity from the 2024 Samsung/Fossil/OnePlus/Oura litigation. Fish & Richardson's signature block in the PTAB filings for these patents (Jared A. Smith, Ricardo J. Bonilla) sits alongside Sheppard Mullin (Samsung) and Nixon Peabody (Omni), confirming the party alignment.

Attorney Role Firm / office Relevant experience (with sourcing) Confidence
Rodeen Talebi Lead counsel (most likely) Fish & Richardson P.C. — Dallas, TX (talebi@fr.com) Listed in the 2:26-cv-00470 counsel block. In the 2024 case he acted as Fossil's lead for inter-defendant coordination — Omni's Oct. 1, 2025 letter states "Fossil's lead counsel is no longer available at that time," and his address was the "FossilOmniFishService@fr.com" service channel. High that he is Fossil's lead; the "lead counsel" designation is inference from the 2024 record, not a 2026 docket entry
Sarika Naresh Patel Of counsel Fish & Richardson P.C. Listed in the 2:26-cv-00470 counsel block; appears in the E.D. Tex. CM/ECF calendar entry for 2:24-cv-01070 as representing Fossil Group, Fossil Partners, L.P., and Fossil Stores I, Inc. High
Joseph Sinopoli Of counsel / associate Fish & Richardson P.C. Appears in the 2:26-cv-00470 counsel block immediately adjacent to the Fossil entity names. I could not independently corroborate his role in the 2024 case or his practice focus. Medium — docket listing only, no corroboration
Neil J. McNabnay Likely lead/relationship partner (not confirmed on the 2026 docket) Fish & Richardson P.C. — Dallas, TX Signed Fossil's Answer, affirmative defenses, counterclaims (Dkt. 20) and Rule 7.1 disclosure (Dkt. 21) in 2:24-cv-01070; represented Fossil in Cellspin Soft, Inc. v. Fossil Group, No. 22-2030 (Fed. Cir.), and in the Cellspin summary-judgment win (2022). Medium — proven Fossil relationship, his name does not appear in the 2026 aggregate list
Ricardo J. Bonilla Of counsel (not confirmed on the 2026 docket) Fish & Richardson P.C. Notice of Appearance for Fossil in 2:24-cv-01070 (Dkt. 22, 02/14/2025); Notice of Appearance for Fossil in BT Wearables LLC v. Fossil Group, 2:25-cv-00381 (Dkt. 5, 04/17/2025); PTAB counsel of record for Fossil in IPR2025-01251/IPR2025-01253. Medium
Jared A. Smith Of counsel (not confirmed on the 2026 docket) Fish & Richardson P.C. Notice of Appearance for Fossil in 2:24-cv-01070 (Dkt. 23, 02/14/2025); PTAB counsel of record for Fossil in the '790 and '304 petitions; listed on the E.D. Tex. calendar as representing the three Fossil entities. Medium

In-house counsel: I found no named Fossil in-house attorney appearing of record in this docket. Do not assume one exists — Fossil has consistently litigated through Fish & Richardson in this campaign.

Why the aggregate listing looks confusing (plaintiff-side counsel, for contrast)

The PacerMonitor counsel block for 2:26-cv-00470 interleaves both sides' attorneys, which is why it appears to show a dozen-plus lawyers. The non-Fish names are Omni's team, identifiable from the 2024 docket and the PTAB powers of attorney:

  • Nixon Peabody LLP (Omni's lead patent counsel): Jennifer Hayes (Los Angeles, lead, Reg. No. 50,845), Daniel Steven Stringfield (Chicago), Timothy Paul Maloney (Chicago), Angelo J. Christopher, Benjamin Robert Holt (Washington, D.C.), Daniel D. Georgiev (Chicago), Corey Leggett (San Francisco), plus Alec Royka appearing in the 2026 listing.
  • The Davis Firm, P.C. (Omni's East Texas local counsel): William E. Davis, III and Ty William Wilson, Longview, TX.
  • Also appearing for Omni in the record: Elizabeth Mooar Chiaviello, Peter Krusiewicz.

Source: Omni's Patent Owner Power of Attorney, IPR2025-01250 (Aug. 25, 2025); Notices of Appearance, Dkts. 8–13 in 2:24-cv-01070; PTAB signature blocks.

Explicit non-findings and contradictions to flag

  1. No appearance or answer entry confirmed for the 2026 docket. I could not retrieve docket-level filings (e.g., "NOTICE of Attorney Appearance," Rule 7.1