Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.

Sampo IP, LLC, an intellectual property services and patent licensing company, functions as a Patent Assertion Entity (PAE) or Non-Practicing Entity (NPE). It is a subsidiary of Marathon Patent Group, Inc., which focuses on acquiring and monetizing patent assets. The defendant, Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., was a multinational telecommunications equipment company at the time the lawsuit was filed in 2013. The company focused on fixed, mobile, and converged networking hardware, IP technologies, software, and services. In 2016, Nokia completed its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent, subsequently retiring the brand name and merging it into Nokia Networks.

The litigation, filed on May 6, 2013, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleges infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,015,495. The patent is titled "Centrifugal Communication and Collaboration Method". The abstract describes a method and system for creating a collaboration, involving establishing a collaboration space, inviting participants, and dynamically providing communication paths and collaboration tools based on participant status and selected tasks. The accused products and services are generally described as Alcatel-Lucent's communications systems and methods. The initial complaint also asserted U.S. Patent Nos. 6,161,149 and 6,772,229, which share the same title, "Centrifugal Communication and Collaboration Method."

The case is proceeding in the Eastern District of Texas, a venue historically favored by patent plaintiffs, particularly NPEs, due to its reputation for expedient dockets and juries perceived as favorable to patent holders. While the specific division and assigned judge for this particular case are not readily apparent from publicly accessible search results, many patent cases in this district are heard in the Tyler or Marshall Divisions, with judges such as Rodney Gilstrap, Roy Payne, Leonard Davis, and T. John Ward frequently presiding over patent matters. The case is notable as part of a broader patent assertion campaign by Sampo IP, LLC, which initially targeted multiple prominent companies including Starbucks, E*Trade, and Hewlett-Packard, alongside Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. There are no readily apparent inter partes review (IPR) proceedings filed against U.S. Patent No. 8,015,495 in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Sampo IP, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas on May 6, 2013, alleging infringement of US Patent 8,015,495.

A detailed chronological list of key legal developments and the final outcome for this specific case (2:13-cv-00277) asserting US Patent 8,015,495 against Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. is not readily available through public web searches of court dockets, legal news sites, or patent databases.

While search results indicate that Sampo IP, LLC filed a case against Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. in the Eastern District of Texas on the specified date, and other patent infringement cases involving Alcatel-Lucent in the Eastern District of Texas have been reported, such as a 2016 jury trial victory for Alcatel-Lucent against Adaptix, Inc., and a settlement in 2016 between Network-1 Technologies, Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. concerning a different patent, specific docket entries or comprehensive summaries detailing the procedural history (e.g., filing of answers, substantive motions, Markman outcomes, trial events, or final disposition) of Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (2:13-cv-00277) regarding patent 8,015,495 were not found.

One source, "IHatePatentTrolls," lists the case "Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc." filed on May 6, 2013, in the Eastern District of Texas, but associates it with U.S. Patent No. 6,161,149, which differs from the patent number (8,015,495) provided in the case description. Without direct access to the court's docket for case number 2:13-cv-00277, it is not possible to reconcile this discrepancy or provide the requested detailed chronological legal developments and outcome. The present posture of the specific litigation regarding US Patent 8,015,495 remains unclear from publicly available information.

Counsel for Sampo IP, LLC in Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.

Identifying the specific counsel of record for Sampo IP, LLC in the patent infringement case Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. (2:13-cv-00298) in the Eastern District of Texas requires a direct review of the case docket. Due to limitations in directly accessing PACER filings, a definitive list of all counsel of record cannot be provided from the available search results. The available information primarily covers general patent litigation trends and firm profiles rather than specific attorney appearances for this particular case. Therefore, a complete and sourced list of counsel cannot be generated at this time.

I am unable to definitively identify the counsel of record for Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. in Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. based on the current search results. While several prominent firms like Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP and Alston & Bird have represented Alcatel-Lucent in other patent infringement cases in the Eastern District of Texas, the available information does not provide specific docket entries or attorney appearance filings for the Sampo IP, LLC v. Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. case (2:13-cv-00277). Without direct access to the case's PACER docket, a precise list of attorneys and their roles cannot be generated.