Daingean Technologies Ltd. v. AT&T Inc. et al
Case Summary
On March 24, 2023, Daingean Technologies Ltd. (“Plaintiff”), represented by Alden Harris, Amir H. Alavi, Demetrios Anaipakos, and Michael McBride of Alavi & Anaipakos, PLLC; Michael Heim, Eric Enger, R. Allan Bullwinkel, Alden Harris, Blaine Larson of Heim Payne & Chorush LLP; and Andrea L. Fair of Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC, filed an intellectual property lawsuit against AT&T Inc., AT&T Corp., AT&T Communications LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Mobility II LLC, and AT&T Services Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), seeking damages for alleged patent infringement. This case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with Judge Rodney Gilstrap presiding.
In the complaint, the plaintiff stated, “AT&T operates what it calls its 5G and 5G+ networks. The AT&T 5G Networks “cover 230M Americans in 14,000 cities and towns and AT&T 5G+ is now available in parts of 38 cities in the U.S.”
Plaintiff also stated that “AT&T provides more than 100 million U.S. consumers with communications and entertainment experiences across mobile and broadband.”
The plaintiff then alleged, “’AT&T Communications generated 2022 revenues of $117.1 billion. AT&T’s 5G Networks cover nearly 288 million people across the United States.’”
Plaintiff additionally alleged, “5G+ is available in select innovation zones and venues in over 20 states across the US. According to AT&T, 5G is one of ‘two key areas of focus’ for the company.”
Plaintiff further alleged, “The ’803 Patent was assigned to Daingean by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on August 23, 2022.”
The plaintiff also alleged, “AT&T has infringed directly and continues to infringe directly the ’803 Patent in its implementation of AT&T’s 5G Networks. The infringing activities include, but are not limited to, the manufacture, use, sale, importation, and/or offer for sale of products and/or services from AT&T for operation on its 5G Networks”
The plaintiff then alleged, “The ’976 Patent is generally directed toward uplink transmission management to address latency and reliability requirements and potential coexistence issues.”
Plaintiff additionally alleged, “AT&T has infringed directly and continues to infringe directly the ’976 Patent in its implementation of its 5G network.”
The plaintiff further alleged, “Daingean holds all rights, title, and interest in and to the ’958 Patent, including the right to bring this suit and recover all past, present and future damages for infringement of the ’958 Patent.”
The plaintiff also alleged, “AT&T has infringed directly and continues to infringe directly the ’958 Patent. The infringing acts include, but are not limited to, the manufacture, use, sale, importation, and/or offer for sale of products and/or services from AT&T that practice or implement the asserted claims, including for example, wireless network devices that generate, transmit, and/or receive the claimed SIB blocks and associated information.”
Plaintiff presented six claims for relief from alleged infringement of the patents-in-suit.
In the prayer for relief, the plaintiff requested declaratory relief and an award of damages with pre- and post-judgment interest.
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Case Details
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Case Number:
2:23-CV-00123
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Filing Date:
03/24/2023
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Case Status:
Pending - Other Pending
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Case Type:
Intellectual Property - Patent
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Court:
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Courthouse:
Judge Details
Referral Judge
Roy S. Payne
Presiding Judge
Rodney Gilstrap
Party Details
Counter Defendant and Plaintiff
Daingean Technologies Ltd.
Defendants and Counter Claimants
AT&T Corp.
AT&T Mobility LLC
AT&T Mobility II LLC
AT&T Services Inc.
Ericsson Inc.
Nokia of America Corporation
Intervenors and Counter Claimants
Ericsson Inc.
Nokia of America Corporation
Attorney/Law Firm Details
Counter Defendant and Plaintiff Attorneys
Andrea Leigh Fair
Demetrios Anaipakos
Blaine Andrew Larson
Eric James Enger
Robert Allan Bullwinkel
Michael F Heim
Alden Harris
Amir H. Alavi
Michael Dean McBride
Michael Dunbar
Defendant, Counter Claimant and Intervenor Attorneys
Alexander Jefferson Chern
Deron R Dacus
Eric Sorensen Hansen
Jennifer Leigh Truelove
Joshua Wright Budwin
Matthew T. Cameron
Warren Henry Lipschitz
Nicholas M Mathews
Court Documents
(#77) ORDER granting #68 Motion for Issuance of Letter Request for International Judicial Assistance Pursuant to Hague Convention; granting #69 Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory; granting #70 Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 11/26/2023. (nkl, ) (Entered: 11/27/2023)
Proposed Order
Exhibit A
(#70) UNOPPOSED MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory for International Judicial Assistance by AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Nokia of America Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
Proposed Order
Exhibit A
Proposed Order
Exhibit A
(#68) UNOPPOSED MOTION for Issuance of Letter Request for International Judicial Assistance Pursuant to Hague Convention by AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Nokia of America Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
(#2) Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Heim, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
Exhibit F
Exhibit E
Exhibit D
Exhibit C
Exhibit B
Exhibit A
Civil Cover Sheet
(#1) COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXEDC-9419697.), filed by Daingean Technologies ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F)(Heim, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
Docket Entries
Docket(#77) ORDER granting #68 Motion for Issuance of Letter Request for International Judicial Assistance Pursuant to Hague Convention; granting #69 Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory; granting #70 Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 11/26/2023. (nkl, ) (Entered: 11/27/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#76) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Michael Dunbar on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Dunbar, Michael) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#75) PLAINTIFF'S ANSWER to #67 Answer to Amended Complaint, Counterclaim by Daingean Technologies Ltd..(Bullwinkel, Robert) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#74) PLAINTIFF'S ANSWER to #66 Answer to Amended Complaint, Counterclaim by Daingean Technologies Ltd..(Bullwinkel, Robert) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#73) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Deron R Dacus on behalf of Ericsson Inc. (Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#72) PLAINTIFF'S ANSWER to #65 Answer to Amended Complaint, Counterclaim by Daingean Technologies Ltd..(Bullwinkel, Robert) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#71) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Deron R Dacus on behalf of Nokia of America Corporation (Dacus, Deron) (Entered: 11/13/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#70) UNOPPOSED MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory for International Judicial Assistance by AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Nokia of America Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#69) UNOPPOSED MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory for International Judicial Assistance by AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Nokia of America Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#68) UNOPPOSED MOTION for Issuance of Letter Request for International Judicial Assistance Pursuant to Hague Convention by AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services Inc., Ericsson Inc., Nokia of America Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Mathews, Nicholas) (Entered: 11/09/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#8) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Demetrios Anaipakos on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Anaipakos, Demetrios) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#7) CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Heim, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#6) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Blaine Andrew Larson on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Larson, Blaine) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#5) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alden Harris on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Harris, Alden) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#4) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Eric James Enger on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Enger, Eric) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#3) NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Robert Allan Bullwinkel on behalf of Daingean Technologies Ltd. (Bullwinkel, Robert) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocketIn accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form #Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocketCase assigned to District Judge Rodney Gilstrap and Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. (ch, ) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#2) Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Heim, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
[-] Read LessDocket(#1) COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXEDC-9419697.), filed by Daingean Technologies ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F)(Heim, Michael) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
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