WSOU Investments LLC v. ZTE Corporation

Docket(#14) SCHEDULING ORDER. In view of the pending motion, the Court hereby VACATES all deadlines. The Court will set new deadlines upon resolution of the pending motion.. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (sv) (Entered: 04/08/2022)

Docket(#13) ORDER GRANTING #7 Motion Leave to Effect Alternative Service on Defendant ZTE Corporation. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (sv) (Entered: 04/08/2022)

Docket(#12) REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ZTE Corporation, re #8 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service filed by Defendant ZTE Corporation (Lavenue, Lionel) (Entered: 03/28/2022)

Docket(#11) Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by WSOU Investments LLC, re #8 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service filed by Defendant ZTE Corporation (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jonathan K. Waldrop, #2 Exhibit A - List of Texas cases against ZTE, #3 Exhibit B - Address of ZTE USA's registered agent in Texas, #4 Exhibit C - ZTE Corp SEC Registration, #5 Exhibit D - ZTE Corp U.S. Import Records, #6 Exhibit E - Buy ZTE Axon 30 Ultra (US), #7 Exhibit F - Buy ZTE Axon 30 (US), #8 Exhibit G - Email asking ZTE's US counsel to accept service, #9 Exhibit H - Email from ZTE's US counsel refusing to accept service, #10 Exhibit I - FedEx Confirmation of shipment to ZTE in China, #11 Exhibit J - ZTE Proof of Service (136 Case), #12 Exhibit K - ZTE Proof of Service (137 Case), #13 Exhibit L - ZTE Proof of Service (138 Case), #14 Exhibit M - ZTE Proof of Service (139 Case))(Waldrop, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/21/2022)

Docket(#10) STATUS REPORT / Plaintiff's Case Readiness Status Report by WSOU Investments LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Of Heather Kim, #2 Exhibit 1)(Waldrop, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/14/2022)

Docket(#9) REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by WSOU Investments LLC, re #7 MOTION For Leave To Effect Alternative Service On Defendant filed by Plaintiff WSOU Investments LLC / Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service on Defendant (Waldrop, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/14/2022)

DocketParties shall comply with Judge Albright's updated #standing orders and # COVID-19 standing order available by clicking the included hyperlinks. The updated orders are as follows:1. #Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness for Patent Cases 030722,2. #Standing Order on Pretrial Procedures and Requirements in Civil Cases 030722,3. #Standing Order Governing Proceedings 4.0 - Patent Cases 030722,4. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Court Proceedings,5. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Joint Or Unopposed Request To Change Deadlines 030722,6. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Filing Documents Under Seal and Redacted Public Versions 030722. (jkda) (Entered: 03/10/2022)

Docket(#8) MOTION to Dismiss Complaint for Improper Service, Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim; and Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service by ZTE Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Lavenue, Lionel) (Entered: 03/07/2022)

Docket(#7) MOTION For Leave To Effect Alternative Service On Defendant by WSOU Investments LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jonathan K. Waldrop, #2 A - List of Texas cases against ZTE, #3 B - Address of ZTE USA's registered agent in Texas, #4 C - Email asking ZTE's US counsel to accept service, #5 D - Email from ZTE's US counsel refusing to accept service, #6 E - FedEx confirmation of shipment to ZTE in China, #7 F - ZTE Proof of Service (136 Case), #8 G - ZTE Proof of Service (137 Case), #9 H - ZTE Proof of Service (138 Case), #10 I - ZTE Proof of Service (139 Case))(Waldrop, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/03/2022)

Docket(#6) SUMMONS Returned Executed by WSOU Investments LLC. ZTE Corporation served on 2/14/2022, answer due 3/7/2022. (Waldrop, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/01/2022)

Docket(#5) Summons Issued as to ZTE Corporation. (jc5) (Entered: 02/10/2022)

Docket(#4) REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by WSOU Investments LLC. on ZTE Corporation c/o ZTE (USA), Inc. (Siegmund, Mark) (Entered: 02/10/2022)

DocketAll parties shall comply with the Standing Orders located at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/judges-information/standing-orders/. (lad) (Entered: 02/09/2022)

DocketCase assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (lad) (Entered: 02/09/2022)

Docket(#3) Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120). AO 120 forwarded to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Siegmund, Mark) (Entered: 02/08/2022)

Docket(#2) RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development identifying Corporate Parent WSOU Holdings, LLC for WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development. (Siegmund, Mark) (Entered: 02/08/2022)

DocketAll parties shall comply with the Standing Orders located at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/judges-information/standing-orders/. (lad) (Entered: 02/08/2022)

Docket(#1) COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-15692496), filed by WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-US7872973, #2 Exhibit 2-'973 Patent Claim Chart, #3 Exhibit A-ZXR10 5960 series switch, #4 Exhibit B-Importing ZTE Switches in USA, #5 Exhibit C-ZTE NGN Solutions used by Corisat, #6 Exhibit D-ZTE ZXR10 5960 switch product description, #7 Exhibit E-PFC Mechanism, #8 Exhibit F-PFC operation, #9 Exhibit G-PFC Pause Message, #10 Civil Cover Sheet)(Siegmund, Mark) (Entered: 02/08/2022)