Archived Cases - Micron, Powerchip (Texas)

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Micron, Powerchip(Texas) | Micron (California)

DATE	DETAILS	SUPPORTING INFORMATION
July 2, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order granting Micron's and Powerchip's Motions to Transfer and Change Venue to California	Read the Order
May 12, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part MOSAID's Motion for Fees and Costs (Dkt. 288), thereby ordering Powerchip to pay MOSAID $50,000 in fees and costs.	Read the Order
May 1, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order Granting Agreed Motion to Withdraw Defendants' Motion for a Ruling that MOSAID's Infringement Contentions Contain no MOSAID Confidential Information (Dkt. No. 228).	Read the Order
April 15, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order adding Defendants' Motion for a Ruling that MOSAID's Infringement Contentions Contain No MOSAID Confidential Information to the hearing previously set for May 1, 2008.	Read the Order
April 9, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order setting a status conference and hearing for various motions on May 1, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.	Read the Order
April 8, 2008	Judge Folsom issues Order continuing (postponing) the claim construction tutorial and hearing set for April 14 and 15, 2008.	Read the Order
March 4, 2008	MOSAID files its Opposition to Micron's Motion to Compel 30(b)(6) Testimony and Cross-Motion for the Imposition of Sanctions	Read the Motion
March 4, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order granting-in-part, and denying-in-part, the Defendants' Motion for Expedited Briefing, thereby ordering that MOSAID's response time to the Motions to Stay and Motion to Transfer remain at March 18, 2008, while the Defendants' reply time for the motions be shortened to March 21, 2008 and MOSAID's sur-reply time for the motions be shortened to March 25, 2008.	Read the Order
March 4, 2008	MOSAID files its Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Expedited Briefing and Consideration of Emergency Motions to Stay Pending Motions to Dismiss and Transfer.	Read the Motion
March 3, 2008	Micron and Powerchip each file Emergency Motions to Stay Proceedings and jointly file a Motion for Expedited Briefing and Consideration of such Emergency Motions. Micron also files a Motion to Dismiss and Powerchip also files a Motion to Transfer Venue	Powerchip Motion to stay Micron Motion to Dismiss Micron Motion to Stay Motion for expedited briefing Powerchip Motion to change Venue
Feb 29, 2008	MOSAID files its Opposition to Micron's Motion to Compel 30(b)(6) Testimony and Cross-Motion for the Imposition of Sanctions	Read the Motion
Feb 27, 2008	Judge Folsom issues order resetting the tutorial and claims construction hearing previously set for April 16 and 17, 2008 respectively to April 14, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and April 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. respectively.	Read the Order
Jan 29, 2008	Judge Folsom issues an Order granting MOSAID's Motion to Compel ProMOS, Powerchip and Mosel to provide their respective invalidity contentions and denies Micron's, ProMOS', Powerchip's and Mosel's Motion to Compel MOSAID to provide its infringement contentions. In granting MOSAID's Order, Judge Folsom stated "The Court reminds the Defendants of the policy of liberal disclosure and its duty to make good faith arguments when resolving discovery disputes...As such, MOSAID may file a motion for attorneys' fees and costs in relation to its motion to compel within thirty (30) days.	Read the Order
July 23, 2007	Judge Folsom issues a Docket Control Order, setting, amongst other dates, the following: (1) deadline for early mediation at the parties' request of December 14, 2007; (2) claim construction (Markman) hearing on April 17, 2008; (3) claim construction (Markman) ruling on or about May 8, 2008; (4) deadline for late mediation at the parties' request of July 21, 2008; (5) final pretrial conference on October 6, 2008; and (6) jury selection on October 7, 2008.	Read the Order
June 29, 2007	Micron files an Amended Motion to Dismiss its Counterclaim for Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,446,021, with prejudice.	Read the Order
June 26, 2007	Judge Folsom grants the parties' Stipulated Protective Order.	Read the Order
June 22, 2007	Micron files a Motion to Dismiss its Counterclaim for Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,446,021 without prejudice.	Read the Motion
May 30, 2007	Judge Folsom grants Micron's motion and issues an Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel.	Read the Order
May 17, 2007	Judge Folsom denies Micron (and the other defendants who joined in Micron's motion)'s Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending a Decision by the United States Court of Appeals.	Read the Order
May 11, 2007	Powerchip, ProMOS and Mosel Vitelic file a Motion to Stay Proceedings as to Powerchip, ProMOS and Mosel Vitelic, and to Join in Micron's Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending a Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.	Read the Motion
April 27, 2007	Micron files a Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending a Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, requesting that the Texas Court enter a suitable stay until such time as the Court of Appeals decides Micron's appeal of Judge Fogel's Order Granting MOSAID's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, which thereby, dismissed Micron's Complaint for Declaratory Judgement in California.
April 2, 2007	Judge Folsom grants ProMOS' Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims to MOSAID's Second Amended Complaint.	Read the Order
March 21, 2007	Judge Folsom orders that the Scheduling Conference be rescheduled for May 17, 2007.	Read the Order
March 19, 2007	Judge Folsom orders that the deadline for Mosel Vitelic to answer, plead or otherwise respond to MOSAID's Second Amended Complaint be extended up to and including March 30, 2007.	Read the Order
March 2, 2007	Judge Folsom issues an order granting MOSAID's unopposed motion to extend the time for it to respond to ProMOS' Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaims until March 12, 2007.	Read the Order
February 15, 2006	Judge Folsom issues an Order Granting the Unopposd Motion to Extend Time for Plaintiff MOSAID Technologies Inc. to Respond to Micron's Counterclaims.	Read the Order
January 31, 2007	Micron files an Answer to Second Amended Complaint and Counterclaims	Read the Answer
December 15, 2006	Judge Folsom grants MOSAID's unopposed Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint.	Read the Order
July 26, 2006	MOSAID files complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, against Micron Technology, Inc., Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation and ProMOS Technologies for infringement of nine of its United States patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 6,657,919, 6,992,950, 5,751,643, 5,822,253, 6,278,640, 6,603,703, 7,038,937, 5,828,620 and 6,980,448.	Read the News Release Read the Complaint