Apple, Inc. v. Zipit Wireless, Inc.
Declaratory judgement filed 3 Jul 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and closed 21 Dec 2023, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: judgment on the merits for plaintiff.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US7894837B2US7292870B2
- Case no.
- 5:20-cv-04448
- Verdict cause
- Declaratory judgement
- Court
- N.D. Cal.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- California
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 3 Jul 2020 – 21 Dec 2023
- Duration
- 1266 days
- Basis of termination
- Judgment on the merits for Plaintiff
- Products & marks
- Instant messaging terminal adapted for Wi-Fi access points · Instant messaging terminal adapted for wireless communication access points
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Instant messaging terminal adapted for wireless communication access points
A handheld instant messaging terminal manages multiple conversation sessions across multiple instant messaging services. The handheld terminal includes a handheld terminal housing, a data entry device integrated in the terminal housing, the data entry device generates textual characters and graphical symbols in response to actuation of the data entry device, a display mounted in the terminal housing to display textual characters and graphical symbols including the textual characters and graphical symbols generated by the data entry device, an Internet protocol communications module located within the handheld terminal housing to generate instant messaging (IM) data messages in an Internet protocol that include the textual characters and graphical symbols generated by the data entry device, a wireless transceiver mounted within the handheld terminal housing and coupled to the Internet protocol communications module to generate wireless data messages corresponding to the IM data messages that radiate from an antenna coupled to the wireless transceiver, and a control module located within the housing and coupled to the Internet protocol communications module, the control module including at least one processor that executes an application program to implement instant messaging and session protocols for IM data messages communicated during at least one conversation session through the Internet protocol communications module and the wireless transceiver.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 22 Feb 2011
- Est. expiry
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validity challenges
- 7 on record90014722 · EPRIPR2014-01506 · Other · filed by BlackBerry Corp.IPR2021-01130 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATION90014522 · EPRIPR2019-01568 · Other · filed by GOOGLE LLCIPR2021-01129 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATIONIPR2021-01131 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATION
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- HEREDIA, RAFAEL · GREER, IV, FRANK U. · DEAN, MICHAEL P.
- Classification
- H04W4/00
- Prosecution counsel
- MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP
- Examiner
- TRAN, TUAN A
Instant messaging terminal adapted for Wi-Fi access points
An instant messaging terminal manages multiple conversation sessions across multiple instant messaging services. The terminal includes a display for conversation session windows, a data entry device, a communications module for wireless network communication, and a control module for coordinating network access and controlling conversation session management. The data entry device includes programmable keys for emoticons and the control module automates the generation of a key sequence for generation of a graphical symbol that is compatible with the service being used by a message recipient.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 6 Nov 2007
- Est. expiry
- 2 Jun 2025
- Validity challenges
- 5 on recordIPR2014-01507 · Other · filed by BlackBerry Corp.IPR2019-01567 · filed by GOOGLE LLCIPR2021-01125 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATIONIPR2021-01124 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATIONIPR2021-01126 · Patentability · filed by MICROSOFT CORPORATION
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- HEREDIA, RAFAEL · GREER, IV, FRANK U. · DEAN, MICHAEL P.
- Classification
- H04Q7/20H04M1/72436G06F9/445G06F15/16H04H20/00H04L12/28H04L12/58H04L29/06H04L29/08H04W12/06
- Prosecution counsel
- MAGINOT, MOORE & BECK, LLP
- Examiner
- ANDERSON, MATTHEW D.
Parties of record
Apple, Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Benjamin K. Thompson · Indranil Mukerji · Katherine D. Prescott · Lawrence Rodell Jarvis
- Firm
- Fish & Richardson PC, Fish & Richardson PC (Atlanta), Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Zipit Wireless, Inc.
- Core tech
- H04W4/00H04Q7/20H04M1/72436G06F9/445
- Counsel
- Christopher D. Banys · Cortney Alexander · Stephen Robert Risley
- Firm
- Banys PC, Kent & Risley LLC
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin K. Thompson | Apple, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Indranil Mukerji | Apple, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Katherine D. Prescott | Apple, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Lawrence Rodell Jarvis | Apple, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Christopher D. Banys | Zipit Wireless, Inc. | Defendant |
| Cortney Alexander | Zipit Wireless, Inc. | Defendant |
| Stephen Robert Risley | Zipit Wireless, Inc. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“On December 21, 2023, the Court granted the Parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of Final Judgment. ECF No. 66. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58, the Court hereby ENTERS judgment of non-infringement in favor of Apple Inc. The Clerk of Court shall close the file in this matter. IT IS SO ORDERED.”
Case 5:20-cv-04448 · N.D. Cal. · closed 21 December 2023
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What is case 5:20-cv-04448?
5:20-cv-04448 is a patent declaratory judgement brought by Apple, Inc. against Zipit Wireless, Inc., filed on 3 Jul 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The case closed on 21 December 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 5:20-cv-04448?
US7894837B2 (“Instant messaging terminal adapted for wireless communication access points”), assigned to ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC., currently inactive; US7292870B2 (“Instant messaging terminal adapted for Wi-Fi access points”), assigned to ZIPIT WIRELESS, INC., currently inactive. The record also lists Instant messaging terminal adapted for Wi-Fi access points and Instant messaging terminal adapted for wireless communication access points.
How was case 5:20-cv-04448 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is judgment on the merits for plaintiff. The termination text reads: “On December 21, 2023, the Court granted the Parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of Final Judgment. ECF No. 66. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58, the Court hereby ENTERS judgment of non-infringement in favor of Apple Inc. The Clerk of Court shall close the file in this matter. IT IS SO ORDERED.”
What does judgment on the merits mean?
A judgment on the merits decides the substance of the claims, as opposed to ending the case on procedural grounds.
How long did case 5:20-cv-04448 take?
1266 calendar days, from filing on 3 Jul 2020 to closure on 21 December 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 5:20-cv-04448?
Benjamin K. Thompson, Indranil Mukerji, Katherine D. Prescott and Lawrence Rodell Jarvis are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Apple. Christopher D. Banys, Cortney Alexander and Stephen Robert Risley appear for defendant Zipit Wireless.
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