Dali Wireless, Inc. v. AT&T, Inc. et al.
Infringement action filed 30 May 2023 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and closed 24 Jul 2023, with US9820171B2 asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.
Case record
- Patent involved
- US9820171B2
- Application no.
- US15/205820
- Case no.
- 2:23-cv-00246
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- E.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- None recorded
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 30 May 2023 – 24 Jul 2023
- Duration
- 55 days
- Basis of termination
- Voluntary dismissal
- Products & marks
- Remotely reconfigurable distributed antenna system and methods
- Validity challenges
- 2 on record
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Remotely reconfigurable distributed antenna system and methods
The present disclosure is a novel utility of a software defined radio (SDR) based Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that is field reconfigurable and support multi-modulation schemes (modulation-independent), multi-carriers, multi-frequency bands and multi-channels. The present disclosure enables a high degree of flexibility to manage, control, enhance, facilitate the usage and performance of a distributed wireless network such as flexible simulcast, automatic traffic load-balancing, network and radio resource optimization, network calibration, autonomous/assisted commissioning, carrier pooling, automatic frequency selection, frequency carrier placement, traffic monitoring, traffic tagging, pilot beacon, etc.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 14 Nov 2017
- Earliest priority
- 14 Sep 2010
- Est. expiry
- 16 Aug 2031
- Validity challenges
- 2 on recordIPR2020-01432 · filed by John Mezzalingua Associates, LLCIPR2023-00700 · Patentability · filed by ERICSSON INC
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- LEMSON, PAUL · STAPLETON, SHAWN PATRICK · TRAJKOVIC, SASA · LEE, ALBERT S.
- Classification
- H04W72/00H04W72/04H04Q11/00H04W88/08H04B10/2575H04L25/02H03F3/24H03F1/32H04W24/02H04L5/00H04L45/60
- Prosecution counsel
- AKA CHAN LLP
- Examiner
- REGO, DOMINIC
Parties of record
Dali Wireless, Inc.
- Core tech
- H04W72/00H04W72/04H04Q11/00H04W88/08
- Counsel
- Andrea Leigh Fair · Claire Abernathy Henry
- Firm
- Ward, Smith & Hill, PLLC
AT&T, Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Not recorded
- Firm
- Not recorded
- Also named
- CommScope, Inc. · AT&T Services, Inc. · AT&T Mobility Corporation · AT&T Mobility II, LLC · CommScope Technologies, LLC · CommScope Holding Company, Inc. · AT&T Communications, LLC
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Leigh Fair | Dali Wireless, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Claire Abernathy Henry | Dali Wireless, Inc. | Plaintiff |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Before the Court is the Notice of Dismissal (“Notice”) filed by Dali Wireless, Inc. (“Plaintiff”). (Dkt. No. 7.) In the Notice, Plaintiff represents that the above-captioned case is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. (Id. at 1.) In light of the Notice, which the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES, and pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), all pending claims and causes of action in the above-captioned case are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. All pending requests for relief in the abovecaptioned case not explicitly granted herein are DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the above-captioned case as no parties or claims remain.”
Case 2:23-cv-00246 · E.D. Tex. · closed 24 July 2023
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What is case 2:23-cv-00246?
2:23-cv-00246 is a patent infringement action brought by Dali Wireless, Inc. against AT&T, Inc., filed on 30 May 2023 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case closed on 24 July 2023.
Which patent was asserted in 2:23-cv-00246?
US9820171B2 (“Remotely reconfigurable distributed antenna system and methods”), assigned to DALI WIRELESS, INC., currently active. The record also lists Remotely reconfigurable distributed antenna system and methods.
How was case 2:23-cv-00246 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: “Before the Court is the Notice of Dismissal (“Notice”) filed by Dali Wireless, Inc. (“Plaintiff”). (Dkt. No. 7.) In the Notice, Plaintiff represents that the above-captioned case is voluntarily dismissed without prejudice. (Id. at 1.) In light of the Notice, which the Court ACCEPTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES, and pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i), all pending claims and causes of action in the above-captioned case are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. All pending requests for relief in the abovecaptioned case not explicitly granted herein are DENIED AS MOOT. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE the above-c
What does dismissal without prejudice mean?
A dismissal without prejudice ends this action but leaves the claims alive — the plaintiff may file them again later, subject to the limitation period.
How long did case 2:23-cv-00246 take?
55 calendar days, from filing on 30 May 2023 to closure on 24 July 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 2:23-cv-00246?
Andrea Leigh Fair and Claire Abernathy Henry are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Dali Wireless.
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