Think Products, Inc. v. Microsoft, Co.
Infringement action filed 28 Sep 2022 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and closed 2 Aug 2023, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US10704299B2US11313155B2
- Case no.
- 1:22-cv-05313
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- N.D. Ill.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Illinois
- Chief judge
- Lindsay C. Jenkins
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 28 Sep 2022 – 2 Aug 2023
- Duration
- 308 days
- Basis of termination
- Voluntary dismissal
- Products & marks
- SD7000 Surface Pro Docking Station · SmartView Organizing Laptop Riser
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Locking assembly for electronic tablet and other devices
A method for securing a portable electronic device having a housing to a substantially immovable object utilizing a locking assembly having a security rod or spike formed with an anchoring end separated axially by a protruding end, a locking device with an internal locking mechanism and a cable permanently attached to the locking device at one end, includes several steps. The steps include securedly fixing the anchoring end of the security rod or spike to the portable electronic device upon or through the housing, attaching an other end of the cable to the substantially immovable object and inserting the protruding end of the security rod into an opening in the locking device to actuate the internal locking mechanism and lock the locking device to the captive security rod. Locking the security rod to the locking device concurrently locks the portable electronic device to which it is anchored to the substantially immovable object.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 7 Jul 2020
- Earliest priority
- 10 Nov 2004
- Est. expiry
- 19 Jan 2025
- Validity challenges
- 1 on record90014757 · EPR
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- ALLEN, PETER
- Classification
- G06F1/16G06F21/86E05B73/00H05K7/00H05K5/00E05B65/00G06F21/88A47F3/00E05B27/00A47F7/024A47B23/04
- Examiner
- HAUGHTON, ANTHONY M
Locking assembly for electronic tablet and devices
A method for securing a portable electronic device having a housing to a substantially immovable object utilizing a locking assembly having a security rod or spike formed with an anchoring end separated axially by a protruding end, a locking device with an internal locking mechanism and a cable permanently attached to the locking device at one end, includes several steps. The steps include securedly fixing the anchoring end of the security rod or spike to the portable electronic device upon or through the housing, attaching an other end of the cable to the substantially immovable object and inserting the protruding end of the security rod into an opening in the locking device to actuate the internal locking mechanism and lock the locking device to the captive security rod. Locking the security rod to the locking device concurrently locks the portable electronic device to which it is anchored to the substantially immovable object.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 26 Apr 2022
- Earliest priority
- 6 May 2005
- Est. expiry
- 25 Mar 2025
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- ALLEN, PETER
- Classification
- G06F1/16H05K5/00H05K7/00E05B73/00G06F21/86G06F21/88A47F3/00A47F7/024E05B27/00E05B65/00A47B23/04
- Examiner
- HAUGHTON, ANTHONY M
Parties of record
Think Products, Inc.
- Core tech
- G06F1/16G06F21/86E05B73/00H05K7/00
- Counsel
- Edwin D. Schindler · Jay L. Dolgin
- Firm
- Dolgin Law Group, Edwin D. Schindler, Patent Attorney
Microsoft, Co.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Gwen Hochman Stewart · Julia G. Tabat · Richard A. Cederoth
- Firm
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Sidley Austin LLP
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin D. Schindler | Think Products, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Jay L. Dolgin | Think Products, Inc. | Plaintiff |
| Gwen Hochman Stewart | Microsoft, Co. | Defendant |
| Julia G. Tabat | Microsoft, Co. | Defendant |
| Richard A. Cederoth | Microsoft, Co. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Plaintiff Think Products, Inc., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), hereby dismisses all claims asserted in this action with prejudice.”
Case 1:22-cv-05313 · N.D. Ill. · closed 2 August 2023
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What is case 1:22-cv-05313?
1:22-cv-05313 is a patent infringement action brought by Think Products, Inc. against Microsoft, Co., filed on 28 Sep 2022 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The case closed on 2 August 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 1:22-cv-05313?
US10704299B2 (“Locking assembly for electronic tablet and other devices”), assigned to THINK PRODUCTS, INC., currently inactive; US11313155B2 (“Locking assembly for electronic tablet and devices”), assigned to THINK PRODUCTS. INC., currently inactive. The record also lists SD7000 Surface Pro Docking Station and SmartView Organizing Laptop Riser.
How was case 1:22-cv-05313 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: “Plaintiff Think Products, Inc., pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i), hereby dismisses all claims asserted in this action with prejudice.”
What does dismissal with prejudice mean?
A dismissal with prejudice permanently ends the claims that were filed, so the same claims cannot be brought again against that defendant. It is the usual form when the parties have settled.
How long did case 1:22-cv-05313 take?
308 calendar days, from filing on 28 Sep 2022 to closure on 2 August 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:22-cv-05313?
Chief Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins presided. Edwin D. Schindler and Jay L. Dolgin are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Think Products. Gwen Hochman Stewart, Julia G. Tabat and Richard A. Cederoth appear for defendant Microsoft.
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