On December 5, 2011, after the effective date of the America Invents Act, Cian IP LLC filed five patent infringement cases in the Northern District of Texas against five separate defendants (Aeroflex Incorporated, Agilent Technologies Inc, National Instruments Corporation, Pickering Interfaces Ltd., and Spirent Communications). (Aeroflex and Spirent have now settled with Cian.)
Thereafter, as we previously noted, Judge Lynn transferred Cian’s case against National Instruments to the Western District of Texas.
Now, as first reported by Michael Smith over at EDTexweblog.com, Judge Yeakel of the Western District of Texas has transferred the case back to Judge Lynn. (Order available here.) Judge Yeakel ordered the case transferred to the “Austin Docket” of Judge Lynn “for all purposes” and directed the Clerk to “credit this case to the percentage of business” of Judge Lynn.
Cian IP LLC is represented by Paul Skiermont, Donald Puckett, Rajkumar Vinnakota, and Amy LaValle, all of Skiermont Puckett LLP; and Andrew Spangler, of Spangler & Fussell PC.
National Instruments is represented by Ryan Beard and Eric Meyertons, both of Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel; and Chris Perque and Thomas Wright, both of Gardere Wynne Sewell.
Aeroflex was represented by Thomas Sankey, John Gibson, and Matthew Gaudet, all of Duane Morris LLP.
Agilent is represented by Kathy Owen, David Knudson, Sean Cunningham, and Todd Patterson, all of DLA Piper US LLP.
Pickering Interfaces is represented by Christopher Joe and Niknaz Bukovcan, both of Buether Joe & Carpenter LLC; and Laurin Mills and Robert Fletcher, both of LeClair Ryan.
Spirent Communications was represented by Charles Phipps, David Klaudt, and Paul Coggins, all of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP.