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DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. ByteDance Ltd. - 3:25-cv-10578

DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. ByteDance Ltd. (Case No. 3:25-cv-10578), filed on Dec 10, 2025 in the District Court, N.D. California involving patent infringement. This case involves patent infringement claims between the parties. Explore details about the litigants, key filings, and major docket updates.

Case Details

Case Number
3:25-cv-10578
Filing Date
Dec 10, 2025
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
-
Court
District Court, N.D. California
Nature of Suit
Patent

Parties Involved

The following parties are involved in this case, with their respective legal representatives for the case.

NameRepresented By
Bytedance Ltd -
HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD -
Tik Tok Ltd. -
DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC -
ByteDance Pte. Ltd. -

Patents Involved

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Docket Entries

The Docket Entries section provides a chronological list of all significant filings and court actions in this case.

DateDocket EntryType

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Oct 3, 2025UNOPPOSED MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Yen, Bruce) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/6/2025: # 2 Revised Proposed Order) (NKL). (Entered: 10/03/2025)PACER Document
Oct 3, 2025UNOPPOSED MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by All Defendants. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Macaluso, Dominique) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/6/2025: # 2 Revised Proposed Order) (NKL). (Entered: 10/03/2025)PACER Document
Oct 6, 2025ORDER granting 51 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 52 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 53 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 54 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 55 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 56 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 57 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated; granting 58 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Dominique Macaluso; David T. Okano; Philip Ou; Ethan Lawrence Plail; Amanda Woodall; Bruce Shei Yen; Melissa Anyetei and Yar R. Chaikovsky terminated. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/5/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/06/2025)PACER Document
Oct 6, 2025JOINT MOTION to Amend/Correct Docket Control Order by DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hart, Robert) (Entered: 10/06/2025)PACER Document
Oct 7, 2025SECOND AMENDED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER re 60 Motion to Amend/Correct Docket Control Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/7/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/07/2025)PACER Document
Oct 8, 2025UNOPPOSED MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 39 SEALED MOTION to Transfer 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hart, Robert) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/8/2025: # 2 Revised Proposed Order) (NKL). (Entered: 10/08/2025)PACER Document
Oct 10, 2025ORDER granting 62 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re 39 SEALED MOTION to Transfer 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) Responses due by 10/28/2025 Replies due by 11/18/2025.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/9/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/10/2025)PACER Document
Oct 13, 2025JOINT MOTION to Amend/Correct Docket Control Order by DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hart, Robert) (Entered: 10/13/2025)PACER Document
Oct 14, 2025THIRD AMENDED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER re 64 Motion to Amend/Correct Docket Control Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/14/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/14/2025)PACER Document
Oct 20, 2025NOTICE of Attorney Appearance - Pro Hac Vice by Shuo Zhang on behalf of ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Pte. Ltd., HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD, TIK TOK LTD. Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ATXEDC-11156595. (Zhang, Shuo) (Entered: 10/20/2025)PACER Document
Oct 20, 2025JOINT MOTION to Amend/Correct Third Amended Docket Control Order by ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Pte. Ltd., HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD, TIK TOK LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Rosenthal, Brian) (Entered: 10/20/2025)PACER Document
Oct 20, 2025JOINT MOTION for Protective Order (Joint Motion for Entry of Partially Disputed Protective Order) by ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Pte. Ltd., HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD, TIK TOK LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Protective Order)(Rosenthal, Brian) (Entered: 10/20/2025)PACER Document
Oct 23, 2025REDACTION to 40 Sealed Additional Attachments to Main Document, 39 SEALED MOTION to Transfer 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) by ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Pte. Ltd., HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD, TIK TOK LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Redacted Declaration of J. Chung, # 2 Redacted Ex. 1, # 3 Redacted Ex. 2, # 4 Redacted Ex. 3, # 5 Redacted Ex. 4, # 6 Redacted Ex. 5, # 7 Redacted Ex. 6, # 8 Redacted Ex. 7, # 9 Redacted Ex. 8, # 10 Redacted Ex. 9, # 11 Redacted Ex. 10, # 12 Redacted Ex. 11, # 13 Redacted Ex. 12, # 14 Redacted Ex. 13, # 15 Redacted Ex. 14, # 16 Redacted Ex. 15, # 17 Redacted Ex. 16, # 18 Redacted Ex. 17, # 19 Redacted Ex. 18, # 20 Redacted Ex. 19, # 21 Redacted Declaration of J. Louisma, # 22 Redacted Declaration of S. Jenson, # 23 Redacted Declaration of V. Du, # 24 Redacted Declaration of Y. Zhu)(Rosenthal, Brian) (Entered: 10/23/2025)PACER Document
Oct 24, 2025FOURTH AMENDED DOCKET CONTROL ORDER re 67 Motion to Amend/Correct Third Amended Docket Control Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/23/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/24/2025)PACER Document
Oct 27, 2025PROTECTIVE ORDER (Motion(s) 68 terminated). Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 10/27/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 10/27/2025)PACER Document
Oct 27, 2025RESPONSE re 39 SEALED MOTION to Transfer 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) filed by DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC. (Hart, Robert) (Entered: 10/27/2025)PACER Document
Nov 12, 2025ORDER granting 39 Sealed Motion to Transfer 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 11/10/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 11/12/2025)PACER Document
Nov 17, 2025OPPOSED MOTION to Stay Pending Transfer by ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Pte. Ltd., HELIOPHILIA PTE. LTD, TIK TOK LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Rosenthal, Brian) (Entered: 11/17/2025)PACER Document
Nov 20, 2025ORDER granting 74 Motion to Stay Pending Transfer. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 11/20/2025. (NKL) (Entered: 11/20/2025)PACER Document
Dec 11, 2025CLERK'S NOTICE Re: Consent or Declination: Plaintiffs/Defendants shall file a consent or declination to proceed before a magistrate judge. Note that any party is free to withhold consent to proceed before a magistrate judge without adverse substantive consequences. The forms are available at: http://cand.uscourts.gov/civilforms. Consent/Declination due by 12/18/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jlg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/11/2025) (Entered: 12/11/2025)PACER Document