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Friendliai Inc. V. Hugging Face, Inc. - 1:23-cv-00816

Explore the details of the Friendliai Inc. V. Hugging Face, Inc. case under case number 1:23-cv-00816 involving a cause of action for Patent Infringement. Review key information about the parties involved, the patents in question, and the docket entries.

Case Details

Case Number
1:23-cv-00816
Filing Date
Jul 28, 2023
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
-
Nature of Suit
Patent

Parties Involved in the Case

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NameRepresented By
Hugging Face, Inc. -
FriendliAI Inc. -

Patents Involved in the Case

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Docket Entries

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Aug 5, 2024SO ORDERED re 99 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME for the parties to file the Joint Claim Chart to August 6, 2024. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 8/5/2024. (dlw)PACER Document
Aug 5, 2024Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Jahnathan L.D. Braquet. ( Payment of $ 50, receipt number ADEDC-4468461).(Kraftschik, Stephen) (Entered: 08/05/2024)PACER Document
Aug 5, 2024SO ORDERED re 100 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Jahnathan L.D. Braquet filed by Hugging Face, Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 8/5/2024. (dlw)PACER Document
Aug 6, 2024Pro Hac Vice Attorney Jahnathan L.D. Braquet for Hugging Face, Inc. added for electronic noticing. Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5 (d)., Delaware counsel shall be the registered users of CM/ECF and shall be required to file all papers. (cdd)PACER Document
Aug 7, 2024Pro Hac Vice Fee - Credit Card Payment received for Adam P. Daniels. ( re 103 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Adam P. Daniels )( Payment of $ 50, receipt number ADEDC-4470939).(Kraftschik, Stephen) (Entered: 08/07/2024)PACER Document
Aug 8, 2024SO ORDERED re 103 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Appearance of Attorney Adam P. Daniels filed by Hugging Face, Inc. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 8/8/2024. (dlw)PACER Document
Aug 14, 2024Remark: D.I. 96 has been unsealed. (lih)PACER Document
Sep 5, 2024ORAL ORDER - Consistent with the Scheduling Order, the parties contacted Chambers to request a teleconference date for a document production dispute, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this dispute is referred to Magistrate Judge Fallon. The parties are directed to file Magistrate Judge Fallon's "Motion for Teleconference to Resolve [Protective Order or Discovery] Dispute" which can be found at https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/judge/magistrate-judge-sherry-r-fallon, forms. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 9/5/2024. (dlw) (Entered: 09/05/2024)PACER Document
Sep 10, 2024SO ORDERED- re 113 MOTION for Discovery Teleconference to Resolve Discovery Dispute. A Discovery Dispute Motion Hearing is set for 11/18/2024 at 03:00 PM before Judge Sherry R. Fallon. In preparation for this hearing the parties shall follow the Discovery Matters and Disputes procedure as set forth in the Order regarding discovery matters available at www.ded.uscourts.gov/judge/magistrate-judge-sherry-r-fallon. The plaintiff should obtain court reporting services for the conference, with the cost to be shared equally between both sides. No later than 11/15/2024 at 11:00 a.m., the parties shall send a joint email to [email protected] containing (i) the name of the court reporter; (ii) the name of the court reporting agency; and (iii) confirmation that the court reporter has been provided with the court's AT&T dial-in information. The Court may choose to resolve the dispute prior to the telephone conference and will, in that event, cancel the conference. Set Deadlines: (Moving submission due by no later than 11:00 a.m. 11/7/2024, Responsive submission due by no later than 11:00 a.m. on 11/8/2024). Signed by Judge Sherry R. Fallon on 9/10/2024. (lih) (Entered: 09/10/2024)PACER Document
Oct 15, 2024ORAL ORDER re 122 Letter - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court is setting aside 90 minutes for the 10/29/2024 Claim Construction hearing with the time split equally between the parties. Any slide presentations the parties wish to use during the hearing shall be emailed (in PDF format) to [email protected] no later than 24 hours prior to the hearing with hard copies delivered to the Clerk's Office within 1 hour thereafter. Counsel may, however, agree upon a different time to exchange their respective slides. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 10/15/2024. (dlw) (Entered: 10/15/2024)PACER Document
Oct 29, 2024Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Maryellen Noreika - Markman Hearing held on 10/29/2024. (Court Reporter Dale Hawkins.) (mdb)PACER Document
Jun 10, 2024ORAL ORDER re 50 Motion for Teleconference to Resolve Discovery Dispute. Having reviewed the parties' discovery dispute letter submissions (D.I. 59; D.I. 61), IT IS ORDERED that: (1) Plaintiff's motion to compel Defendant to produce financial information for the Accused Products is GRANTED. On or before June 20, 2024, Defendant shall produce (a) financial data on an application-by-application and customer-by-customer basis in response to Request for Production Nos. 41, 42, 52, and 62; (b) usage data for the accused TGI functionality in each of the Accused Products; and (c) revenue generated from the TGI HFOIL license in response to Request for Production Nos. 44, 45, and 48. (D.I. 59, Ex. A) Defendant broadly argues that it will produce usage data and all responsive financial information "in accordance with its obligations to do so and the case schedule." (D.I. 61 at 2) But the deadline for the substantial completion of document production expired on May 17, 2024, and the fact discovery cutoff is approaching on July 17, 2024. Defendant does not identify a particular burden associated with the production or a reason the documents were not produced on or before the substantial completion deadline. Plaintiff identifies a document from Defendant's most recent production suggesting that Defendant maintains financial information on an application-by-application basis in the ordinary course of business, contrary to Defendant's prior representations, and Defendant's responsive submission does not refute Plaintiff's characterization of the document or otherwise deny that it maintains this information in the ordinary course of business. (D.I. 59, Exs. F-G) Defendant raises no argument specific to Plaintiff's request for revenue information from the TGI HFOIL license. (2) Plaintiff's motion to compel Defendant to produce relevant licenses and agreements for the Accused Products is GRANTED in accordance with Defendant's agreement to search for and produce additional agreements, including but not limited to the six agreements specifically identified by Plaintiff in the moving submission. (D.I. 61 at 3; D.I. 59 at 3) Defendant shall produce the agreements responsive to Request for Production Nos. 47, 48, and 49 on or before June 20, 2024. (3) Plaintiff's motion to compel Defendant to produce all documents regarding the technical operation of the Accused Products, including regarding the research, design, development, testing, implementation, incorporation, and deployment of TGI, and source code for all Accused Products, including Enterprise Hub, is GRANTED, and Defendant shall produce the requested information on or before June 20, 2024. Defendant suggests that source code for Enterprise Hub should not be produced because Enterprise Hub does not incorporate the accused TGI functionality. (D.I. 61 at 1-2) This assertion is not accompanied by any citation, and attorney argument on the technical aspects of "Docker Hub" containers in Enterprise Hub is not sufficient to overcome Plaintiff's citation to Exhibit O, which allegedly states Enterprise Hub uses TGI "for maximum performance and security." (D.I. 59 at 4; Ex. O) Defendant's position that its core technical document production is complete because it referenced publicly available documents, produced documents hitting on Plaintiff's search terms, and provided source code is not persuasive. The scheduling order required Defendant to produce "non-publicly available operation manuals, product literature, schematics, and specifications." (D.I. 17 at ¶ 6(b)) Moreover, the production of source code is not a substitute for the production of these core technical documents. See Princeton Digital Image Corp. v. Konami Digital Ent'mt Inc., 316 F.R.D. 89, 95 n.11 (D. Del. 2016) ("The Court is aware of no rule that states that if a defendant has produced source code, Plaintiff is not entitled to any other 'core technical documents.'"). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the discovery dispute teleconference scheduled for June 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM is CANCELLED. Ordered by Judge Sherry R. Fallon on 6/10/2024. (lih) (Entered: 06/10/2024)PACER Document
Nov 7, 2024ORAL ORDER- GRANTING 132 Letter Request. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the discovery dispute motion hearing set in this matter for November 18, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. is CANCELLED. Ordered by Judge Sherry R. Fallon on 11/7/2024. (lih) (Entered: 11/07/2024)PACER Document
Dec 4, 2024ORAL ORDER Setting Discovery Conference - Consistent with the Scheduling Order, the parties contacted Chambers (via email on 12/3/2024) requesting a discovery dispute conference regarding Defendants request for leave to supplement its final invalidity contentions. As this appears to be at least the fourth or fifth request for a dispute hearing before the Court, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that an IN PERSON discovery dispute hearing is set for 12/12/2024 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 4A before Judge Maryellen Noreika. The Court will not accept any written submissions prior to the hearing. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika 12/4/2024.(dlw)PACER Document
Dec 10, 2024SO ORDERED re 134 Stipulation to Stay - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the stipulation is GRANTED. All pending case deadlines are stayed for 30 days. If a dismissal is not filed by 1/10/2025, the parties shall file a joint status report. ORDERED by Judge Maryellen Noreika on 12/10/2024. (dlw)PACER Document
Dec 10, 2024Remark - The December 12, 2024 discovery dispute hearing has been removed from the Court's calendar. (dlw)PACER Document