Explore the details of the Pantech Corporation V. Tcl Industries Holdings Co., Ltd. case under case number 5:25-cv-00091 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
5:25-cv-00091
Filing Date
Jul 3, 2025
Cause of Action
Patent Infringement
Status
-
Nature of Suit
Patent

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

NameRepresented By
Pantech Corporation -
TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD. -

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Docket Entries

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Jul 7, 2025Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1(a)(1) Disclosure Statement filed by Pantech Corporation identifying Other Affiliate Ideahub, Inc. for Pantech Corporation. (Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/07/2025)PACER Document
Jul 7, 2025NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kelly B Tidwell on behalf of Pantech Corporation (Tidwell, Kelly) (Entered: 07/07/2025)PACER Document
Jul 7, 2025ORDER. The Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file a notice that the case is ready for scheduling conference when Defendants have either answered or filed a motion to transfer or dismiss. The notice shall be filed within five days of Defendants' answer or motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge James Boone Baxter on 7/7/2025. (slo) (Entered: 07/08/2025)PACER Document
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)PACER Document
Jul 3, 2025Case assigned to District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III. (slo)PACER Document
Jul 3, 2025Case referred to Magistrate Judge James Boone Baxter for all pretrial matters. (slo)PACER Document
Jul 3, 2025In accordance with the provisions of 28 USC Section 636(c), you are hereby notified that a U.S. Magistrate Judge of this district court is available to conduct any or all proceedings in this case including a jury or non-jury trial and to order the entry of a final judgment. The form Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge is available on our website. All signed consent forms, excluding pro se parties, should be filed electronically using the event Notice Regarding Consent to Proceed Before Magistrate Judge. (slo)PACER Document
Jul 3, 2025DEMAND for Trial by Jury. (slo)PACER Document
Jul 3, 2025COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD.; ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10940287.), filed by Pantech Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/03/2025)Attachment
Jul 3, 2025COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD.; ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10940287.), filed by Pantech Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/03/2025)Attachment
Jul 3, 2025COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD.; ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10940287.), filed by Pantech Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/03/2025)Attachment
Jul 3, 2025COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD.; ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10940287.), filed by Pantech Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/03/2025)Attachment
Jul 3, 2025COMPLAINT FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD.; ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXEDC-10940287.), filed by Pantech Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4)(Culbertson, Geoffrey) (Entered: 07/03/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment
Jul 15, 2025SUMMONS Issued as to Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., TCL Communication Ltd., TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., TCL INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS CO., LTD., TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD., TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Attachments: # 1 Summons-TCL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD., # 2 Summons-TCL ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD., # 3 Summons-TCL MOBILE INTERNATIONAL LTD., # 4 Summons- TCL COMMUNICATION LTD, # 5 Summons-HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD., # 6 Summons- TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION (HK) COMPANY LTD.)(slo) Modified on 7/15/2025 (slo). (Entered: 07/15/2025)Attachment