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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FUNDAMENTAL INNOVATION 

SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 19-cv-03144-JCS 

Also Filed in Case No. 19-cv-00638

SUA SPONTE JUDICIAL REFERRAL 

TO DETERMINE WHETHER CASES 

ARE RELATED

This case was transferred from the Eastern District of Texas based on that court’s 

determination that it “substantially overlap[s]” with the case Apple Inc. v. Fundamental Innovation 

Systems International LLC, No. 3:19-cv-00638-WHA (N.D. Cal.), assigned to the Honorable 

William Alsup. This case is therefore referred to Judge Alsup to determine whether it is related to 

case number 3:19-cv-00638-WHA. Any party may file a response in support of or opposition to 

finding the cases related no later than June 11, 2019. See Civ. L.R. 3-12(c), 3-12(e), 7-11.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 7, 2019

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

Case 3:19-cv-03144-WHA Document 36 Filed 06/07/19 Page 1 of 1