IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

MARSHALL DIVISION

ASUS TECHNOLOGY LICENSING INC. §

and CELERITY IP, LLC §

§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00486-JRG-RSP

v. § (Lead Case)

§

AT&T CORP. ET AL. §

ASUS TECHNOLOGY LICENSING INC. §

and CELERITY IP, LLC §

§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00487-JRG-RSP

v. § (Member Case)

§

T-MOBILE USA, INC. §

ASUS TECHNOLOGY LICENSING INC. §

and CELERITY IP, LLC §

§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00488-JRG-RSP

v. § (Member Case)

§

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A §

VERIZON WIRELESS §

INNOVATIVE SONIC LIMITED AND §

CELERITY IP, LLC §

§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00490-JRG

v. § (Lead Case)

§

T-MOBILE USA, INC. §

INNOVATIVE SONIC LIMITED AND §

CELERITY IP, LLC §

§ CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00489-JRG

v. § (Member Case)

§

AT&T CORP., et al §

INNOVATIVE SONIC LIMITED AND §

CELERITY IP, LLC §

§

v. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:23-CV-00491-JRG

§ (Member Case)

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A §

VERIZON WIRELESS §

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ORDER

Before the Court is Defendants’ Unopposed Motion to Consolidate (the “Motion”) filed by 

Defendants AT&T Corp., AT&T Mobility II LLC, AT&T Services Inc., T-Mobile, USA, Inc., and 

CellCo Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Defendants”). (Dkt. No. 32 at 1.) The Court 

previously consolidated six actions against the Defendants into two according to plaintiffs, 

resulting in the following division: 

Asus Technology Licensing Cases Innovative Sonic Cases

Asus Technology Licensing Inc., et al v. 

AT&T Inc., et al, Case No. 2:23-cv-486-JRGRSP (Lead Case)

Innovative Sonic Ltd., et al v. T-Mobile, USA, 

Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-00490-JRG (Lead 

Case)

Asus Technology Licensing Inc., et al v. TMobile, USA, Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-487-

JRG-RSP

Innovative Sonic Ltd., et al v. Verizon 

Communications Inc., Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv00491-JRG

Asus Technology Licensing Inc., et al v. 

Verizon Communications Inc., Case No. 2:23-

cv-488-JRG-RSP

Innovative Sonic Ltd., et al v. AT&T Inc., et 

al, Inc. Case No. 2:23-cv-00489-JRG

(Id. at 2.) 

After consolidation, the Defendants filed their respective Answer & Counterclaims naming 

ASUSTek Computer Inc. as a Counterclaim-Defendant and asserting counterclaims for (1) 

declaratory judgment of non-infringement and (2) breach of obligation to negotiate in good faith. 

(Id., citing, e.g., Case No. 2:23-cv-490-JRG, Dkt. No. 27.) Defendants request that the Court 

consolidate all cases for pretrial purposes, with Case No. 2:23-cv-486-JRG-RSP designated as the 

Lead Case. (Id.) Plaintiffs do not oppose the relief requested. (Id. at 1, 5.)

Having considered the Motion, and noting its unopposed nature, the Court is of the opinion 

that it should be and hereby is GRANTED. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Case Nos. 2:23-

CV-00490-JRG, 2:23-CV-00489-JRG, and 2:23-CV-00491-JRG are hereby 

DECONSOLIDATED. It is further ORDERED that Case Nos. 2:23-CV-00486-JRG-RSP, 2:23-

CV-00487-JRG-RSP, 2:23-CV-00488-JRG-RSP, 2:23-CV-00490-JRG, 2:23-CV-00489-JRG, 

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and 2:23-CV-00491-JRG are hereby CONSOLIDATED for the purposes of pretrial. Further, it is 

ORDERED that Case No. 2:23-cv-486-JRG-RSP shall be the lead consolidated case, and that the 

other consolidated cases shall proceed according to the lead case’s docket control order for all 

pretrial matters. 

So Ordered this

Feb 8, 2024

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