Company · Telecommunications Equipment

Ciena Corporation

Federal civil lawsuits naming Ciena Corporation, a Telecommunications Equipment company.

Public CompanyTelecommunications Equipment

Ticker: NYSE: CIEN
Business: Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
Headquarters: Hanover, MD
Incorporated in: Maryland
SEC CIK: 936395

Ciena Corporation is a public company in Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus, based in Hanover, MD (traded on NYSE as CIEN, incorporated in Maryland). It appears in 32 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (27 of 32). These cases are most often Patent and Securities / Commodities matters, filed between 1996 and 2020, most frequently in District Court, D. Maryland. The most common causes of action are Patent Infringement and Civil Rights. Frequent opposing parties include Pirelli Cable Corp, Oyster Optics, LLC, and Nortel Networks, Inc.

Lawsuits

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

Terminated

1996–2020

Span

10 mo

Median Duration

1.3 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 84%Patent-heavy · 47%No filings since 2020

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 8 open2020

Case Types Over Time

19962020

PatentSecurities / CommoditiesContractLaborCivil Rights

Filings by Year

19962020

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Patent15

Securities / Commodities8

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Frequent Opposing Parties

32 Cases — Newest First

Capella Photonics, Inc v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Open District Court, D. MarylandFiled 03/17/2020
Oyster Optics, LLC v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:17-cv-00511Filed 06/20/2017
Oyster Optics, LLC v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:16-cv-01300Filed 11/24/2016
Parker v. Ciena Corporation

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:14-cv-04036Filed 12/30/2014
Gordium Innovations LLC v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01488Filed 08/28/2013
Fiber, LLC v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:13-cv-00840Filed 04/02/2013
Fiber, LLC v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:12-cv-01914Filed 07/23/2012
Ciena Corporation v. Koninklijke Kpn, N.V

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 3:11-cv-00413Filed 06/28/2011
Graywire, LLC v. Ciena Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:08-cv-02993Filed 09/24/2008
Graywire, LLC v. Ciena Corp

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:08-cv-01894Filed 05/29/2008
Algen Design Services, Inc v. Ciena, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-05498Filed 11/15/2007
Nortel Networks, Inc v. Ciena Corporation

Other Civil Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:06-cv-00164Filed 04/17/2006
Ciena Corporation v. Nortel Networks Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:05-cv-00014Filed 01/17/2005
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. Ciena Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:04-cv-04001Filed 12/22/2004
Pirelli SpA v. Ciena Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:02-cv-01398Filed 08/19/2002
Calo v. Ciena Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:01-cv-03438Filed 11/19/2001
Ciena Corporation, Et Al v. Corvis Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareFiled 07/19/2000
Ciena Corporation v. Corvis Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:00-cv-00662Filed 07/19/2000
Rickard v. Ciena Corporation

Labor Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:00-cv-02097Filed 07/11/2000
Ciena Corporation v. Jarrard

Contract Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:99-cv-03269Filed 10/29/1999
Carlton v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-04189Filed 12/23/1998
McBride v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-03557Filed 10/21/1998
L.I.S.T. Inc v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-03512Filed 10/19/1998
LLoyd v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-03482Filed 10/16/1998
DiMaggio v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-03363Filed 10/06/1998
Faegenburg v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-03182Filed 09/18/1998
Witkin v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:98-cv-02946Filed 08/26/1998
Pirelli Cable Corp v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:98-cv-00032Filed 01/14/1998
Pirelli Cable Corp v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:97-cv-00696Filed 12/23/1997
Pirelli Cable Corp v. Ciena Corporation

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:96-cv-00625Filed 12/20/1996
Kimberlin v. Ciena Corporation

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:96-cv-08704Filed 11/19/1996
William K Woodruff v. Ciena Corporation

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:96-cv-02100Filed 07/26/1996