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Total Recall Technologies v. Palmer Luckey, et al

  1. October 14, 2021

    Jury Clears Oculus Founder, Facebook Unit Of IP Theft

    A California federal jury on Wednesday cleared Oculus VR's founder and a Facebook subsidiary on allegations that the billionaire lied about his progress on virtual reality headset designs that Total Recall Technologies contracted him to create and then sold them to Facebook for $2 billion.

  2. October 04, 2021

    Oculus Founder Accused Of Lying, Stealing IP As Trial Opens

    Total Recall Technologies accused Oculus VR's founder during trial openings Monday of lying about his progress on virtual reality headset designs TRT had contracted him to create and selling them to Facebook in a $2 billion deal, while his counsel said he only received $798 from TRT and owed it nothing.

  3. September 22, 2020

    Zuckerberg Won't Be Deposed In Oculus Virtual Reality IP Row

    Total Recall Technologies can't depose Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in its suit claiming the founder of Oculus VR stole its headset design and sold it to the social media giant, a California federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting TRT's argument that the deposition was relevant to its breach of contract claims.

  4. March 08, 2019

    Oculus Beats Virtual Reality IP Row After 9th Circ. Revival

    A California federal judge threw out a revived lawsuit Thursday claiming the founder of Oculus VR stole a company's headset design and sold it to Facebook for $2 billion, finding for a second time that the partner behind the lawsuit went "rogue" and filed suit without authority.

  5. March 10, 2017

    Oculus IP Row Nixed Due To Execs' Spat Over Filing Suit

    A California federal judge Thursday dismissed Total Recall Technologies' claims Oculus VR's founder stole its virtual reality helmet design, saying one TRT partner's objection to the suit invalidated it, and that his subsequent decision to step down failed to "breathe life into a complaint that had been dead on arrival."

  6. March 08, 2017

    3D Firm Seeks To Revive Stolen IP Suit Against Oculus

    Total Recall Technologies asked a California federal judge Wednesday to lift a stay on its contract suit against Facebook and Oculus VR-founder Palmer Luckey alleging Luckey stole its 3D virtual reality headset design for Oculus, which he then sold to Facebook for $2 billion. 

  7. March 06, 2017

    Judge Alsup Orders Young Attys To Argue In Oculus Suit

    California's U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Friday encouraged counsel in a contract fight between Total Recall Technologies and Facebook's Oculus VR LLC to include "the next generation" of attorneys in upcoming proceedings, the most recent in a slew of orders looking to create opportunities for younger lawyers.

  8. June 17, 2016

    Oculus Dodges 3-D Firm's Development Contract Suit For Now

    A California federal judge on Thursday kept the brakes on a suit in which Total Recall Technologies accuses Facebook's Oculus VR LLC and its founder of violating a contract to develop a 3-D virtual reality headset, amid a dispute between Total Recall's partners.

  9. January 19, 2016

    Judge Clears Way For 3D Firm To Sue Oculus Over Contract

    A California federal judge on Saturday ruled that a company could sue the founder of Facebook's Oculus VR for allegedly violating a contract to develop a 3D virtual reality headset but tossed several other claims in the case.

  10. January 07, 2016

    Oculus Founder Urges Judge To End Suit Over VR Prototype

    Facebook's Oculus VR and its founder Palmer Luckey urged a California federal judge Thursday to toss a company's lawsuit claiming they violated a contract to develop a 3D virtual reality headset and claimed ownership of the resulting prototype, arguing the company doesn't have standing to sue.

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