It is common practice for parties in patent litigation to bring joint motions to stay to finalize terms of settlement when they have reached settlement in principle.It is common practice for parties in patent litigation to bring joint motions to stay to finalize terms of settlement when they have reached settlement in principle. These joint
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Federal Circuit Denies Petition for Writ of Mandamus, Affirming Judge Albright’s Denial of Motion To Transfer
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals denied OnePlus Technology’s petition for a writ of mandamus, which sought to vacate the district court’s denial of a motion to transfer.On June 27, 2023, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals denied OnePlus Technology’s petition for a writ of mandamus, which sought to vacate the…
Judge Albright Grants Defendant’s Motion To Transfer When Witnesses, Evidence, And Events Giving Rise To Suit Are Located In Transfer Destination Venue
On May 26, 2023, Judge Albright granted Defendant Adobe Inc.’s (Adobe) motion to transfer venue to the Northern District of California (NDCA). Plaintiff Silent Communication, LLC (Silent) alleged that Adobe’s product “Adobe Connect” infringed a patent directed to a system and method for telephone communication.On May 26, 2023, Judge Albright granted Defendant Adobe Inc.’s (Adobe)…
Judge Albright Grants Defendant Apple’s Motion To Transfer Venue To the Northern District of California
On February 2, 2022, Zentian filed a complaint against Apple alleging infringement of four patents directed to improving the performance and efficiency of speech recognition on-device systems, including in the areas of parallel processing and circuit configurations.On February 2, 2022, Zentian filed a complaint against Apple alleging infringement of four patents directed to improving the…
PTAB Invalidates Two Patents Central To VLSI’s $2.2 Billion Verdict Against Intel From the Western District of Texas
On June 13, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a 35-page final written decision following inter partes review (IPR) between Patent Quality Assurance LLC (PQA), Intel Corp. (together, the petitioners), and VLSI Technology LLC (the patent owner).On June 13, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a 35-page final written…
Judge Pitman Finds Claims Not Abstract in Denial of 12(b)(6) Motion to Dismiss
On June 7, 2023, in Competitive Access Sys., Inc. v. Oracle Corp., Judge Pitman denied Defendants Oracle Corporation and Oracle America Inc.’s (collectively, Oracle) Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff Competitive Access Systems, Inc. (CAS) sued Oracle, alleging infringement of three patents related to network communications.On June 7, 2023, in Competitive Access Sys., Inc. v. Oracle Corp.,…
Judge Albright Grants Defendant’s Intra-District Motion To Transfer When a Witness Would Be Inconvenienced in Either Forum
On May 17, 2023, Judge Albright granted Defendant Apple Inc.’s (Apple) motion for an intra-district transfer of venue to the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas. Plaintiff SpaceTime 3D, Inc. (SpaceTime) had alleged that Apple infringed several patents relating to various systems and methods for switching between applications on a mobile device.On May…
Waco Jury Finds Willful Infringement and Awards Plaintiff Textron $279 Million in Drone Patent Suit
On July 19, 2021, Plaintiff Textron Innovations, Inc. (“Textron”) sued SZ DJI Technology, DJI Europe B.V., and DJI Technology, Inc. for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,014,909; 8,108,085; 8,078,395; 9,162,752; and 10,243,647, which relate to drone technology.On July 19, 2021, Plaintiff Textron Innovations, Inc. (“Textron”) sued SZ DJI Technology, DJI Europe B.V., and DJI Technology,…
Judge Albright Denied Plaintiff’s Motion To Stay Pending Ex Parte Reexamination of Defendants’ Asserted Patents
On April 20, 2023, Judge Albright denied Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Impinj, Inc.’s Opposed Motion to Stay Pending ex parte reexamination addressing all asserted claims of the ’608 and ’596 Patents (“Stay Motion”). On April 20, 2023, Judge Albright denied Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Impinj, Inc.’s Opposed Motion to Stay Pending ex parte reexamination addressing all asserted claims of the ’608…
Judge Albright Begins Issuing Standard Order on Motions in Limine Similar To Judge Gilstrap’s December 2022 Standing Order
Judge Albright is issuing in many of his patent cases a sua sponte order on motions in limine that are very similar to the standing order the Judge Gilstrap issued in December 2022. Just as Judge Gilstrap did, Judge Albright is imposing a set of standard limine rulings to be applied to all parties and is…