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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

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

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)

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

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

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.,

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

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,

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