In Origin GPS v. Qualcomm, NDTX Judge Boyle granted in part Qualcomm’s motion to dismiss, letting direct infringement claims proceed on the strength of detailed claim charts while dismissing indirect and willfulness claims for want of any pleaded knowledge of the patents. This content is restricted to subscribers
I am in Fort Worth this week for the 2026 EDTX bench/bar conference. We have over 700 attendees this year, and this morning Chief Judge Amos Mazzant dedicated this year’s conference to the dean of the EDTX bench, Judge Marcia Crone. No, the skeleton is not a memento mori – due to the close proximity of October 31 this year’s conference has a Halloween theme.
In Data PowerWorks v. Schneider Electric, EDTX Judge Gilstrap of denied two Schneider stay motions — one pending ex parte reexamination of the asserted patents, the other pending a related action — holding all three stay factors weighed against pausing a case with expert discovery complete. This content is restricted to subscribers
In Data PowerWorks v. Schneider Electric, EDTX Judge Gilstrap denied Schneider’s motion to strike Data PowerWorks’ supplemental infringement contentions, holding the plaintiff had a good-faith belief that the court’s claim construction order required amendment under Patent Rule 3-6(a)(1). This content is restricted to subscribers
In Carma v. Uber, EDTX Judge Payne granted Uber’s motion to strike, barring Carma from arguing its patents were conceived before February 12, 2007, after Carma asserted an earlier conception date for him him the first time in opposing summary judgment. This content is restricted to subscribers
In Clairpath v. Apple, WDTX Judge Schydlower stayed the software patent case pending Patent Office ex parte review of all three asserted patents, finding no undue prejudice and a case still in its early stages. This content is restricted to subscribers