Court Costs
You can never have too many opinions on what is and is not a recoverable cost. Even when it’s just a few thousand dollars at issue.
Month: December 2019
Depo designations for live witnesses
No, it’s not a thing, but there is a catch.
Engineers
I asked the Future Engineer what he’s learned after 2 1/2 years at Baylor. He sent this. He’s not wrong.
Implicit verdict
No, that’s not a legal concept – it means there’s been a jury verdict in the Implicit case.
Motion to Stay Pending IPR
This isn’t a contested motion, but does show the sorts of things that an order staying a case pending IPR needs to have.
Divisional transfers
A “Catch-22” is defined as a dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. This is an example.
Much Ado About Nothing
In this case, eleven motions to dismiss. (But isn’t Kenneth Branagh a handsome, handsome man?)
Waco patent trial settings – part 1
In the wake of recent articles, I’ve been getting questions about what the anticipated time to trial will be in Waco. The answer is that there is no answer. This post analyzes the 2017-18 filings to explain why.
The Next First Patent Trial
According to a recent article, the next case which might be Judge Albright’s first patent trial is set for February of next year, but might be moved to May. Let’s look at the case a bit.
Construing “Widget”
It won’t be the most interesting thing you’ll see come out of Waco this week (Sic ’em Bears!), but a 34-page Markman can’t be all bad.