VLSI v. Intel #1 Reaches Final Judgment
Judge Albright’s second patent trial has now reached final judgment stage, with orders on multiple postverdict motions.
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Motion To Transfer Venue Granted
Judge Albright granted the motion, finding that the patents have been the product of extensive litigation in another district.
Interrogatory Subparts in Waco
It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. And you really do want to know how it turned out.
Summary Judgment Motions Galore
Like the expert orders, the USAA case required several pretrial rulings on dispositive issues.
Motion to Compel Clawed-Back Slide Deck
The plaintiff sought to compel a slide deck produced by the defendant’s counsel, then clawed back.
Creatives Uses for Gun Safes
This is a fight over how many pages of printouts a party can make of source code, with a dispute over the scope of the defendant’s production on the side.
Leave to Amend to Add License Defense Denied
The issue here was a defendant’s motion for leave to amend its answer to assert a license defense.
Discovery Fights
Deposition topics and rog responses were the subjects of two discovery orders in this case.
Experts
It took five orders to sort out the objections to experts in this case. (More may have fallen behind the refrigerator and I’m not getting them out if they did – three is plenty).
Service Of Process
In line with his recent holdings, Judge Albright permitted service by email on the defendant’s current U.S. counsel.