A Day in the Life
Ever wonder what an average day of patent docket orders looks like? Here’s a sample from Waco and Marshall.
Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap
There’s Always Little Rock
Plaintiff’s counsel asked for a continuance from next week’s Marshall trial because of his fear of flying through the DFW or Houston airports.
Serving lawyers
No, this isn’t about bar work – it’s about how to serve a defendant with process by serving its lawyer.
Rulings on Discovery Limits & Procedures
Rulings are rare because these issues are usually agreed. But here are several that required the court to decide what would be permitted.
COVID-19 Continuances
Another trial setting in a patent case slides back a couple of months, but only after being denied the first time.
Prior Constructions of Disputed Terms
In much the same way that previous models of ships of the same class can inform later models, a court may consider previous constructions of disputed terms. But under what standards?
Marshall Patent Scheduling Conferences
We went telephonic with this month’s patent scheduling conferences, so yes, this is about how the parking looked. Here are the results.
Motion to Take Depositions After the Deadline
There is a right way and a wrong way to do this, and this order illustrates both.
Motion to Disqualify Expert
The issue presented in this motion was whether a party could use an expert who was alleged to have had access to confidential information regarding the defendants in a prior consultancy.
Motion to Compel Stricken
a/k/a how not to file a motion to compel.