Leave Granted To Add Co-Plaintiff in Patent Case
Judge Hughes found the party to be necessary, and joinder feasible.
Arcane Pleading Issues
Motion For Leave To File Amended Complaint Granted
The issue here was the addition of a party the plaintiff claimed it wasn’t on notice was the proper defendant.
Motion For Leave To Amend Pleadings
The plaintiff didn’t provide a reasonable justification for its delay, but the rest of the factors came out in its favor.
Amended Complaint Stricken
While the amended complaint was timely, Judge Albright found that it still should not be permitted. (In the sidecar was a discovery dispute, which, unlike the photo was not a good boi).
Twiqbal/Venue
This motion to dismiss raised issues regarding claim splitting and improper venue which were novel, and issues regarding indirect and willful infringement which were not.
Motion To Dismiss Inequitable Conduct Counterclaim
The court granted the motion, with leave for the defendant to amend its answer “again.”
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.
Scrubbing Plaintiff’s Pleadings?
The defendant asked Judge Gilstrap to strike certain allegations it contended were unnecessary and to order the plaintiff to provide a more definite statement.
Partial Dismissals
For some reason, documenting partial dismissals is not as simple as calling the other side up and saying “yeah, we’re dropping these claims/defenses”. Here’s a way it can be done.
Orders Memorializing Rulings
This order combined Judge Gilstrap’s rulings on several procedural motions in a patent case addressed at a recent hearing.