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Court Costs

Court Costs in Roku

June 21, 2022June 21, 2022 msmithCourt Costs, TEXIPLAWBLOG, WDTX, WDTX Cases

Having some patent trials in Waco means we’re starting to get rulings on some postverdict motions, like, as here, court costs.

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“Exceptional Case” Finding In Trademark Case

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, Court Costs, NDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

This finding followed a default judgment, but provides useful analysis.

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What Is Interesting About An Agreed Bill Of Costs

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 msmithCourt Costs, EDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG

For one thing, the amount.  For another, the language regarding a stay.

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Court Costs – Depositions

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 msmithCourt Costs, NDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Old Dallas Post Office and Court House

As is often the case, the dispute involves the recoverability of deposition costs.

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Franchise Agreement Findings/Conclusions & Award of Fees and Expenses

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 msmithAttorney Fees, Copyrights and Trademarks, Court Costs, SDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG

Following a bench trial, Judge Gilmore issued findings & conclusions and awarded fees and expenses in a case involving the termination of a franchise agreement.

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Costs for retrials and dropped claims

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 msmithCourt Costs, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall

Okay, court costs may not be the first thing on everyone’s mind right now, but this order has useful insights on several related issues, all of which have dollar signs attached.

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JMOL & Fees Rulings in Breach of Patent Royalty Agreement Case

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 msmithCourt Costs, Damages, Exceptional Case award - 35 USC 285, JMOL rulings, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Jury instructions, Marshall, Motions to Dismiss, Summary Judgment

This sunny day I’m celebrating my tulip poplar’s budding out with these JMOL rulings (including lots of interesting fees discussion) following a jury verdict.

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Court Costs Granted in Part

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 msmithCourt Costs, Judge Robert W. Schroeder III, Tyler

You can’t always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.

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The Heartbreak of Settlement Credits

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 msmithCourt Costs, Judge Ron Clark, Lufkin

It may lack the drama of the Packard sawmill burning down on Twin Peaks, but if an order applying settlement credits and awarding court costs doesn’t get your heart racing, why do you even have a bar card anyway?

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How Can Infringement Claims Die? Let Me Count the Ways

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 msmithCourt Costs, Judge K. Nicole Mitchell (USMJ), Tyler

With apologies to Elizabeth Barret Browning, let me count some of the very interesting ways this case tells us that infringement claims can be lost.

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This weblog focuses on two things: (1) practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; and (2) intellectual property litigation in all Texas federal courts, with special emphasis on patent litigation.

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Michael C. Smith Biography EDTexweblog.com is published by Michael C. Smith, the partner in charge of the Marshall office of Scheef & Stone, LLP, where he specializes in complex commercial and patent litigation in federal court. Michael has appeared in over 900 civil cases in the Eastern District of Texas, is a past chair of the district's local rules committee and bar association, and frequently assists clients with preparing and trying cases in the district's courts. He has edited O'Connor's Federal Rules * Civil Trials for the past 20 years, and writes and speaks frequently on civil procedure, litigation in federal courts, and law office management.
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