Declaratory Judgment Of Patent Unenforceability Granted After Five Years
The parties filed 11 motions for summary judgment – Judge Ellison granted the one holding the patents in suit unenforceable for inequitable conduct before the Patent Office.
Inequitable Conduct
Post-Verdict Motions, Including Inequitable Conduct
Judge Gilstrap denied the defendant’s renewed motions for judgment as a matter of law, letting the jury’s award of $75,229 stand. In a separate order, supported by findings of fact and conclusions of law, he found that the defendant had failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence its inequitable conduct defense.
MTD Pair #2 – Flypsi
Okay, the second order wasn’t venue, but what’s a 12(b) basis between friends, right? Everybody likes inequitable conduct, right?
Motion To Dismiss Inequitable Conduct Counterclaim
The court granted the motion, with leave for the defendant to amend its answer “again.”
Motion To Dismiss Inequitable Conduct & Induced Infringement Defense/Claim
The issue in this SDTX case was whether the court would dismiss the IC and induced infringement claims as not plausible.
Request To Bifurcate Inequitable Conduct Defense
The court denied the motion, finding that the evidence was relevant to other claims.
No Inequitable Conduct – FRCP 52(c) Order
I posted on this a couple of days ago, but a new order provides guidance on how this issue can be resolved. (With a helpful Easter egg).
Inequitable Conduct Findings (sort of)
Judge Albright issued findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the inequitable conduct issue in a case tried earlier this year. The actual result is in a different order, also attached
Submarine patents
Judge Gilstrap concluded that prosecution laches required vacating a $308 million jury award. (I had no idea a weekend trip to see submarines in Charleston would be so helpful).
Motion to Compel Clawed-Back Documents Granted
The issue revolved around documents relevant to the inequitable conduct claims in this patent case.