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Verdicts

Jury Verdict in Garage Door Opener Case

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts

A Marshall jury in Judge Gilstrap’s court returned a verdict Friday afternoon.

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Houston Jury Finds No Patent Infringement

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 msmithSDTX, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts

A Houston jury found that the defendant in this oilfield competitor case did not infringe any of the three asserted claims, but that the claims were not proven invalid.

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Marshall Jury Finds For Plaintiff Finesse

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts


A Marshall jury in Judge Gilstrap’s court found for the plaintiff in a two-patent case against Nokia & AT&T arising out of equipment Nokia provided to AT&T.

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VLSI v. Intel Verdict #3

November 16, 2022December 1, 2022 msmithTEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts, WDTX, WDTX - Austin, WDTX Cases


An Austin jury in Judge Albright’s court finished its work Tuesday.

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SynQor Verdict

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge Robert W. Schroeder III, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts

Judge Trey Schroeder was a little late to the party last week – he was waiting on a verdict in Marshall.

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Verdict in Ravgen Patent Case

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 msmithTEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts, WDTX, WDTX Cases

A Waco jury entered a verdict against Labcorp in this patent case.

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Verdict in Hillman v. Hy-Ko Case      

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Unpatentable - 35 USC 101, Verdicts


I returned from my in-laws’ bucket list trip this weekend to hear that a Marshall jury entered a verdict in this case dealing with key duplication kiosks. 

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Verdict in Meta Patent Case in Austin

September 21, 2022September 22, 2022 msmithTEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts, WDTX, WDTX - Austin


An Austin jury entered a verdict against Meta (fka Facebook & Instagram).

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Verdict in Ericsson Case

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 msmithEDTEXWEBLOG, EDTX IP, Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap, Marshall, TEXIPLAWBLOG, Verdicts


A Marshall jury in Judge Gilstrap’s court entered a verdict in this patent case.

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Jury Verdict In Downhole Well System Case

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 msmithVerdicts, WDTX, WDTX Cases

A Waco jury in Judge Albright’s court rendered a verdict in this case Friday afternoon.

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This website consists of two blogs: (1) EDTexweblog.com – which focuses on practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; and (2) TexIPLawBlog.com – which focuses on 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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