Huge news concerning Western District of Texas patent litigation! WDTX Chief Judge Garcia has posted a new Order Assigning the Business of the Court as it Relates to Patent Cases, effective today. The order, which is quite brief, provides: Upon consideration of the volume of new patent cases assigned to the Waco Division, and in […]
Updated July 25: No trial this week, after all. On Saturday the parties filed a stipulation of dismissal disclosing they “have resolved all matters in controversy between them.” * * * Next trial up on Judge Albright’s docket is Koss Corp. v. Apple Inc. (Case No. 6:20-CV-00665). Voir dire will start at 9AM this coming […]
Earlier today the Caddo v. Microchip jury came back with its verdict, finding that the asserted patent claims were infringed by Microchip’s accused website(s); that Microchip was not licensed to the asserted patents; and that Caddo was entitled to $235K in lump-sum damages. (Microchip did not try an invalidity defense.) Close of evidence occurred Thursday […]
Another month, another Waco patent trial. On Monday starting at 9AM we’ll hear opening statements in Caddo Systems, Inc. v. Microchip Technology Inc. (Case No. WA:20-CV-00245, if you’re keeping track). Judge Manske conducted voir dire this past Thursday, June 2. The Court has allotted 12 hours per side—which, combined with the prior-week voir dire, might allow this […]
Yesterday afternoon, after deliberating for about two hours, the jury in Surefield v. Redfin came back with a verdict in favor of the defense on all fronts: i.e., Plaintiff Surefield’s four asserted patents were not infringed, and all four were invalid. Trial ultimately took about 6.5 court days, though some of that time was devoted to […]
No rest for the weary! Fresh off the mid-trial COVID-related adjournment in VLSI-Intel III, Judge Albright’s court now pivots to its next trial, Appliance Computing III Inc. (d/b/a Surefield) v. Redfin Corp. Voir dire will commence at 9AM this coming Monday morning, May 9, with openings scheduled for 1PM. The Court has allotted 14 hours […]
Well, that was fast. VLSI-Intel III has been adjourned as of this morning on account of multiple (we think) jurors testing positive for COVID-19. The Court’s resultant message to the parties was along the lines of, “Somewhere down the road we’ll pick another jury.” Judge Albright’s formally promulgated trial procedures have not, as far as we can […]
This post is courtesy of guest author Tim Dewberry. Yesterday Magistrate Judge Gilliland conducted a pre-voir dire conference for the parties in VLSI v. Intel III, slated to start next week in Austin. At the conference Judge Gilliland provided his expectations for the voir dire proceedings, which will occur this coming Monday morning before trial […]
Yes, y’all read that correctly; the parties in VLSI v. Intel are back for round three. Unlike chapters 1 and 2, this episode will be going forward in the Austin Division courthouse. (You’ll recall that the location of the first VLSI-Intel trial was the subject of prior mandamus practice.) Openings are scheduled for 1PM this coming […]
Magistrate Judge Derek Gilliland took the bench this past week and has already jumped into the massive pool of patent cases in the Waco Division. Judge Gilliland was gracious enough to give me a few minutes to ask him a few questions on topics that are of interest to all litigators in the Western District […]