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 […]
Today’s post is courtesy of guest author Tim Dewberry. Today in the case Densys Ltd. v. 3Shape Trios A/S, a jury in Waco returned a verdict finding infringement by defendant 3Shape Trios of U.S. Patent No. 6,402,707 (the “’707 Patent”), which is directed to a “[m]ethod and system for real time intra-orally acquiring and registering […]
On March 7, 2022, the Court updated its Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.0 – Patent Cases. Here are the highlights: Venue and Jurisdictional Discovery The Court updated the requirement of any venue or jurisdictional discovery to be completed from no later than three months[1] to no later than ten (10) weeks after the filing […]
Judge Albright’s busy 2022 trial calendar continues apace. Over the last two weeks the parties in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC tried their case, with the jury handing back its verdict on Thursday. The case would likely have concluded a couple days earlier, but Central Texas’s flash wintry mix occurrence wiped out Thursday and Friday of […]
The first Waco Division IP trial of 2022 wrapped up last Friday, following conclusion of the trial in NCS Multistage v. Nine Energy Service. This was the first oil-and-gas-related patent dispute to proceed to trial before Judge Albright. Given the holiday weekend, openings were on Tuesday morning; summations were delivered late morning on Friday; and […]
Well, the Court has back-to-back trials, so y’all get a combination post. First, we’ll look ahead to this week’s trial in VideoShare v. Google, in which opening statements will occur tomorrow morning. This is a one-patent case, with the usual array of defenses at issue. Per the pretrial order, Google has asserted inequitable conduct. Judge […]
Judge Albright’s Court is again hosting another patent trial starting today, relating to LED lighting technology. Plaintiffs are Jiaxing Super Lighting Electric Appliance Co. and Obert, Inc.; Defendants are CH Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., Shaoxing Ruising Lighting Co., and Elliott Electric Supply Inc. Voir dire was held Friday. As before, remote audio-only observation will be enabled: […]
And another Waco trial’s done! Profectus v. Google jury came back mid-morning yesterday. Counsel opened on Thursday afternoon, so that amounts to only 3.5 days of trial proper, which we believe makes this one of the two fastest patent trials before Judge Albright so far, along with CloudofChange v. NCR from back in May (which was, as […]
We know it’s been a long while since we’ve been heard from; it was one of those summers (and may also be one of those autumns). TBD when “real” content returns, but we wanted to be sure to note that Judge Albright’s Court will be hosting a patent trial starting this week, this first since […]