So…the Link Update took an unscheduled January vacation—but now we’re back, proverbially tanned, rested, and ready. And at least for this go-round we’ll try to atone with a slightly-more-comprehensive-than-usual selection of links for you:
- Scott Graham of Law.com cites Mark’s coverage of Judge Albright’s denial of SK hynix’s motion to transfer (and paraphrases The Clash) in this week’s Skilled in the Art Column: Should I Be Stayed or Should I Go from the WD-Texas (subscription required)
- Winston & Strawn’s WacoWatch also covered the SK hynix appellate and district court proceedings:
- We haven’t covered it in detail, but after Judge Albright denied Hynix’s motion to transfer, Hynix took the unusual step of requesting in support of its original (already-granted) mandamus petition that the Federal Circuit extend its stay of proceedings before the District Court, to allow Hynix time to prepare and file a second mandamus petition challenging the transfer denial. As Law360 relates, the Federal Circuit denied that request: Fed. Circ. Won’t Pause SK Hynix Suit in Judge Albright’s Court (subscription required). Note that as far as we can tell, as of this post no such second mandamus petition has actually hit PACER yet…
- The WDTX overall may have extended its moratorium on jury trials, but as Andrew Karpan of Law360 relates, Judge Albright—who retains discretion over the Waco Division under Chief Judge Garcia’s order—“has remained eager to resume jury trials in his courthouse”: Top WDTX Judge Delays Jury Trials Until April (no subscription required, given COVID-related content)
- You may have missed it, but there was another Waco patent case beyond VLSI v. Intel scheduled to go to trial in February. But after Digital Retail Apps and H-E-B jointly stipulated to adjourn their trial date to April, the Court granted the request. Andrew Karpan of Law360 has this, too (again no subscription needed, given the COVID tie-in): Albright Says COVID-19 Delay Is OK In HEB Patent Trial
- The Waco Division is well-known as a hotbed of high-tech patent litigation, but Sterne Kessler’s Watching the PotTM blog covers a change-of-pace Waco patent litigation filed in January relating to cannabinoid derivatives: CBD Extraction Showdown: Canopy Growth Sues GW Pharma
- We agree with our colleagues over at the Waco Patent Litigation Updates blog that the January 26 ruling in Parkervision v. Intel was, as far as we’re aware, Judge Albright’s First Denial of Intra-District Transfer from Waco to Austin. (That was, of course, shortly followed by Judge Albright’s denial of SK hynix’s similar request, which also sought Austin as an alternative transferee venue.)
- Just down the road from Waco, Richard Lloyd of IAM takes a look at recent growth on the Austin IP scene: As Austin feels the benefits of “Texadus”, the local IP market also sees a boost
- This one’s a throwback from early in January, but it likely comes as little surprise to any habitual reader of this blog to know that The Western District of Texas Saw the Most District Court Filings in 2020 (Scott Graham for Texas Lawyer, subscription required)
- And in non-Waco patent news, if you’re not following the worldwide licensing battle between Samsung and Ericsson—involving dueling proceedings in EDTX and Wuhan, China; both anti-suit and anti-anti-suit injunctions; and ex-Federal Circuit Chief Judges Michel and Rader lined up as experts on opposite sides—you should be. Richard Lloyd of IAM has a good explainer here: Ericsson’s fight with Samsung will end in a deal but the rise of China’s courts adds a complex new dynamic
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Disclaimer: We share these links because we think they’re worth reading. Our doing so does not necessarily imply that we endorse any of the viewpoints expressed by the authors (unless we’re the authors)
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