Monthly Archives: April 2014

Flexible Innovations Sues Pristine Screens For Patent Infringement In Northern District of Texas

On April 3, 2014, Flexible Innovations filed a lawsuit (available here) against Pristine Screens in the Northern District of Texas. Flexible Innovations asserts that Pristine Screens infringes U.S. Patent No. 7,431,983, through the sale of microfiber screen cleaning products.

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Federal Circuit Judge William Bryson Issues District Court Opinion Concerning 35 U.S.C. § 101 Challenge to Patentability

On February 19, 2014, Federal Circuit Judge William Bryson, sitting as a district court judge in the Eastern District of Texas, issued a memorandum opinion and order (available here) denying a motion for summary judgment of invalidity premised on 35 … Continue reading

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Good Reason to Use Local Counsel

We came across a decision from the Western District of Texas that illustrates a good reason to use local counsel. In the Order (available here), the Court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss because the pleading exceeded the local rule’s page … Continue reading

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Judge Godbey Issues Claim Construction Order In Shire v. Neos Therapeutics

On March 20, 2014, Judge Godbey issued an Order (available here) construing various terms of the patent in suit in Shire v. Neos Therapeutics. Of particular note is Judge Godbey’s decision not to limit the scope of the patent in … Continue reading

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