Monthly Archives: September 2017

N.D. Tex. Judge Fitzwater Grants Temporary Restraining Order Prohibiting The City of Dallas From Removing Statue of Robert E. Lee in Dallas’ Lee Park

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Steven Callahan

This afternoon, the Northern District of Texas’ Judge Fitzwater issued a Temporary Restraining Order (available here) prohibiting the City of Dallas from removing its statue of Robert E. Lee that sits in the City of Dallas’ Lee Park. The City’s … Continue reading →

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Former Dallas Cowboy Deion Sanders Sanctioned, Ordered To Show Cause in N.D. Tex. Qui Tam Case

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Steven Callahan

On August 11, 2017, Magistrate Judge Ramirez sanctioned former Dallas Cowboys player Deion Sanders and ordered him to show cause in a qui tam case brought against Sanders. In the sanctions Order (available here), Judge Ramirez noted that Sanders failed … Continue reading →

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Judge Godbey Grants Summary Judgment In AT&T’s Favor In Suit Brought By Advanced Media Networks

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Steven Callahan

On August 25, 2017, Judge Godbey issued an Order (available here) granting AT&T summary judgment in Advanced Media Networks v. AT&T Mobility. Judge Godbey began by noting that his Markman opinion had found that the claim phrase “ethernet packet switching protocol” … Continue reading →

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N.D. Tex. Jury: Nintendo Must Pay $10.1 Million For Infringing ILife’s Patent

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Steven Callahan

On August 31, 2017, a jury in Chief Judge Lynn’s court found that Nintendo infringed a patent held by iLife Technologies through the sale of Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U video game systems and software, and that Nintendo failed to … Continue reading →

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Differences Between the Northern District of Texas’ and the Eastern District of Texas’ Patent Rules

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Steven Callahan

With more patent cases being filed in the Northern District of Texas (given the Supreme Court’s recent TC Heartland venue ruling), it’s probably a good time to refresh practitioners’ recollections as to the differences between the Northern District of Texas’ … Continue reading →

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New Patent Cases

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Steven Callahan

In the last several weeks, there have been several new patent-infringement lawsuits filed in the Northern District of Texas, including: Uniloc v. Akamai (two cases, complaints available here and here); Uniloc v. Infor (two cases, complaints available here and here); … Continue reading →

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