Author Archives: Steven Callahan

Default Judgment Entered in Dehn’s Innovations v. Cleanblastor

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Steven Callahan

On March 10, 2015, Judge Godbey entered a default judgment (available here) in Dehn’s Innovations v. Cleanblastor. The judgment awarded attorney’s fees and treble damages totaling $223,000.

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Judge McBryde Issues Indefiniteness Opinion In Invue v. Hangzhou

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Steven Callahan

In his Order Rejecting Defendants’ Remaining Indefiniteness Claims (available here), Judge McByrde rejected the accused infringer’s claim that certain claim terms were indefinite. In resolving the assertion, Judge McBryde applied the recently articulated indefiniteness standard in the Supreme Court’s Nautilus … Continue reading →

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Judge McBryde Precludes Expert Testimony In Invue v. Hangzhou

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Steven Callahan

Judge McBryde issued an Order (available here) in Invue v. Hangzhou. The Court concluded that, with respect to an expert whose report “provides virtually none of the information required by Rule 26(a)(2)(B)(i),” such expert would not be permitted to serve … Continue reading →

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Recent Markman Decisions

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Steven Callahan

On March 4, 2015, Judge Kinkeade issued a Markman decision in Cinsay v. Joyus (decision available here). In the Markman decision, the Court construed the disputed terms of the three patents-in-suit. On March 19, 2015, Judge Lynn issued a 106 … Continue reading →

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Great Week for CCRG at Federal Circuit

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steven Callahan

I thought I’d write to congratulate my partner, Anthony Garza, for having a great week at the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit, on February 11 and 12, 2015, returned two decisions in favor of firm clients (United Access Technologies and … Continue reading →

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Judge O’Connor Invalidates Federal Regulatory Regime Relating To Buying/Selling Handguns Across State Lines Due To Second Amendment

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steven Callahan

On February 11, 2015, Judge O’Connor issued an opinion (available here) that invalidated certain federal laws relating to the buying, transporting, and selling of handguns across state lines. The federal laws, in essence, require that handgun sales crossing state lines … Continue reading →

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New Lawsuits

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steven Callahan

There have been many new patent infringement lawsuits recently filed in the Northern District of Texas, including the following: In 3rd Eye Surveillance v. Dallas Credit Union, plaintiff filed suit (available here) accusing defendant of infringing three patents relating to video … Continue reading →

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Fifth Circuit Reverses N.D. Tex. Decision Vacating Arbitration Award in BNSF Railway Case

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steven Callahan

In BNSF Railway v. Alstom Transportation (decision available here), the Fifth Circuit reversed a decision from the Northern District of Texas in a case involving an arbitration panel’s decision. The district court had partially vacated the panel’s final award. The Fifth … Continue reading →

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Judge Boyle’s Non-Compete Decision In Brink’s Case

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Steven Callahan

I recently came across a thorough Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by Judge Boyle (available here) last year in Brink’s v. Patrick. The opinion contains an excellent summary of Texas law on non-competes. Of interest is Judge Boyle’s finding that … Continue reading →

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Judge Lynn Issues Judgment In Wheels Pros Case

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Steven Callahan

On January 28, 2015, Judge Lynn issued a Judgment (available here) in the Wheels Pros case. The Judgment granted the Plaintiff’s motion for default judgment. It also granted permanent injunctive relief, required the destruction of infringing articles, and referred the … Continue reading →

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