Author Archives: Steven Callahan

Northern District Of Texas Judges Offer Advice at “Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench”

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On May 1, 2013, Judge Lynn and Judge O’Connor participated in a roundtable discussion in Dallas: “Patent Law: Best Practices As Seen From The Bench.” The Texas Lawyer subsequently wrote an article on the roundtable (article available here). Here’s what … Continue reading →

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Coach Sues Manny’s Place For Trademark Infringement In Northern District Of Texas

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 27, 2013, Coach hit Manny’s Place with a lawsuit (complaint available here) alleging trademark infringement, false designation of origin, and false advertising under the Lanham Act. Coach alleges that Manny’s Place “traffic[s] in * * * counterfeit Coach … Continue reading →

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Magistrate Judge Toliver Quashes Deposition Notice Directed to Former CEO of Good Technology

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 1, 2013, Magistrate Judge Toliver issued an Order (available here) in Good Technology v. Fixmo that resolved Good’s motion seeking to quash the deposition notice of its former CEO (who is now Executive Chairman of Good’s Board of Directors). Judge … Continue reading →

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Judge Means to Take Senior Status

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steven Callahan

After almost 22 years on the Northern District of Texas bench, Judge Means will take senior status on July 3, 2013. Judge Means has handled 10,534 civil cases and has sentenced 2,300 criminal defendants. Thank you for your service Judge … Continue reading →

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Dexas Sues Progressive For Trademark Infringement In Northern District of Texas

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 26, 2013, Dexas, a leader in cutting boards, sued Progressive International Corp. (complaint available here) for trademark infringement. Dexas claims that Progressive infringes its CHOP & SCOOP trademark by Progressive’s “use of the mark ‘Chop and Scoop’ on … Continue reading →

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Wi-Lan Sues RIM For Patent Infringement In Northern District of Texas

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 25, 2013, Wi-Lan filed a patent infringement lawsuit (complaint available here) against RIM. Wi-Lan accuses RIM of infringing U.S. Patent Nos. 8,184,661 and 8,274,991, which claim technology for the transmission of data flows and controlling a contention state, … Continue reading →

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Good Sportsman Hits Hunter’s Specialties With Copyright Declaratory Judgment Lawsuit

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 13, 2013, Good Sportsman filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit (available here) against Hunter’s Specialties. Good Sportsman claims that Hunter’s Specialties had asserted that Hunter’s owns certain copyrights in sound recordings of animal game calls used by hunters and … Continue reading →

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Judge O’Connor Upholds Jury Verdict of $15 Million Against Samsung In Patent Infringement Case

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 26, 2013, Judge O’Connor issued a thorough ruling (available here) in Summit 6 v. Samsung. A jury had earlier awarded $15 million Summit 6 in damages (writing “lump sum” on the verdict form) due to Samsung’s infringement of … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Issues Actavis Opinion

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 17, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its opinion (available here) in FTC v. Actavis. The Court held that so-called “reverse payments” — i.e., payments from pharmaceutical manufacturers to generic drug manufacturers to keep the generic drug manufacturers’ products … Continue reading →

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Taylor Publishing Company Seeks Declaratory Judgment of No Patent Infringement In Case Against CTP Innovations

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 13, 2013, Taylor Publishing filed a lawsuit (complaint available here) against CTP Innovations, after receiving a letter from CTP on April 19, 2013 asserting that Taylor Publishing’s technology infringes U.S. Patent Nos. 6,611,349 and 6,738,155, which claim certain … Continue reading →

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