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Chief Judge Rader and the State of Patent Litigation

September 28, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Discovery, Jurisdiction and Venue, Patent, Summary Judgment 

Following a lively rendition of “Deep in the Heart of Texas” (likely as penance for favoring the Redskins in the game against the Cowboys on Monday night), Chief Judge Randall Rader presented a talk on the state of patent litigation yesterday (September 27, 2011) at the Eastern District of Texas/Federal Circuit Bench Bar Conference that [...]

Judge Kaplan Speaks at Advanced Patent Litigation CLE

July 17, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Damages, Experts, Jeff Kaplan, Local Patent Rules, Practice Tips, Summary Judgment 

Hon. Jeff Kaplan, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, participated in a judges panel at the State Bar of Texas 7th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation course in San Antonio on July 14, 2011. Judge Kaplan addressed several subjects of interest: Patent Pilot Program. Judge Kaplan touched on how the judges [...]

Judge Fitzwater Finds Patent Complaint Sufficient, Denies Motion to Dismiss

April 2, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Infringement, Motion to Dismiss, Pleading Requirements, Sidney A. Fitzwater 

In B-50.com, LLC v. Infosync Services, LLC, 2011 U.S. Dist. Lexis 29102 (N.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2011), Plaintiff B-50.com filed an amended complaint alleging inducement of patent infringement and contributory patent infringement by Defendant Infosync Services.  Judge Fitzwater recently denied Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.  Specifically, because the amended complaint sets forth factual recitations as opposed [...]