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Remembering My High School Law Teacher, Walter “Wally” Lubelczyk (1951-2017)
I learned about a month ago that my high school law teacher, Walter Lubelczyk, passed away at the young age of 66 after a courageous battle with a stroke. Mr. Lubelczyk taught high school constitutional law to thousands of students in … Continue reading
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PTAB Rejects Sovereign Immunity Defense In View Of Pending Litigation Brought By Sovereign
Proving that even a broken clock is right twice a day, the PTAB in Ericsson v. Regents of the University of Minnesota (decision available here), rejected Minnesota’s sovereign-immunity defense to PTAB proceedings instituted by Ericsson (note: my firm represents Ericsson, … Continue reading
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Magistrate Judge Byrant
D. Gordon Bryant, Jr. has served as a Northern District of Texas Magistrate Judge since August 1, 2016. His chambers are in Lubbock. According to the Northern District’s Official News Release (available here): Mr. Bryant received a Bachelor of Business … Continue reading
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Magistrate Judge Ray
Hal Roberts Ray, Jr. has served as a Northern District of Texas Magistrate Judge since June 2016. His chambers are in Wichita Fallas. According to the Northern District’s Official News Release (available here): Mr. Ray received a Bachelor of Arts … Continue reading
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Chief Judge Lynn Refuses To Maintain Stay of Patent Case Pending Supreme Court’s Oil States Decision
On November 13, 2017, Chief Judge Lynn entered an Order (available here) in Leak Surveys v. Flir Systems. In 2013, Leak filed suit asserting infringement of one patent. Thereafter, the PTAB instituted an IPR as to the patent, and the … Continue reading
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2018 N.D. Tex. Bench Bar Conference To Take Place On January 12, 2018
The Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters of the Federal Bar Association will host the second annual Bench Bar Conference on Friday, January 12, 2018 (7.0 hours of MCLE credit, with 2.0 hours of ethics credit). Should be a great event. The … Continue reading
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Federal Circuit’s In re Micron Decision—TC Heartland Constituted Change In Law, But District Courts Can Still Deny Untimely Motions To Dismiss For Improper Venue Under Inherent Authority
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision (which significantly limited the venues where a plaintiff can file patent-infringement lawsuits), many defendants raised venue challenges for the first time after answering the plaintiff’s complaint. And many courts held … Continue reading
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Thinking About Suing Your Opponent’s Lawyer In Texas? Think Again — Judge Godbey Tosses Case Against Proskauer Rose Due To Attorney Immunity Doctrine
On November 2, 2017, Judge Godbey entered an Order (available here) in Dorrell v. Proskauer Rose. In the case, plaintiffs were a group of investors who purchased fraudulent certificates of deposit issued by Stanford International Bank Limited (i.e., the Stanford … Continue reading
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15 New Patent Cases
Over the last several weeks, there have been 15 new patent cases filed in the Northern District of Texas, including: BookIt v. Bank of America (complaint available here); Canon v. Avigilon (complaint available here); Cellular Communications Equipment v. ZTE et … Continue reading
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Magistrate Judge Reno
Congratulations to Lee Ann Reno for her selection as magistrate judge for the Northern District of Texas’ Amarillo division! Magistrate Judge Reno is replacing Magistrate Judge Averitte, who served for the last 30 years as the Amarillo division’s first and … Continue reading
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