Author Archives: Steven Callahan

Judge O’Connor Denies Defendants’ Motion to Transfer in Summit 6 v. Apple Case

In a thirty page opinion (available here), Judge O’Connor denied Defendants’ motion to transfer venue in the Summit 6 v. Apple case.

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Importance of Courtesy Copies

I came across the attached decision from the Northern District of Illinois, wherein the Court required a $100 payment for violating the local rules’ courtesy copy requirement. You can find your N.D. Tex.’s judge’s courtesy copy requirements, if any, here. I … Continue reading

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New Local Rules In Effect

Effective September 2, 2014, the Northern District of Texas’ Local Rules were amended. The latest copy of the rules is located here. I previously discussed the changes to be made to the rules here. The Court also sent an e-mail … Continue reading

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Judge Lynn’s Practice Pointers for Patent Cases

On August 22, 2014, Judge Lynn gave a presentation at the Belo regarding practice tips for patent cases. The Northern District of Texas has the 17th busiest docket in the nation, and it has an active criminal docket. Judges Lynn, Godbey and … Continue reading

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Judge Lynn Denies Motion to Stay Pending Inter Partes Review

On August 15, 2014, Judge Lynn issued an Order (available here) in Leak Surveys v. Flir Systems. The Order denied the defendant’s motion to stay litigation pending Inter Partes Review without prejudice to the defendant reasserting the motion if the … Continue reading

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Judge Lynn to Speak at Belo on August 22, 2014 Regarding “Dos and Don’ts” of Patent Cases

On Friday, August 22, 2014, Judge Lynn is hosting a CLE at the Belo (at noon), and presenting her talk titled “Patent Case Preferences and Pet Peeves–What I Know Now as a Judge That I didn’t Know as a Lawyer.”

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Judge Godbey Grants Stay Pending Inter Partes Review of Patents-In-Suit

On July 9, 2014, Judge Godbey issued an order (available here) in Micrografx v. Samsung. The Order granted Samsung’s motion to stay proceedings pending inter partes review of the three patents-in-suit. Judge Godbey stayed the case pending a decision from … Continue reading

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Judge Cummings to Take Senior Status

It has been announced that Judge Cummings intends to take senior status on January 1, 2015. He has served 27 years, having been appointed by President Regan in 1987. The San Agenlo Standard-Times’ article on Judge Cummings’ announcement can be … Continue reading

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Judge Kinkeade Issues Markman Opinion in Geotag Case

On June 10, 2014, Judge Kinkeade issued an exhaustive, 62 page Markman opinion in the Geotag v. AT&T case, construing the disputed claim terms of the patent-in-suit. The opinion is available here.

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New IP Cases Filed In the Northern District of Texas

Over the last several weeks, a number of new intellectual property cases have been filed in the Northern District of Texas, including: Zenimax Media v. Oculus VR: Zenimax’s complaint (available here) asserts that Oculus wrongfully took Zenimax’s intellectual property and … Continue reading

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