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Federal Circuit Heightens Standard for Induced Infringement

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On June 25, 2013, the Federal Circuit issued its opinion in Commil USA v. Cisco Systems (opinion available here). The district court had instructed the jury that that it could find inducement if “Cisco actually intended to cause the acts … Continue reading →

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Judge Lynn Grants Motion to Limit Patent Holder’s Asserted Claims

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 11, 2013, Judge Lynn issued an Order (available here) in Mobile Telecommunications Technologies v. Research In Motion. Judge Lynn found that, at the present stage of the case, the plaintiff would be limited to 14 asserted claims. “The … Continue reading →

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Magistrate Judge Stickney Resolves Motion to Compel In Patent Infringement Case

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 10, 2013, Magistrate Judge Stickney issued a memorandum order (available here) in Comcast Cable v. BT Americas. Comcast had filed a motion to compel BT to produce documents responsive to certain of Comcast’s requests for production, “including core … Continue reading →

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OL2 Sues Dual Digital Media Seeking A Declaratory Judgment Of Non-Infringement

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 15, 2013, OL2 filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit (complaint available here) in the Northern District of Texas. OL2 claims that Dual Digital Media, less than two weeks ago, sued the prior provider of OL2’s OnLive Game Service of … Continue reading →

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Office of Medical & Scientific Justice, Inc. Sues Texas Resident For Trademark Infringement

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 9, 2013, the Office of Medical & Scientific Justice, Inc. (OMSJ) filed its lawsuit (complaint available here) against Jeffrey Deshong. OMSJ claims that Deshong violated the Lanham Act when it committed trademark infringement through certain online activities. OSMJ … Continue reading →

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Magistrate Judge Toliver Orders NFL’s Roger Goodell To Sit For Deposition

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 10, 2013, Magistrate Judge Toliver issued an Order (available here) in Simms v. National Football League. The case involves “claims by Plaintiffs, ticketholders to the Super Bowl XLV game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, against Defendant National … Continue reading →

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E-Z Mart Stores Sues Shamsa Enterprises For Registered Service Mark Infringement

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Steven Callahan

On July 8, 2013, E-Z Mart Stores filed a lawsuit (complaint available here) in the Northern District of Texas against Shamsa Enterprises. E-Z Mart claims that Shamsa infringes E-Z Mart’s service marks by operating a convenience store in Everman, Texas … Continue reading →

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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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