Category Archives: Judge Kinkeade

Judge Kinkeade recently issued two substantial opinions construing the claims of the patents-at-issue in Red Dog v. Kat Industries and Richmond v. Forever Gifts. The opinions are available here and here.

On May 7, 2015, Judge Kinkeade entered an Order (available here) in Jericho Systems v. Axiomatics finding that the plaintiff’s complaint should be dismissed at the pleadings stage because the patent in suit did not claim patent eligible subject matter under … Continue reading →

On March 18, 2015, Judge Kinkeade issued an Order (available here) in Richmond v. Forever Gifts. Defendants requested that the Court sever and stay Plaintiff’s claims against Walgreen (the retailer of the accused product) pending final resolution of Plaintiff’s claims against … Continue reading →

In Mannatech v. Wellness Quest, the plaintiff sued defendants asserting infringement of two patents. The plaintiff then moved for a preliminary injunction and expedited discovery. Judge Kinkeade issued an Order (available here) rejecting the plaintiff’s requests. The Court premised its … Continue reading →

Judge Kinkeade issued an order in Optimal Golf v. Altex Corp. (available here) finding that the plaintiffs lacked standing when the case was filed. The Court was not happy, writing: This is now the second case involving the same patent … Continue reading →

On March 9, 2015, Judge Kinkeade entered an Order (available here) in Smith’s Consumer Products v. Fortune Products transferring the case from the Northern District of Texas to the Western District of Texas. Plaintiff was a Delaware corporation with its … Continue reading →

On January 27, 2015, Judge Kinkeade issued a thorugh, fifty-plus page Markman opinion (available here) in Securus Technologies v. Global Tel*Link, which construed the disputed terms of the three patents in suit.

DietGoal originally filed suit against Taco John’s in the Eastern District of Texas. Taco John’s filed a motion to dismiss the action for improper venue. The East Texas Court denied the motion to dismiss and instead transferred the case to … Continue reading →

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.