Category Archives: Judge O’Connor

Patent Infringement Litigation: Can You Keep A Case In The Eastern District of Texas?

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Steven Callahan

In the old days, once you rounded up patent infringers, you could (in nearly all cases) file a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas without much fear that it would be transferred out of the District.  After all, cases … Continue reading →

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Judge O’Connor Issues Important Patent Opinion in Lighting Ballast Control

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Steven Callahan

On June 10, 2011, Judge O’Connor issued an opinion in Lighting Ballast Control v. Philips Electronics North America Corp. et al. (copy of opinion located here).  Judge O’Connor struck the plaintiff’s damages expert’s opinion that used the entire market value … Continue reading →

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Four New Patent Cases Filed in the Northern District of Texas

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Steven Callahan

In the wake of the Fifth Circuit’s en banc decision in In re Volkswagen of Am., Inc., 545 F.3d 304 (5th Cir. 2008), and the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re TS Tech USA Corp., 551 F.3d 1315 (Fed. Cir. … Continue reading →

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Alto-Shaam’s Patents Invalidated

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Steven Callahan

In 2009, Alto-Shaam sued Cleveland Range, LLC and Convotherm Elektrogerate GmbH in the Northern District of Texas alleging infringement of US Patent Nos. 7,157,668 and 7,317,173, which claim combination smoker ovens.  On February 16, 2011, Judge O’Connor invalidated the asserted claims … Continue reading →

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Judge O’Connor Tosses False Claims Act Claim Against Northrop Grumman

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Steven Callahan

On October 27, 2010, Judge O’Connor held in United States ex rel. DeKort v. Integrated Coast Guard Systems that one of the claims in Michael DeKort’s qui tam False Claims Act lawsuit against Lockheed Martin, Integrated Coast Guard Systems, and … Continue reading →

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Judge O’Connor

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Steven Callahan

Born in Houston, Texas, Judge O’Connor was appointed to the Northern District of Texas in 2007 by President George W. Bush, after being recommended by Texas Senators Hutchinson and Cornyn.  He graduated from the University of Houston, with a B.S., … Continue reading →

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