Category: Eastern District of Texas
-
Oura scores brace in U.S. as Zepp withdraws district court complaint, final Samsung IPR fails
It augurs well for the smart ring maker as positive developments at the PTAB, ITC, and in federal court add up.
-
Toyota found to be licensed to AutoConnect patents by previous Spangenberg deal; grant of summary judgment recommended
Eastern District of Texas Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne found that AutoConnect Holdings’ short-lived transfer of patents to an IPwe-linked company encumbered them.
-
AT&T and Verizon accused of infringing former ZTE patents in Eastern District of Texas
Plaintiff Eight Deer Ventures LLC acquired the patents-in-suit from the Chinese tech giant in 2022 and 2023.
-
Touchstream Technologies targets Samsung while $339M Google verdict remains in limbo
Touchstream has also sued TCL in the Eastern District of Texas recently, asserting some of the same patents at the center of the multimillion-dollar Western District of Texas
-
U.S. Supreme Court denies Finesse Wireless cert petition, snuffs out $166M verdict against AT&T
After an Eastern District of Texas jury awarded substantial damages to Finesse in 2023, AT&T and intervenor Nokia successfully appealed to the Federal Circuit.
-
USPTO Director orders PTAB to reconsider invalidity finding for Pictiva patent at center of $191M damages claim against Samsung
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board and an Eastern District of Texas jury came to opposing conclusions about the validity of the PAE’s OLED patent.
-
Korean monetization platform behind Pantech SEP campaigns targets Hisense, TCL with display patents from Asian tech companies
FairLight Innovations LLC is suing the two Chinese companies in the Eastern District of Texas.
-
Verizon hit with $190M jury verdict in infringement suit brought by Aspen Networks over Wi-Fi/cell switching; AT&T, T-Mobile up next
Aspen Networks sued the three U.S. mobile service providers in the Eastern District of Texas in late 2023.
-
With litigation risk solutions under the microscope, PAE steps up Eastern District of Texas campaign asserting patents purchased from Allied Security Trust
AST is clear that under its model “problem patents” can still end up with PAEs; but elsewhere, patent defense solutions seem to be getting increased scrutiny.
-
Malikie Innovations turns on Toyota in expansion of connected cars campaign asserting Wi-Fi SEPs
Malikie asserted some of the same former Blackberry patents against Honda and Hyundai in U.S. district courts last month.