Category: Western District of Texas
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Amazon, Oracle targeted in next Headwater patent enforcement campaign
Headwater LLC has enforced three of its mobile network technology-related patents against Amazon and Oracle’s cloud-computing businesses in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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U.S. district court patent infringement cases peaked in 2025: 10-year high followed by pullback in 2026, LexisNexis report reveals
The report, published yesterday, also confirmed that accused infringers are switching from inter partes review petitions (which fell 8%) to post-grant review petitions (which increased to 88%, their highest level since 2021) to challenge patent validity.
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U.S. Supreme Court again called upon to examine “settled expectations” basis for USPTO discretionary denials
Kahoot has filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking SCOTUS to review settled expectations denials, following a similar petition filed by Google earlier this year.
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Viasat prevails in $229M jury verdict against Japanese rival over NAND patent infringement
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas has ruled that Kioxia owes Viasat $229 million for infringing one of its flash-memory patents.
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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
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USPTO Director goes against the grain, sides with inter partes review petitioner Tesla to reject discretionary denial request
After a raft of decisions and memoranda effectively telling IPR petitioners what they shouldn’t do, Director John Squires highlights a potential pathway to successful institution.
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ByteDance faces litigation on multiple fronts from Dominion Harbor entities asserting SEPs and non-SEPs
Lark, ByteDance’s workplace collaboration platform, has been targeted; while TikTok and virtual reality gear maker Pico have also been sued.
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Nvidia, Western Digital among defendants as vertical chip designer MonolithIC 3D expands multi-district litigation campaign
After filing several U.S. infringement suits in recent months, MonolithIC 3D has just fired off another salvo involving a new set of semiconductor design patents.
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Quick observations on timing of Judge Albright’s retirement
The most plausible thing now would be that he returns to private practice. This short and free article explains why — and names a famous precedent.
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Federal Circuit throws VLSI a lifeline in multibillion-dollar Intel dispute, but it’ll all hinge on what happens in the Western District of Texas
VLSI now has several chances to revive its infringement claims against Intel, which will likely seek to delay further progress as it awaits a decision on its license defense.