26 results for 'judge:"Albright"'.
J. Albright denies a tech company’s motion to transfer this patent case to the District of Idaho after it was sued by a competitor for allegedly infringing on a patent for “variable charge pump circuit with dynamic load.” The District of Idaho is not clearly more convenient, but the parties can transfer this case to the Austin venue, as both agree that venue would be better than the Waco one it’s in.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: January 2, 2024, Case #: 6:22cv855, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Venue, Technology
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J. Albright grants a preliminary injunction to a group of booksellers and publishers who sued Texas over a new law restricting children's access to so-called "sexually explicit" books. While the state no doubt has a strong interest in protecting children from "obscene content," this new law imposes "a web of unconstitutionally vague requirements," including by "abdicating its responsibility" to regulate obscenity and instead placing the burden on third parties like booksellers. Texas is temporarily barred from attempting to enforce the bill, HB 900.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: September 18, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv858, NOS: Constitutionality of State Statutes - Other Suits, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, First Amendment
J. Albright denies Samsung's motion to transfer a case to the Northern District of California after it was sued for alleged infringement of a variety of patents on wireless devices and systems. There are more relevant witnesses located in Texas and Texas has a local interest in this litigation because the inventors of the asserted patents reside in Texas.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: September 11, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv701, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Venue
J. Albright denies an alert company's motion for attorney fees on the grounds of an "exceptional case" after it was sued by another company for alleged infringement of several patents. The alert company was awarded attorney fees from the suing company in another case, which should be "sufficient both to discourage such conduct" and to prevent the alert company from suffering a "gross injustice."
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: September 11, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv387, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Attorney Fees
J. Albright grants Apple's motion to transfer venue in a patent infringement action brought by the patent owner to the Northern District of California. The owner alleges that Apple's iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch products infringe on a number of patents related to enhancements in mobile device communication functionality and other technology. The Northern District of California is a more convenient forum than the Western District of Texas because 10 of Apple's likely witnesses live in California and Washington and Apple's documents related to the design and development of the accused products are likely located in California.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: August 28, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv603, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Venue
[Consolidated.] J. Albright denies Apple’s motion for a stay after it was sued by a competitor for alleged infringement of a variety of patents. The U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board is currently reviewing some of these patents, and while waiting for resolution of these proceedings would somewhat simplify the issues in the case, the patent board has already “denied institution” on some of Apple’s inter partes reviews, meaning that some of the patent claims will “still need to be resolved by this Court” regardless.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: August 8, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv603, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Patent
J. Albright denies a company’s motion to stay a case after it was sued by a competitor for alleged infringement of several patents because while the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board is currently conducting reviews regarding these patents, staying the case would nonetheless unfairly prejudice the competitor, including because there could be a “loss of testimonial and documentary evidence” necessary for the competitor’s case as “witnesses become unavailable and memories fade.”
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: August 1, 2023, Case #: 6:21cv844, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Government, Patent
J. Albright disagrees with the lower court's decision to deny an incarcerated man his motion to reduce his sentence based on the Juvenile Restoration Act as the court erroneously concluded that it lacked authority to do otherwise. The man was convicted of first degree murder at the age of 17 in 1988 and sentenced to life plus two consecutive 20-year sentences for other charges. The lower court argues that because the man's sentence is parole eligible, a reduction should be decided by the parole board. However, according to a state statute, parole eligibility does not prevent the court from granting a reduced sentence. Vacated.
Court: The Appellate Court of Maryland, Judge: Albright, Filed On: July 27, 2023, Case #: 00009893, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Juvenile Law, Murder
J. Albright grants a motion to sever and stay claims in a case after a company brought various patent infringement claims against both Samsung and Best Buy. The suing company would not likely be unduly prejudiced by a severance and stay in the case, and the “customer-suit exception” applies here because the accused companies argue Best Buy and its affiliated companies were “merely resellers” of Samsung products and that the claims against Best Buy hinge on the results of the Samsung claims.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: July 20, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv535, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Patent
J. Albright grants a company’s motion to dismiss in a partially redacted lawsuit after the company sued retail giant Target in multiple suits for alleged infringement of a variety of patents. Target opposed the motion, arguing the company was simply trying to have a “do-over” in court as it approached “the impending precipice of defeat” on its claims, but this argument is “unpersuasive” because in fact the company “did not delay” in moving to dismiss this case after it said Target had “decommissioned” unspecified parts of its business that were alleged to be infringing on patents.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 6:19cv179, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, Patent
J. Albright denies a motion to dismiss or alternatively transfer to the Northern District of California after one company sued a competitor for alleged infringement of a patent on unspecified technology. The competitor has failed to show why the other court would be clearly more convenient, and the company that sued has alleged the competitor has links to the Western District of Texas.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Albright, Filed On: June 9, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv259, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Venue