32 results for 'judge:"Gilstrap"'.
[Consolidated.] J. Gilstrap denies two discovery motions in patent infringement litigation for claims relating to dopants in semiconductor devices. For instance, the defendant company's motion to strike the patent holder's infringement contentions is denied since the accused features in the specified product are identified with "sufficient specificity."
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: May 1, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv212, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Discovery
J. Gilstrap partly grants the motion to compel responses to a certain interrogatory and to produce documents "related to the benefits of cellular connectivity in the accused products" for a patent infringement suit. The accused company is ordered to supplement its responses to the interrogatory as specified and to produce the relevant documents if found.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: May 1, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv412, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Discovery
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J. Gilstrap makes determinations of French law as to certain issues in a suit that involves the licensing of standard essential patents for 5G technology. For instance, a party that fails to negotiate a license in good faith is liable to the other party for reasonable damages, including litigation costs.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: January 22, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv78, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: International Law, Licensing, Patent
J. Gilstrap rules in favor of the plaintiff company in finding it is not liable for breach of Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory licensing (FRAND) obligations as to the patents-in-suit based on the prior patent owner's conduct. The applicable French law does not "allow imputation of a prior patent owner’s conduct to a subsequent owner when determining if the subsequent owner has breached the FRAND commitment regarding standard essential patents." Though, the defendant company may present evidence of such conduct by the prior patent owner to defend against the willful infringement allegations.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: January 8, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv78, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Civil Procedure, International Law, Patent
J. Gilstrap grants as modified the motion for attorney fees incurred by the class members for the specified period in connection with enforcement of a consent decree that settled claims of "illegal traffic stops, detentions, searches, and seizures" of members of racial or ethnic minority groups. The class is entitled to $16,020 in fees.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Texas , Judge: Gilstrap, Filed On: August 23, 2023, Case #: 2:08cv288, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Settlements, Attorney Fees