WacoWatch

On June 13, 2023, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued a 35-page final written decision following inter partes review (IPR) between Patent Quality Assurance LLC (PQA), Intel Corp. (together, the petitioners), and VLSI Technology LLC (the patent owner).

On December 6, 2021, Judge Albright granted Google’s motion for indicative ruling under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62.1 (“FRCP 62.1”) related to one claim in the patent-at-issue in WSOU Investments LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development v. Google LLC f/k/a Inc. The appeal is scheduled for October 15, 2022, in front of the Federal Circuit.

The Eastern and Western districts have successfully moved their dockets forward, have resumed nearly a typical trial schedule, and are serving as examples of the strength of our civil jury system.

Overcoming the fact that there was parallel litigation in the Western District of Texas, plaintiff Sand secured institution of an inter partes review (IPR) by stipulating in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings that Sand would not pursue the same invalidity grounds in the case before Judge Albright.