Waco Patent Litigation Updates

The jury has reached a verdict in Case No. 6:21-cv-299, VLSI Technology LLC V. Intel Corporation.

A Waco Texas jury found that Intel did not infringe the claims of the 2 asserted patents.

VLSI asked the jury to award over $3 billion in damages, alleging that Intel infringed two patents related to computer chip technology.

This is the second of three trials between VLSI and Intel where VLSI alleges that Intel's computer chips infringe VLSI's patents. In the first case, No. 6:21-cv-57, the Waco jury awarded VLSI over $2 billion after finding that Intel infringed the two asserted patents ...

Judge Albright agrees to postpone the February jury trial in Digital Retail Apps, Inc. V. H-E-B, LP pursuant to the parties' joint request.

Yesterday marks the entry of the 11th supplemental order from Chief Judge Garcia regarding Court operations in WDTX during the pandemic. The evolution of the Court’s orders regarding COVID can all be accessed HERE.

The 11th Order is substantially similar to last month's order and essentially extends the status quo through January 31, 2021. As a general rule, all jury trials scheduled to begin through January 31, 2021 are continued. Bench trials may proceed if they can be conducted with appropriate safety precautions.

The Order also affirms divisional discretion to proceed ...

Judge Albright has again confirmed that his first patent jury trial since taking the bench will proceed on October 5. In his latest Divisional Standing Order he reiterated that the Waco Division has "undertaken great efforts to ensure trials can be conducted safely" and is "confident, as things stand today, it can conduct fair trials in a safe manner."

The final pretrial conference for MV3 Partners LLC v. Roku, Inc. took place this week, with jury selection set for October 1 and trial October 5.

This Standing Order was entered in accordance with the WDTX Eighth Supplemental Order on Court ...