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By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in M/A- COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. v. Laird Technologies, Inc., C.A. 14-181-LPS (D.Del., June 13, 2014), the Court granted Plaintiff M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.’s (“MACOM”) Motion for Preliminary Injunction seeking to enjoin Defendant Laird Technologies, Inc. (“Laird”) from supplying Ford Motor Company…

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Versata Software, Inc., et al. v. Callidus Software, Inc., Civil Action No. 12-931-SLR (D.Del., May 8, 2014), the Court denied defendant Callidus Software, Inc.’s motion to stay pending post-grant review of the patents-in-suit pursuant to the “covered business method” (“CBM”) patent review process…

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Robocast, Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation, Civil Action 10-1055-RGA (D.Del., February 21, 2014), the Court granted Defendant Microsoft Corporation’s Omnibus Motion for Summary Judgment in part and denied it in part. The Court also denied Plaintiff Robocast, Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment of No…

By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews in L-3 Communications Corporation v. Sony Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 10-734-RGA (D.Del., October 16, 2013), the Court denied Plaintiff L-3 Communications Corporation’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment that U.S. Patent No. 5,541,654 (the ”Roberts patent”) is not invalid in light of U.S.…

Gregory B. Williams, a partner at Fox Rothschild and author of the Delaware Intellectual Property Litigation blog, recently began his term as President of the Delaware State Bar Association.  Despite his additional responsibilities, Williams will continue to practice law full-time during his one year term as President of the Delaware State Bar Association.

On December 8, 2011, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware adopted a "Default Standard for Discovery, Including Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”)". Among other things, the revised Default Standard specifies certain information that must be included in the parties’ initial disclosures and, in patent cases, also sets deadlines for the following: …

By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., et al. v. S3 Graphics Co., Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 11-965-LPS (D.Del., November 8, 2011 (public version)), the Court denied Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction seeking an Order from the Court directing…

By Memorandum Opinion entered by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet, following a five-day bench trial, in Eli Lilly and Company, et al. v. Teva Parenteral Medicines, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 08-335-GMS (D.Del., July 28, 2011), the Court set forth its findings of fact and conclusions of law and entered judgment in…

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet in Nokia Corporation v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 09-791-GMS (D.Del., June 1, 2011), the Court denied plaintiff/counterclaim-defendant Nokia’s motion to stay defendant/counterclaim-plaintiff Apple’s patent infringement claims pending reexamination of Apple’s patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). In doing so…

Christopher J. Burke has been chosen by the Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to fill the existing vacant U.S. Magistrate Judge position on the Court.  Chris is currently an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.   Chris is a 2000 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.

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