By Order entered by Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark on January 31, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware added three Delaware attorneys to its Special Masters Panel in complex civil cases. The three Delaware attorneys added are Helena Rychlicki, Chad Stover and Gregory B. Williams (partner at Fox Rothschild LLP
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Judge Andrews Grants Defendants’ Motion to Exclude a Portion of Plaintiff’s Damages Expert’s Opinion in Patent Infringement Action
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in TC Technology LLC v. Sprint Corp., Civil Action No. 16-153 – RGA (D.Del. October 18, 2019), the Court granted Defendants’ motion to exclude a portion of Plaintiff’s damages expert’s opinion relating to a 5% royalty rate after finding that (1) the opinion failed…
Judge Andrews Allows Plaintiff to Supplement Its Damages Expert’s Previously Stricken Opinions Relating to Lost Profits and Reasonable Royalty in Patent Infringement Action
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Manufacturing Resources Int’l, Inc. v. Civiq Smartscapes, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 17-269-RGA (D.Del. September 30, 2019), the Court granted Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Supplement Its Damages Expert Opinion in the patent infringement action. Specifically, the Court permitted Plaintiff’s damages expert…
Judge Andrews Rejects Plaintiffs’ Assertion of Privilege of Email Communications Disclosed to Exclusive Licensee of Chinese Counterpart to Plaintiffs’ U.S. Patent-in-Suit
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Dasso International, Inc. et al. v. Moso North America, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 17-01574 –RGA (D.Del. September 6, 2019), the Court found that any claim of privilege asserted by Plaintiffs over emails between Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs’ counsel and individuals at HDT, the…
Judge Andrews Grants Defendant’s Motion for Issuance of a Letter Request to Obtain Evidence in Foreign Countries through Hague Convention
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in District of Delaware, Intellectual Property
By Memorandum Order issued by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Compagnie Des Grands Hotels d’Afrique S.A. v. Starman Hotel Holdings LLC, Civil Action No. 18-00654 RGA (D.Del. July 26, 2019), the Court granted the motion of Defendant for issuance of a letter request to obtain evidence in the United Kingdom of Great Britain…
Judge Andrews Grants Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Count of Infringement in Second Amended Complaint Under Kessler Doctrine
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in District of Delaware, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Viatech Technologies, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Civil Action No. 17-570-RGA (D.Del. July 18, 2019), the Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss in part by dismissing Plaintiff’s claims of direct and indirect infringement asserted in Count II of the Second Amended Complaint under the…
Judge Andrews Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Willful Infringement Claims
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in CFL Technologies LLC v. Osram Sylvania, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 18-1445-RGA (D.Del. July 8, 2019), the Court granted Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims of willful infringement of U.S. Patent Numbers 5,510,680 (“the ‘680 patent”), 5,510,681 (“the ‘681 patent”), 6,172,464 (“the…
Judge Andrews Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s April 25, 2019 Order Regarding Claim 17 of ‘881 Patent
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in TQ Delta, LLC v. 2Wire, Inc., Civil Action No. 13-1835-RGA (D.Del. June 24, 2019), the Court denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of the Court’s April 25, 2019 Order regarding Claim 17 of ‘881 Patent. In its motion for reargument/reconsideration, Plaintiff claimed that the…
Judge Andrews Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Court’s Order Denying Remand
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in District of Delaware
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in M. Denise Tolliver v. Highmark BCBSD, Inc., Civil Action No. 18-797-RGA (D.Del. May 13, 2019), the Court denied Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the Court’s previous order denying remand to state court. In denying the motion, the Court explained that “[t]he purpose of…
Judge Andrews Grants Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss as to Past Damages in Patent Infringement Action
By Gregory B. Williams on
Posted in Intellectual Property, Patent Infringement
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Richard G. Andrews in Express Mobile, Inc. v. Liquid Web, LLC, Civil Action No. 18-1177-RGA (D.Del. April 18, 2019), the Court granted Defendants’ motions to dismiss as to past damages and denied their motions as to direct infringement.
With respect to past damages, Defendants argued that Plaintiff…