By Memorandum Opinion entered by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Natera, Inc. v. Inivata, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 21-56-LPS (D.Del. March 14, 2022), the Court denied
Continue Reading Judge Stark Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint in Patent Infringement Action Claiming Defendants’ Lung Cancer Diagnostic Test Product Infringes Plaintiff’s Patent Technology

By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark following oral argument in Invitae Corp. v. Natera, Inc., Civil Action No. 21-669-LPS (D.Del. November 29, 2021), the Court
Continue Reading Judge Stark Denies Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 After Finding Patent-in-Suit Is Not Directed to an Abstract Idea

By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Emerson Radio Corp. v. Emerson Quiet Kool Co. Ltd., Civil Action No. 20-1652-LPS (D.Del. November 5, 2021), the
Continue Reading Judge Stark Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Defendants’ Affirmative Defenses of Laches, Acquiescence and Statute of Limitations in Trademark Infringement Action

By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Baker v. Alpha Consolidated Holdings, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 18-976-LPS (D.Del. September 17, 2021), the Court
Continue Reading Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment of Noninfringement of the Asserted Patent Claims

By Memorandum Order entered by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark in SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. et al. v. Autel Robotics USA LLC et al., Civil Action No. 16-706-LPS
Continue Reading Judge Stark Grants Plaintiffs’ Motion in Limine to Preclude Trial Testimony from Defendants’ CEO

Effective July 1, 2021, the Honorable Colm F. Connolly became Chief Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.  Chief Judge Connolly assumed the role from
Continue Reading Chief Judge Stark Passes the Baton to a New Chief Judge in the District of Delaware

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Stragent, LLC v. BMW of North America, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 20-510-LPS (D.Del. March 25, 2021)
Continue Reading Chief Judge Stark Denies Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaints Asserting Patent Infringement Due to the Use of AUTOSTAR Communication Technology in Defendants’ Vehicles

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. et al. v. Hyosung TNS, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 19-1695-LPS (D.Del. March 4,
Continue Reading Chief Judge Stark Allows a Portion of Defendants’ Counterclaim and Affirmative Defense of Inequitable Conduct to Proceed After Considering Plaintiffs’ Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike

By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in 3Shape A/S v. Align Technology, Inc., Civil Action No. 18-886-LPS (D.Del. February 1, 2021), the Court overruled the
Continue Reading Chief Judge Stark Overrules Plaintiff’s Objections and Adopts the Order of Magistrate Judge Hall Denying Plaintiff’s Requests to Strike and Preclude Use of Certain Evidence at Trial

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Osseo Imaging, LLC v. Planmeca USA Inc., Civil Action No. 17-1386-LPS (D.Del. October 28, 2020), the Court, inter
Continue Reading Chief Judge Stark Grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment of No Infringement Under Doctrine of Equivalents