By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Sue L. Robinson in Helicos Biosciences Corporation v. Illumina, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-735-SLR (D.Del., May 3, 2012), the Court denied the

Continue Reading Judge Robinson Denies Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Patent Infringement Action to Northern District of California

By Memorandum Opinion entered by the Honorable Richard G. Andrews in the consolidated cases of Robocast, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-235-RGA (D.Del., February 24, 2012) and

Continue Reading Judge Andrews Denies Apple and Microsoft’s Motion to Transfer Patent Infringement Case to Northern District of California

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Human Genome Sciences, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., et al., C.A. No. 11-082-LPS (D.Del., July 18, 2011), the Court granted the motion of defendants, Genetech, Inc. and City of Hope, to transfer venue of three actions filed against them in the District of Delaware by plaintiff, Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (“HGS”), to the Central District of California. Id. at 1. The transferred actions involve claims asserted by HGS against defendants for declaratory judgment, antitrust and Lanham Act violations, and state tort claims based on two patents co-owned by defendants: U.S. Patent No. 6, 331,415 (the “Cabilly II patent”) and U.S. Patent No. 7,923,221 (the “Cabilly III patent”). Id.

A complete copy of the Memorandum Opinion is attached hereto.
 

Continue Reading Judge Stark Grants Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue to Central District of California

By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., et al. v. Xoft, Inc., Civil Action No. 10-308-LPS-MPT, the Court affirmed the Report

Continue Reading Court Affirms Magistrate Judge Thynge’s Report and Recommendation Denying Xoft’s Motion to Transfer

By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet in Apple Inc., et al. v. High Tech Computer Corp., et al., Civil Action Nos. 10-166-GMS and 10-167-GMS (D.Del.

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By Report and Recommendation entered on October 13, 2010, The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, in Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., et al. v. Xoft, Inc., C.A. No. 10-308-LPS-MPT, analyzed the motion of defendant Xoft, Inc. ("Xoft") to transfer the case from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and recommended that Xoft’s motion be denied.  A copy of the Report and Recommendation is attached.

Continue Reading Judge Thynge Recommends Denial of Xoft’s Motion to Transfer Case from Delaware