More Court Action!!
posted on
Dec 30, 2010 08:27PM
Intellectual Licenses for Electronics & Communications
Lots of forum talk on the "Yahoo" site about these two messages.... It sounds like more good things are coming for "WIN"...
Wi-lan gets improvement of part of Markman Ruling | Message List |
The Court concludes there is reason to grant a motion for reconsideration. After
reviewing its Claim Construction Order, the parties‟ briefing, and the intrinsic record, the Court is convinced that it erred in its original construction of the term "phase differential," which in turn erroneously narrowed the scope of the related claim terms. 2nd Message of "MANY" new messages on Yahoo..... |
court Dec. 30 | Message List |
ORDER
Before the Court is the Parties' Joint Motion to Resolve Wi-LAN's Motion to Strike Defendants' Jury Demand. After careful consideration, the Parties' Joint Motion to Resolve Wi- LAN's Motion to Strike Defendants' Jury Demand is granted. It is therefore ORDERED that: 1. Wi-LAN`s Motion to Strike Defendants' Jury Demand [Dkt. No. 922] is withdrawn and rendered moot. 2. All of Defendants' counterclaims and affirmative defenses will be tried in a bench trial at a time convenient for the Court, except that the non-infringement and invalidity counterclaims and the following affirmative defenses will remain to be tried to the jury: i. Patent Exhaustion; ii. First Sale; iii. Double Recovery; iv. Full Compensation; v. Marking; and vi. Licensed, expressly; 2 3. Defendants' affirmative defenses of laches, unclean hands, and implied license shall be tried in the following manner: ORDER The Court GRANTS-in-part the Joint Motion for Continuance of Trial, (Dkt. No. 985), and issues the following trial schedule and procedure for the abovestyled case. Jury selection is set for 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2011. Preliminary Jury Instructions and Opening Statements will begin at 8:30 a.m. on February 2, 2011. Evidence will commence immediately following Opening Statements. The Court will be in session from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day until the completion of trial. Plaintiff is responsible for having Jury notebooks ready for a ten person Jury, plus two additional copies for the Court, at the commencement of Preliminary Instructions. These notebooks should contain the Court's definitions of terms and phrases as indicated by the Court's most recent Order, the patents-in-suit, and other matters agreed to by all parties. The Court will not entertain requests for other matters to be included in the notebooks unless it is agreed to by all parties. The Court will entertain other motions regarding trial procedure covering matters such as disclosure of order of witnesses, identity of demonstrative exhibits, and other issues— provided the motions are agreed to by all the parties. It is so ORDERED.______________________________________________ |