Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Lodsys, LLC v. Brother International Corporation et al, No. 2:11-cv-00090 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 24, 2013)

Dismissed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:11-cv-00090, Dkt. No. 1037
Decided
September 24, 2013
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION - Apples counterclaim against Lodsys be and it is DISMISSED AS MOOT. This dismissal for mootness does not bar reassertion of such claims at a future date, either before this Court or elsewhere
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Lodsys Group, LLC’s (“Lodsys”) Motion to Dismiss the Intervention of Apple Inc. seeking to dismiss the intervention of Apple Inc. (“Apple”) in Case No. 2:11-cv-00272. (Dkt. No. 943.) Having considered the parties’ written submissions, the Court GRANTS the Motion. 2 I. Background Lodsys filed this patent infringement action against seven software application developers on May 31, 2011. Lodsys alleges that these developers infringe the U.S. Patent Nos.