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

E.D. Tex.

Iris Connex, LLC v. Dell Inc., No. 2:15-cv-01915 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 25, 2017)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:15-cv-01915, Dkt. No. 149
Decided
January 25, 2017
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL JUDGMENT
Length
57 pages

From the Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION IRIS CONNEX, LLC, Plaintiff, v. DELL, INC., Defendant. Case No. 2:15-cv-1915-JRG MEMORANDUM OPINION AND FINAL JUDGMENT 2 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Iris Connex filed suit against eighteen manufacturers of smartphones and tablets, claiming each infringed the Plaintiff’s only a sset, U.S. Patent No. 6,177,950, which is entitled “Multifunctional portable telephone.” This type of litigation often ends before it begins.