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

E.D. Tex.

Bartonfalls LLC v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., No. 2:16-cv-01130 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 10, 2017)

Adopted Report and recommendation (or magistrate's order) adopted
Motion to Dismiss Claim Construction
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:16-cv-01130, Dkt. No. 47
Decided
April 10, 2017
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Report and Recommendation
Docket Entry
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 43 Report and Recommendations
Length
1 page

From the Opinion

The passage below is extracted verbatim from the opening of the document. It has not been editorially summarized — consult the full opinion for the court's complete reasoning.

Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation filed by Magistrate Judge Roy Payne on March 15, 2017 (Dkt. No. 43) recommending granting of Dkt. No. 42, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (the “Motion”). The Report and Recommendation states tw o reasons supporting dismissal of this case. First, the Report and Recommendation concluded that all allegations concerning U.S. Patent 9,094,694 should be dismissed because the patent expired before it issued.

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