Salazar v. AT&T, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00593 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 21, 2017)

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In this patent case, the Court now cons iders HTC’s and AT&T’s Motion to Sever and Stay Claims Against Newly-Added Defendant AT&T, Inc. [Dkt. # 55].1 Notice [Dkt. # 70].For the following reasons, the Court will GRANT the motion. I. BACKGROUND Joe Salazar sued HTC Corpor ation in October 2016 alle ging infringement of U.S. Patent 5,802,467. Compl. [Dkt. # 1]. The ’467 Patent is generally directed to a system for sound and data transmission and reception. ’467 Patent [54].