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

E.D. Tex.

IDB Ventures LLC v. Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc., No. 2:17-cv-00660 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 31, 2018)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:17-cv-00660, Dkt. No. 97
Decided
October 31, 2018
Judge
William C. Bryson, Circuit Judge (sitting by designation)
Document
Order
Length
21 pages

From the Opinion

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On October 17, 2018, the Court held a hearing to address the proper construction of the disputed terms of the patent at issue in this case, U.S. Patent No. 6,216,139 (“the ’ 139 patent”). After considering the arguments made by the plaintiff IDB Ventures, LLC , and the defendants— The Buckle, Inc., and Academy, Ltd.—both at the hearing and in the claim construction briefing (Dkt. Nos.