CXT Systems, Inc. v. The Container Store Group, Inc., No. 2:18-cv-00173 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 5, 2019)

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Plaintiff CXT Systems, Inc. is a Texas corporation with its principal place of business in Marshall, Texas. CXT has initiated eight lawsuits in the Eastern District of Texas (“EDTX”) asserting patent infringement against a total of nine retail companies. In each of these co-pending suits, CXT alleges infringement of all or some of the following U.S. Patents: 6,412,012; 6,493,703; 6,571,234; 7,016,875; 7,257,581; 8,260,806; and RE45,661 . The co-pending suits were consolidated for all pretrial issues, excepting venue. See Consolidation Order, [Dkt. No.