Image Processing Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:20-cv-00050 (E.D. Tex. June 18, 2020)

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B efore the Court is Defendants Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. ’s (collectively, “Samsung”) Motion to Bifurcate Willfulness (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 90.) Having considered the Motion and the briefing, the Court is of the opinion that the Motion should be and hereby is DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Image Processing Technologies, LLC (“IPT”) sued Samsung on May 13, 2016 for infringement of various patents, including U.S. Patent No. 6,959,293 (the “ʼ293 Patent,” or the “Asserted Patent”).