Firtiva Corporation v. Funimation Global Group, LLC, No. 2:21-cv-00111 (E.D. Tex. June 1, 2022)

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Before the Court is the Motion to Strike Defendant’s Amended Invalidity Contentions and Benjamin F. Goldberg, Ph.D’s Expert Opinions Relating to Akadiri ’626, filed by Plaintiff Firtiva Corporation. Dkt. No. 89. Having considered the briefing, the Motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND On March 31, 2021, Firtiva filed the present suit against Defendant Funimation Global Group, LLC. Dkt. No. 1. Firtiva alleges that Funimation’s advertising video -on-demand (“A VOD”) systems infringe certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 10,116,999 (the “’999 Patent”).