Mobile Equity Corp. v. Walmart Inc., No. 2:21-cv-00126 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 23, 2022)

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Before the Court is the Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding Standing filed by Defendant Walmart Inc. Dkt. No. 203. Having considered the briefing, the m otion should be DENIED. I. Background On April 7, 2021, Plaintiff Mobile Equity Corp. filed this suit alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,589,236 (the “’236 Patent”) and 10,535,058 (the “’058 Patent”). Both of the asserted patents list as the sole inventor Marwan Monir Afana and claim priority to provisional application No. 61/279,322, with the ’058 Patent also claiming priority to U.S. Pat.