Smart Path Connections, LLC v. Nokia Corporation et al, No. 2:22-cv-00296 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 6, 2024)

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Before the Court is Plaintiff Smart Path Connections, LLC’s (“SPC”) Motion for Summary Judgment on Certain of Nokia’s Affirmative Defenses. (Dkt. No. 113.) After consideration, the Court recommends the motion should be GRANT ED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART as provided below. In its motion, SPC alleges Nokia has failed to support certain of its affirmative defenses, namely waiver, estoppel, acquiescence, unclean hands, prosecution history estoppel, acts of others, license, implied license, exhaustion, and patent misu se. (Mot.