NextGen Innovations, LLC v. Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. et al, No. 2:22-cv-00307 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 12, 2024)

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Before the Court are several motions. First, Defendants’1 Motion for Entry of Model Order Focusing Patent Claims and Prior Art, Dkt. No. 123. Second, Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Invalidity Contentions, Dkt. No. 103. Third, Defendants’ Motion to Amend Invalidity Contentions, Dkt. No. 190. For the following reasons, the motions are DENIED. I. LEGAL STANDARD Under the Local Patent Rules for the Eastern District of Texas , a party's invalidity contentions are final, subject to a few exceptions. P.R. 3-6(a).