Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

E.D. Tex.

Headwater Research LLC v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. et al, No. 2:22-cv-00422 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 2, 2024)

Granted
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:22-cv-00422, Dkt. No. 401
Decided
August 2, 2024
Judge
Roy S. Payne, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM ORDER (Motion(s)172 terminated)
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Sanctions Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(e)(1). (Dkt. No. 172.) After a June 27, 2024 hearing on the Motion, the Court GRANTS Samsung’s Motion as described below. I. BACKGROUND Headwater was founded in conjunction with another entity, ItsOn, with the intent that they operate in conjunction. (Mot. at 1) Headwater operated as a research and development entity for technology that ItsOn would license and commercialize. ( Id.