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

E.D. Tex.

Phenix Longhorn, LLC v. AU Optronics Corporation et al, No. 2:23-cv-00477 (E.D. Tex. Jan. 12, 2026)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:23-cv-00477, Dkt. No. 428
Decided
January 12, 2026
Judge
Roy S. Payne, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION DENYING 260 OPPOSED SEALED MOTION to Strike Portions of the Expert Reports of Dr. Alfred Ducharme (Motion(s)260 terminated)
Length
8 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Portions of Defendant’s Expert Reports of Dr. Alfred Ducharme. Dkt. No. 260. The motion is ripe, see Dkt. Nos. 297, 327, and 359. Plaintiff seeks to exclude portions of Dr. Ducharme’s opening report that discuss invalidity, portions of Dr. Ducharme’s rebuttal report that discuss infringement, and the entirety of D r. Ducharme’s supplemental rebuttal report that discuss es infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,233,305 (“the ’305 Patent”) and U.S. Patent No.