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

E.D. Tex.

Signode Industrial Group LLC v. Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:24-cv-00080 (E.D. Tex. July 25, 2024)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00080, Dkt. No. 39
Decided
July 25, 2024
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER re 22 MOTION Partial Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) filed by Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd., Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc. d/b/a Samuel Packaging Systems Group and Samuel Strapping Systems. (Motion(s)22 ter…
Length
9 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants Samuel, Son & Co., Ltd.’s and Samuel, Son & Co. (USA) Inc.’s (collectively, “Defendants” or “Samuel” ) Partial Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 22.) In the Motion, Defendants request “an order dismissing the pre-suit willfulness allegations in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint.” ( Id. at 1.) For the following reasons, the Court finds that the Motion should be GRANTED. I.