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

E.D. Tex.

Smart RF Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00195 (E.D. Tex. July 2, 2026)

Granted in Part
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00195, Dkt. No. 321
Decided
July 2, 2026
Judge
Roy S. Payne, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM ORDER re 105 SEALED MOTION to Strike Portions of the Experts Reports and to Exclude Testimony of Dr. David Ricketts filed by Smart RF Inc.. (Motion(s)105 terminated)
Length
7 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Dr. David Ricketts . Dkt. No. 105. In the Motion, Plaintiff contends that t he opinions of Defendants’ Non-Infringing Alternatives Expert, Dr. Ricketts, are sufficiently unreliable and flawed to warrant exclusion under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert. Id. at 1. Having considered Plaintiff’s Motion, and for the reasons assigned below, the Motion is DENIED, except for the late-disclosed NIA’s discussed below. I.