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

E.D. Tex.

EireOg Innovations Ltd. v. Cisco Systems Inc., No. 2:24-cv-00224 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 6, 2026)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00224, Dkt. No. 439
Decided
April 6, 2026
Judge
Roy S. Payne, M.J.
Document
Memorandum Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM ORDER re 193 SEALED MOTION to Exclude Certain Opinions of Dr. John Black and to Strike Portions of His Expert Report filed by EireOg Innovations Ltd.. (Motion(s)193 terminated)
Length
6 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Plaintiff EireOg Innovations LTD ’s (“EireOg”) Motion to Exclude Certain Opinions of Dr. Black and to Strike Portions of His Expert Report. Dkt. No. 193. In the Motion, Plaintiff seeks to exclude portions of Dr. John Black’s expert report, because his written description invalidity theories and his non- infringement “practicing the prior art” opinions misapply the law. Having considered the Motion, and for the reasons discussed below, the Motion is DENIED. I.