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

E.D. Tex.

NEC Corporation v. Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. et al, No. 2:24-cv-00720 (E.D. Tex. June 4, 2026)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:24-cv-00720, Dkt. No. 122
Decided
June 4, 2026
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Denying 74 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
Length
15 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c) That the Asserted Claims of the ’240, ’467, ’526, and ’814 Patents Are Patent-Ineligible Under 35 U.S.C. § 101 (the “Motion”). (Dkt. No. 74.) Having considered the Motion, all associated briefing, and the documents submitted in support thereof, the Court finds that the Motion should be DENIED. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff NEC Corporation (“NEC”) sued Defendants Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. and Anker Innovations L td.