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

E.D. Tex.

Lemko Corporation v. AT&T Inc. et al, No. 2:25-cv-00305 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 6, 2026)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division
Case No.
No. 2:25-cv-00305, Dkt. No. 79
Decided
March 6, 2026
Judge
Rodney Gilstrap, J.
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying 33 Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of Texas
Length
4 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is the Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of Texas (the “Motion”) filed by Defendants AT&T Enterprises LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Mobility LLC II, and AT&T Services, Inc. (the “Defendants”). (Dkt. No. 33). In the Motion, Defendants move to transfer the above -captioned case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the “NDTX”) pursuant to the first -to-file rule. ( Id. at 1). Specifically, Defendants assert that this case substantially overlaps with the earlier -filed Lemko Corp. v.