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

E.D. Tex.

Intellectual Ventures I LLC et al v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 4:24-cv-00980 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 19, 2026)

Claims Construed
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division
Case No.
No. 4:24-cv-00980, Dkt. No. 127
Decided
February 19, 2026
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. The Court adopts the constructions in this Order for the disputed terms of the Asserted Patents
Length
46 pages

From the Opinion

The passage below is extracted verbatim from the opening of the document. It has not been editorially summarized — consult the full opinion for the court's complete reasoning.

On January 22, 2026, the Court held a hearing to determine the proper construction of the disputed claim terms in U.S. Patent No. 8,332,844 (the “’844 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 8,407,722 (the “’722 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,949,785 (the “’785 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,324,469 (the “’469 Patent”), U.S. Patent No. 7,257,582 (the “’ 582 Patent”) (collectively, the “Asserted Patents”). Having reviewed the ar guments made by the parties at the hearing and in their claim construction briefing (Dkt. Nos.