Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation v. Toshiba America Information..., No. 6:06-cv-00550 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 23, 2008)

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This order concerns five separate cases all involving U.S. Patent No. 5,487,069 (“the ‘069 patent”) that are curr ently pending befor e th e Court. After considering the par ties’ written submissions and oral arguments, the Court ORDERS that cause numbers 6:06-cv-551(Intel), 6:06- cv-549(Microsoft), 6:06-cv-550(Toshiba), and 6:06-cv-324(Buffalo) be consolidated for trial on April 13, 2009 for the issues of infringement, invalidity, willfulness, and all other de fenses.