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

E.D. Tex.

Promote Innovation LLC v. Motorola, Inc., No. 6:10-cv-00575 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 11, 2011)

Denied
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:10-cv-00575, Dkt. No. 45
Decided
August 11, 2011
Judge
See opinion
Document
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Docket Entry
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. For the reasons stated in this Order, Setareh was the first-to-file false marking claims as to the 114 and 901 patents on various models of cable modems including, but not limited to, the MotorolaSB5100 Surfboa…
Length
9 pages

From the Opinion

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Before the Court is Daniel Setareh’s (“Setareh”) Motion to Intervene (Doc. No. 28). The matter has been fully briefed (Doc. Nos. 30, 34, 38, 41 & 42). Having considered the parties’ arguments and for the reasons set forth herein, the Court hereby DENIES Setareh’s Motion to Intervene, but finds that Setareh was the first to file as to false marking of U.S. Patents Nos. 4,653,114 (“the ‘114 patent”) and 4,613,901 (“the ‘901 patent”) on various models of Motorola cable modems, including the Motorola SB5100 Surfboard.