Apple, Optis Denied Early Wins Ahead of Third Patent Trial (1)

Apple Inc. and Optis Wireless Technology LLC each failed to convince a Texas federal judge to decide the validity of a patent Apple is accused of infringing, just over a week before a jury trial is scheduled to start.

There is a genuine and material fact dispute concerning the validity of the claims at issue in US Patent No. 8,019,332, which covers a way to reduce the processing burden on a user’s wireless device, Judge Rodney Gilstrap said in a memorandum opinion issued Tuesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Neither side’s evidence unquestionably ...