AT&T Settles Headwater Research Patent Suit Over Wireless Tech

Aug. 12, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC

AT&T Inc. units and Headwater Research LLC settled a lawsuit accusing the carrier of infringing patents covering wireless communications technology.

The parties reached an agreement in principle days before a jury trial was set to begin, according to a Tuesday motion to pause the lawsuit. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the stay the same day.

The settlement comes one day after Judge Rodney Gilstrap denied the parties’ joint request to delay the trial due to witness availability conflicts.

Headwater sued AT&T Inc. and multiple subsidiaries in September 2023. Headwater moved to disqualify McKool Smith ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.