Samsung Loses Bid to Delay Texas Patent Trial for ITC Review

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd can’t delay a Texas patent infringement trial against AGIS Software Development LLC until the US International Trade Commission concludes its investigation in a related case, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Samsung suggested a pause could conserve legal resources because the ITC investigation might resolve an infringement dispute that involves the same four patents and same products AGIS has challenged in a companion case in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

AGIS disagreed, noting the ITC’s probe is focused on Google applications that aren’t at stake in the Texas case and includes a ...