Federal Judiciary

Beaumont jury finds patent not infringed and invalid

By Michael C. Smith

Beaumont magistrate judge Keith Giblin was late - very late - for the Eastern District judges' meeting yesterday afternoon, but with good reason.  Judge Giblin just tried to a jury verdict his first patent case, with the jury returning a verdict yesterday afternoon of both noninfringement and patent invalidity.  Reports are that the case was well-tried on both sides, and that the attorneys threw pretty much everything but the kitchen sink at the judge during the trial.
Judge and jury are reportedly resting comfortably today.

Full post as published by Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice on January 30, 2009 (boomark / email).