Texas Instruments Incorporated v Network System Technologies LLC

Texas Instruments Incorporated v Network System Technologies LLC

Unless the defendant adequately addresses the identified defect in the undertakings—specifically, the failure to preclude assertion of the UK designation against products containing TI's ICs regardless of their manufacturing or importation route—a case for expedition is made out and the trial will be expedited to September. If the undertakings are improved to cover this gap, expedition is not justified.

Parties
Claimant: Texas Instruments Incorporated; Defendant: Network System Technologies LLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
13 June 2024
Procedural Posture
Patent Revocation / Application for Expedited Trial
Outcome
conditional order for expedition
Legal Topics
Expedited Trial, Undertakings, Parallel Proceedings, Commercial Certainty
Intellectual Property Patents Expedited Trial Undertakings Parallel Proceedings Commercial Certainty

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Parties

Texas Instruments Incorporated

Claimant

Network System Technologies LLC

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Patent Revocation / Application for Expedited Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether an expedited trial should be ordered for the revocation of the '683 patent
  2. 2 Whether the undertakings offered by the defendant sufficiently address the claimant's concerns about assertion of UK patent designations

Ratio Decidendi

Unless the defendant adequately addresses the identified defect in the undertakings—specifically, the failure to preclude assertion of the UK designation against products containing TI's ICs regardless of their manufacturing or importation route—a case for expedition is made out and the trial will be expedited to September. If the undertakings are improved to cover this gap, expedition is not justified.

Court Disposition

conditional order for expedition

Orders

  • Unless the defendant adequately addresses the defect in the undertakings within two days, the trial will be expedited to be heard in September.
  • The order on this application will not be sealed for two days to allow the parties to address the issue.