EDekka v. 3Balls.com, Inc., 2:15cv541-JRG (9/21/15) eDekka LLC has filed approximately 253 cases in the Eastern District since 2013, all involving one patent. The 2015 tranche consisted of approximately 101 cases filed just under five months ago, 84 of which were consolidated earlier this year. The first two years' cases were filed by a different attorney, with the 2015 filings by the Austin Hansley PLLC firm. Following status conference, the Judge Gilstrap set the defendants' motions to dismiss for lack of patentable subject matter under Rule 12(b)(6) for hearing. As I posted last week occurred in another case, he similarly converted the motions to summary judgment motions after noting the submission and consideration of matters outside of the pleadings. This morning the Court granted the motions in an 8 page order. As a threshold issue, Judge Gilstrap concluded that claims construction was not necessary in this case because even accepting…
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