Gilstrap Won't Pause Patent Case, But Hints At Delaying Trial

By Editorial Team

U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap has denied a request from Apple to pause a patent infringement case brought by Optis Cellular Technology LLC. The request was to wait for the outcome of a case between the same parties in the U.K. However, Judge Gilstrap has set a briefing schedule that suggests the Jan. 9 trial date could be pushed back.

Apple had sought a pause in the proceedings to see how a case in the U.K. would unfold before proceeding with the trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The patents in question include:

• 8,411,557 - Mobile station apparatus and random access method
• 8,019,332 - Method for transmitting and receiving control information through PDCCH
• 8,102,833 - Method for transmitting uplink signals
• 8,385,284 - Control channel signaling using a common signaling field for transport format and redundancy version
• 9,001,774 - System and method for channel estimation in a delay diversity wireless communication system

While Judge Gilstrap has refused to pause the case, his decision to set a new briefing schedule indicates a potential delay in the trial date. The law firms involved in the case include Gillam Smith, Gray Reed, Irell & Manella, McKool Smith, and WilmerHale representing the parties.