Typically, after a "Markman" hearing, the successful party will file a motion for summary judgment on patent infringement and/or validity, which is granted with increasing frequency. Accordingly, the importance of the "Markman" hearing in patent litigation cases cannot be overstated.
A motion for summary judgment must be filed before the date set for trial.
Most Case Scheduling Orders have a deadline for “Dispositive Motions”
and a motion for summary judgment is a dispositive motion.
We missed the deadline for filing Dispositive Motions on December 12th.
Again, I believe we are settling or have already settled this case......the reason we requested the 30 day Stay IMO was to "hammer out the numbers." And IMO they will be a LOT higher than many here suspect.
GLTA