By Susan Decker, Bloomberg News
Apple Inc. and Dell Inc. found an unlikely ally when they were sued over a patent for camera technology in a courthouse that has a reputation for siding against big companies in such fights: the judge.
The Marshall, Texas, jurist not only threw out the case last month, he encouraged them to try and get compensation for their legal fees.
The Eastern District of Texas is known for quickly bringing cases to trial and rendering hefty patent awards against large technology companies. There are 94 federal districts, but Texas’s eastern, mainly in Marshall and Tyler, gets more than ...
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