AT&T settles US wireless patent case before trial
By Blake Brittain
Aug 12 (Reuters) - AT&T T.N and patent owner Headwater Research told a Texas federal court on Tuesday that they have settled Headwater's lawsuit accusing the telecom giant of violating its rights in wireless communications technology.
The companies asked the court to pause the case in light of the settlement before a trial that was set to begin on Thursday, according to an entry on the court's docket. Spokespeople for AT&T and attorneys for Headwater did not immediately respond to requests for comment and more information.
Tyler, Texas-based Headwater was founded by scientist and inventor Gregory Raleigh. His company won a $279 million jury verdict against Samsung and a $175 million verdict against Verizon in separate cases over wireless technology in the same Marshall, Texas, court earlier this year.
Headwater sued AT&T in 2023, alleging its cellular networks and devices using AT&T technology infringed patents related to reducing data usage and network congestion. The lawsuit said that AT&T copied Headwater's inventions after Raleigh met with AT&T employees in 2009.
AT&T denied the allegations and argued that the patents were invalid.
The case is Headwater Research LLC v. AT&T Inc, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, No. 2:23-cv-00397.
For Headwater: Marc Fenster, Reza Mirzaie, Brian Ledahl, Ben Wang and Paul Kroeger of Russ August & Kabat
For AT&T: Nick Mathews, Kevin Hess and James Quigley of McKool Smith
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