IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WACO DIVISION

WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a 

BRAZOS LICENSING AND 

DEVELOPMENT,

Plaintiff,

v.

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., 

DELL INC., EMC CORPORATION, 

AND VMWARE, INC.,

Defendants.

Civil Action No.: 6:20-cv-00480-ADA-DTG

Civil Action No.: 6:20-cv-00481-ADA-DTG

Civil Action No.: 6:20-cv-00486-ADA-DTG

JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTIONS TO AND APPEAL FROM MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE’S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION GRANTING IN PART 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OF 

NON-INFRINGEMENT OF U.S. PATENT 9,164,800

Plaintiff respectfully objects to and appeals Magistrate Judge Gilliland’s Report and 

Recommendation (“R&R”) granting in part Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment of NonInfringement of U.S. Patent 9,164,800 (the “Motion”), as it contains erroneous findings of fact and 

contradicts the pertinent law and procedures.

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See, e.g., Baylor Health Care Sys. v. Equitable Plan 

Servs., 955 F. Supp. 2d 678, 689 (N.D. Tex. 2013); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(a) (“The district 

judge in the case must consider timely objections and modify or set aside any part of the order that 

is clearly erroneous or is contrary to law.”).

The R&R is incorrect, as Brazos clearly showed that the 

 

1 Pursuant to the R&R, dated January 30, 2023, (Dkt. 345), the reasoning is stated on the record of 

the hearing held on January 27, 2023. This transcript is not yet available. 

Submitted herewith is the Declaration of Jonathan K. Waldrop, dated February 10, 2023 (“Waldrop 

Declaration”). “Ex.” Refers to exhibits attached to the Waldrop Declaration.

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 is a question of fact that precludes summary 

judgment, and the R&R regarding Defendants’ Motion should be vacated. Barry v. Medtronic, Inc., 

No. 1:14-cv-104, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187030, at *8 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 5, 2016); see also Tesco 

Corp. v. Weatherford Int’l, Inc., 750 F. Supp. 2d 780, 800, 810 (S.D. Tex. 2010) (denying summary 

judgment and stating: “applying the claim construction to the accused devices is a question of fact 

for the jury...to determine whether infringement has occurred.”); DSC Commc’n Corp. v. Pulse 

Commc’n, Inc., 170 F.3d 1354, 1367 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (summary judgment of noninfringement 

vacated because record presented an unresolved factual issue as to the characteristics of the accused 

product with respect to a claim limitation); Vivid Techs, Inc. v. Am. Sci. & Eng’g, Inc., 200 F.3d 

795, 811–12 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (reversing summary judgment of noninfringement because district 

court improperly resolved material factual disputes regarding the characteristics of the accused 

product).

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For these reasons, Plaintiff respectfully requests that this Court sustain Plaintiff’s objections 

and vacate Magistrate Judge Gilliland’s Report and Recommendation granting in part Defendants’ 

Motion for Summary Judgment of Non-Infringement of U.S. Patent 9,164,800.

Dated: February 10, 2023 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

By: /s/ Jonathan K. Waldrop

Jonathan K. Waldrop (CA Bar No. 297903) 

(Admitted in this District)

jwaldrop@kasowitz.com

Darcy L. Jones (CA Bar No. 309474) 

(Admitted in this District)

djones@kasowitz.com

Marcus A. Barber (CA Bar No. 307361)

(Admitted in this District)

mbarber@kasowitz.com

John W. Downing (CA Bar No. 252850) 

(Admitted in this District)

jdowning@kasowitz.com

Heather S. Kim (CA Bar No. 277686)

(Admitted in this District)

hkim@kasowitz.com

ThucMinh Nguyen (CA Bar No. 304382)

(Admitted in this District)

tnguyen@kasowitz.com

Chen Jia (CA Bar No. 281470)

(Admitted in this District)

cjia@kasowitz.com

KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP

333 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 200

Redwood Shores, California 94065

Telephone: (650) 453-5170

Facsimile: (650) 453-5171

Paul G. Williams (GA Bar No. 764925)

(Admitted in this District)

pwilliams@kasowitz.com

KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP

1230 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 2445

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

Telephone: (404) 260-6080

Facsimile: (404) 260-6081

Hershy Stern (NY Bar No. 4631024)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

hstern@kasowitz.com

Howard L. Bressler (NY Bar No. 2487379)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

hbressler@kasowitz.com

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Joshua A. Whitehill (NY Bar No. 4766473)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

jwhitehill@kasowitz.com

Julianne Laporte (NY Bar No. 5547906)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

jlaporte@kasowitz.com

Noah P. Dorman (DC Bar No. 1779821)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

ndorman@kasowitz.com

KASOWITZ BENSON TORRES LLP

1633 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: (212) 506-1700

Facsimile: (212) 506-1800

Mark D. Siegmund (TX Bar No. 24117055)

mark@swclaw.com

Craig D. Cherry (TX Bar No. 24012419)

craig@swclaw.com

Justin W. Allen (TX Bar No. 24081977)

justin@swclaw.com 

Melissa S. Ruiz (TX Bar No. 24128097)

melissa@swclaw.com

STECKLER WAYNE CHERRY & LOVE 

PLLC

8416 Old McGregor Road 

Waco, TX 76712

Telephone: (254) 651-3690

Facsimile: (254) 651-3689

Gregory Phillip Love (TX Bar No. 24013060)

greg@swclaw.com

STECKLER WAYNE CHERRY & LOVE 

PLLC

107 East Main Street

Henderson, TX 75652

Telephone: (903) 212-4444

Facsimile: (903) 392-2267

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

WSOU INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a

BRAZOS LICENSING AND

DEVELOPMENT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing instrument was served or 

delivered electronically via email to all counsel of record, on this 

/s/ Jonathan K. Waldrop

Jonathan K. Waldrop

17th day of February, 2023, via the

Court's CM/ECF System.

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