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., AND VMWARE, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 6:20-cv-00480-ADA-DTG

Case No. 6:20-cv-00481-ADA-DTG

Case No. 6:20-cv-00486-ADA-DTG

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF APPEAL

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1295, Fed. R. App. P. 3 and 4, and Fed. Cir. R. 3 and 4, Plaintiff 

WSOU Investments, LLC d/b/a Brazos Licensing and Development (“Plaintiff”) hereby

respectfully appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from the District 

Court’s February 23, 2023 oral order granting Defendants Dell Technologies Inc., Dell Inc., EMC 

Corporation, and VMware, Inc.’s (collectively, “Defendants”) oral motion for judgment as a matter 

of law under Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(a) with respect to no infringement of claim 13 of U.S. Patent No.

7,539,133 (“the ’133 patent”) in the above-captioned cases (Exhibit 1, Trial Transcript Day 3, at 

679:24-684:13 (oral motion) and 722:10-20 (oral order); Exhibit 2, D.I. 3931, Minute Entry), as 

well as from any and all underlying or related Orders, Opinions, Decisions, and Rulings. In addition, 

Plaintiff appeals and/or reserves the right to appeal any and all adverse Orders, Opinions, Decisions, 

 

1 All “D.I. ___” citations refer to Case No. 6:20-cv-00480-ADA-DTG unless otherwise noted.

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or Rulings to the extent any of them have been granted orally but are not yet final, including but 

not limited to:

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ Motion for Judgment as a Matter 

of Law Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) for no infringement of claim 13 of

the ’133 patent, no damages, no standing, and ineligibility of the ’133 patent under 

35 U.S.C. § 101 (D.I. 391);

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Certain 

Portions of Roy Weinstein’s Expert Report (D.I. 246 (motion); D.I. 346 (Report and 

Recommendations; Exhibit 3, Trial Transcript Day 1, at 20:4-10 (oral order overruling 

all objections to Report and Recommendations));

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment 

of Non-Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 9,164,800 (“the ’800 patent”) (Case No. 6:20-

cv-00481, D.I. 244 (motion); D.I. 345 (Report and Recommendations; Exhibit 3, Trial 

Transcript Day 1, at 20:4-10 (oral order overruling all objections to Report and 

Recommendations));

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ Motion to Strike Previously 

Undisclosed Theories of Dr. Stan McClellan, Ph.D. Concerning Infringement of U.S. 

Patent No. 9,164,800 (Case No. 6:20-cv-00481-ADA-DTG, D.I. 242 (motion); D.I. 345 

(Report and Recommendations); Exhibit 3, Trial Transcript Day 1, at 20:4-10 (oral order 

overruling all objections to Report and Recommendations)); 

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ oral Rule 56 motion for 

summary judgment and oral Rule 50 judgment as a matter of law of no infringement and 

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no damages for the ’800 patent (Exhibit 3, Trial Transcript Day 1, at 127:16-133:22 

(oral motions and oral order);

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment 

of Non-Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,092,360 (“the ’360 patent”) (Case No. 6:20-

cv-00486, D.I. 247 (motion); D.I. 345 (Report and Recommendations); Exhibit 3, Trial 

Transcript Day 1, at 20:4-10 (oral order overruling all objections to Report and 

Recommendations)); and

• The District Court’s forthcoming order on Defendants’ oral Rule 56 motion for 

summary judgment and oral Rule 50 judgment as a matter of law of no infringement and 

no damages for the ’360 patent (Exhibit 3, Trial Transcript Day 1, at 127:16-133:22 

(oral motions and oral order).

Dated: March 24, 2023 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

/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

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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

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)

msiegmund@cjsjlaw.com

Craig D. Cherry (TX Bar No. 24012419)

ccherry@cjsjlaw.com

Gregory P. Love (TX Bar No. 24013060)

glove@cjsjlaw.com

Justin W. Allen (TX Bar No. 24081977)

justin@cjsjlaw.com

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Melissa S. Ruiz (TX Bar No. 24128097)

mruiz@cjsjlaw.com

CHERRY JOHNSON SIEGMUND 

JAMES PLLC

The Roosevelt Tower

400 Austin Avenue, 9th Floor

Waco, Texas 76701

Telephone: (254) 732-2242

Scott R. Maynard (CA Bar No. 224932)

scottm@rade.solutions

RADE, LLC

30 N. Gould Street, Suite 2767

Sheridan, WY 82801

Telephone: (949) 885-6084

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 to all counsel of record, on this 24th day of March, 2023, via the Court’s 

CM/ECF System.

/s/ Jonathan K. Waldrop

Jonathan K. Waldrop

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