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

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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 7,092,360

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 7,092,360 (the “Motion”), as it contains erroneous findings of fact and 

contradicts the pertinent law and procedures.1 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.”).

A. There is a Genuine Issue of Material Fact Regarding Whether 

The R&R is incorrect, as Dr. McClellan clearly 

 

1 The Court heard Defendants’ Motion on the papers, and there were no findings of fact on the 

record. 

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Therefore, Defendants’ contention that 

Dr. McClellan also identified 

Further, Dr. McClellan identified v 

Dr. McClellan explained, 

Dr. McClellan also explained

As another example, Dr. McClellan identified

Dr. McClellan also explained

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Thus, there is a material issue of fact, and Defendants’ Motion 

should have been denied.

B. There is a Genuine Dispute of Material Fact as to Whether 

The Court erroneously found that Brazos failed to show that 

However, Dr. McClellan identified

Dr. McClellan also identifies 

Thus, there is a 

material issue of fact.

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 7,092,360.

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Dated: February 13, 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

Joshua A. Whitehill (NY Bar No. 4766473)

(Admitted pro hac vice)

jwhitehill@kasowitz.com

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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 P. 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 13th day of February, 2023.

/s/ Jonathan K. Waldrop

Jonathan K. Waldrop

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