IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
MARSHALL DIVISION
SEMCON IP INC., §
§ Plaintiff, § Case No. 2:16-cv-00437-JRG-RSP (Lead) § v. § Case No. 2:16-cv-00439-JRG-RSP (Member) § STMICROELECTRONICS INC., §
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V., §
§ Defendants. §
ORDER
Before the Court is Magistrate Judge Payne’s recommendation to deny Semcon’s motion for summary judgment that the ’627 patent is not invalid in view of the Hitachi SH-4 reference. Dkt. No. 567. For dispositive matters referred to a magistrate judge, the district court must “determine de novo any part of the magistrate judge’s disposition that has been properly objected to.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). “The district judge may accept, reject, or modify the recommend disposition.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b)(3); 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C). Having considered the recommendation de novo, and having reviewed Semcon’s objections thereto, the Court finds no reason to reject or modify the recommended disposition.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
(1) Semcon’s objections, Dkt. No. 632, are OVERRULED. (2) The Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation, Dkt. No. 567, is ADOPTED. (3) Semcon’s motion for partial summary judgment, Dkt. No. 301, is DENIED.