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T-Rex Property AB v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., No. 6:16-cv-01029 (E.D. Tex. Sept. 22, 2017)

Adopted in Part Report and recommendation adopted with modification
Court
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division
Case No.
No. 6:16-cv-01029, Dkt. No. 45
Decided
September 22, 2017
Judge
Robert W. Schroeder, III, J. — Texarkana
Document
Report and Recommendation
Docket Entry
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 44 Report and Recommendations. The Court therefore ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge as those of the Court. It is ORDERED that Defendant AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc…
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

TYLER DIVISION

T-REX PROPERTY AB, §

§

v. §

§ Case No. 6:16-cv-927-RWS-KNM REGAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP. § Lead Case

§

T-REX PROPERTY AB, §

§

v. §

§

CLEAR CHANNNEL OUTDOOR §

HOLDINGS, INC; CLEAR TV MEDIA § Case No. 6:16-cv-974-RWS-KNM USA, INC.; AND MONSTER VISION, §

LLC D/B/A/ MONSTER MEDIA. §

T-REX PROPERTY AB, §

§

v. §

§ Case No. 6:16-cv-1029-RWS-KNM AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, §

INC. §

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, which contains her findings, conclusions and recommendations regarding Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss in each of the above-captioned cases, has been presented for consideration. The Report and Recommendation (Case No. 6:16-CV-927 at Docket No. 83), filed on August 31, 2017, recommended that Defendant AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss (Case No. 6:16-CV-1029 at Docket No. 30) be granted-in-part and denied-in-part. It also recommended that Defendants Regal Entertainment2 Group’s and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.’s Motions to Dismiss (Case No. 6:16-CV-927 at Docket No. 43; Case No. 6:16-CV-974 at Docket No. 11) be denied. Neither party filed written objections.

The motions to dismiss regarding 35 U.S.C. § 101 were appropriately denied. Case No. 6:16-CV-927, Docket No. 83 at 14. Regarding 35 U.S.C. § 284, Plaintiff raised a plausible inference that Defendant Regal engaged in willful infringement. As to Defendant AMC, the Magistrate Judge appropriately granted Plaintiff leave to amend its Complaint. Case No. 6:16-. CV-927, Docket No. 83 at 19. The Court therefore ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge as those of the Court. In light of the foregoing, it is

ORDERED that Defendant AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss (Case No. 6:16-CV-1029 at Docket No. 30) is GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART.

It is further ORDERED that Defendants Regal Entertainment Group’s and Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.’s Motions to Dismiss (Case No. 6:16-CV-927 at Docket No. 43; Case No. 6:16-CV-974 at Docket No. 11) are DENIED.

SIGNED this 22nd day of September, 2017.

ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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