Busy IP Judge Albright Holds First Patent Trial: Takeaways (2)

None of the patent cases in front of U.S. District Judge Alan Albright had gone to trial. Until now.

MV3 Partners LLC and Roku Inc. kicked off a jury trial last week in Albright’s courtroom in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Waco. The case centered on allegations that Roku’s streaming media players and smart TVs infringe MV3’s patented mobile streaming technology.

Jurors returned a verdict Wednesday that cleared Roku of infringement.

The patent trial, Albright’s first as a judge, has been the subject of keen interest from intellectual property attorneys. They were curious to ...