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Entered	Case	Description
02/15/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	Abstract of Judgment issued. (lkw) (Entered: 02/15/2023)
02/14/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	Request for Clerk to issue Abstract of Judgment filed by Bayer CropScience LP, Monsanto Technology LLC. (Wynton, Jasmine) (Main Document 93 replaced to flatten fields on 2/15/2023) (lkw). (Entered: 02/14/2023)
01/25/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	Report to Patent/Trademark Office of Final Order. Form AO 120 e-mailed to notice_of_suit@uspto.gov. (lkw) (Entered: 01/25/2023)
01/25/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	FINAL JUDGMENT: For the reasons set out in the Court's January 6, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 87), it is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77) is granted. The Court grants summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs as to Counts I, II, and III of their complaint (Dkt. No. 1) and against Willis's affirmative defense of invalidity (see Dkt. No. 17 at 6). Willis is hereby permanently enjoined from making, using, saving, cleaning, delinting, planting, selling, offering to sell, importing, or otherwise transferring any cottonseed or other seed containing any of Bayer's patented technologies, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,223,907, 7,381,861, and 8,420,888, without express written permission from Bayer. It is further ordered that Willis shall pay to Bayer a reasonable royalty of $19,062 per unit of infringing cottonseed sold by him, for a total of $17,327,358 in damages for 909 units. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. The clerk will prepare the final Report to the Patent/Trademark or Copyright Office. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/25/2023) (lkw) (Entered: 01/25/2023) FINAL JUDGMENT: For the reasons set out in the Court's January 6, 2023 Order (Dkt. No. 87), it is hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77) is granted. The Court grants summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs as to Counts I, II, and III of their complaint (Dkt. No. 1) and against Willis's affirmative defense of invalidity (see Dkt. No. 17 at 6). Willis is hereby permanently enjoined from making, using, saving, cleaning, delinting, planting, selling, offering to sell, importing, or otherwise transferring any cottonseed or other seed containing any of Bayer's patented technologies, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,223,907, 7,381,861, and 8,420,888, without express written permission from Bayer. It is further ordered that Willis shall pay to Bayer a reasonable royalty of $19,062 per unit of infringing cottonseed sold by him, for a total of $17,327,358 in damages for 909 units. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. The clerk will prepare the final Report to the Patent/Trademark or Copyright Office. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/25/2023) (lkw) (Entered: 01/25/2023)
01/25/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	ORDER: Before the Court is the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. No. 81. Having already granted the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, the Court ordered the plaintiffs to notify the Court whether they intended to persist in their Motion for Sanctions and, if so, to file an application for attorneys' fees. Dkt. No. 88. The plaintiffs have informed the Court that they "voluntarily withdraw [their] Motion for Sanctions, including any additional findings or recoveries sought therein." Dkt. No. 89 at 1. Therefore, the Court denies the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 81) as moot. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/25/2023) (lkw) (Entered: 01/25/2023) ORDER: Before the Court is the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. No. 81. Having already granted the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, the Court ordered the plaintiffs to notify the Court whether they intended to persist in their Motion for Sanctions and, if so, to file an application for attorneys' fees. Dkt. No. 88. The plaintiffs have informed the Court that they "voluntarily withdraw [their] Motion for Sanctions, including any additional findings or recoveries sought therein." Dkt. No. 89 at 1. Therefore, the Court denies the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 81) as moot. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/25/2023) (lkw) (Entered: 01/25/2023)
01/23/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	NOTICE in Response to the Court's Order of January 6, 2023 (ECF No. 88), Withdrawing the Motion for Sanctions re: 88 Order filed by Bayer CropScience LP, Monsanto Technology LLC (Cox, Daniel) Modified text on 1/23/2023 (bdg). (Entered: 01/23/2023)
01/06/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	ORDER: Today, the Court entered summary judgment in the plaintiffs' favor againstdefendant Teddy Willis. Dkt. No. 87 . Still outstanding is the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. No. 81 . The plaintiffs seek "reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees for time spent by Bayer's counsel uncovering, exposing, and addressing Willis's misconduct and misrepresentations to the Court and counsel throughout the case. By no later than January 23, 2023, the plaintiffs shall notify the Court whether they intend to persist in their Motion for Sanctions and, if so, file an application for fees with supporting exhibits and evidence. Willis may file a response by no later than February 6, 2023, and Bayer may reply by February 13, 2023. The Court reminds the parties that the lodestar method controls every award of attorneys' fees. After resolution of the plaintiffs' pending Motion for Sanctions, the Court will enter a final judgment. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/6/2023) (krr) (Entered: 01/06/2023) ORDER: Today, the Court entered summary judgment in the plaintiffs' favor againstdefendant Teddy Willis. Dkt. No. 87 . Still outstanding is the plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions. Dkt. No. 81 . The plaintiffs seek "reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees for time spent by Bayer's counsel uncovering, exposing, and addressing Willis's misconduct and misrepresentations to the Court and counsel throughout the case. By no later than January 23, 2023, the plaintiffs shall notify the Court whether they intend to persist in their Motion for Sanctions and, if so, file an application for fees with supporting exhibits and evidence. Willis may file a response by no later than February 6, 2023, and Bayer may reply by February 13, 2023. The Court reminds the parties that the lodestar method controls every award of attorneys' fees. After resolution of the plaintiffs' pending Motion for Sanctions, the Court will enter a final judgment. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/6/2023) (krr) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
01/06/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	ORDER: For the reasons stated in the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77 ) and brief in support (Dkt. No. 78), the Court grants summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs as to Counts I, II, and III of their complaint (Dkt. No. 1) and against Willis's affirmative defense of invalidity (see Dkt. No. 17 at 6). Accordingly, Willis shall be permanently enjoined from making, using, saving, cleaning, delinting, planting, selling, offering to sell, importing, or otherwise transferring any cottonseed or other seed containing any of Bayer's patented technologies, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,223,907, 7,381,861, and 8,420,888. It is further ordered that Willis shall pay to Bayer a reasonable royalty of $19,062 per unit of infringing cottonseed sold by him, for a total of $17,327,358 in damages for 909 units. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/6/2023) (bmh) (Entered: 01/06/2023) ORDER: For the reasons stated in the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77 ) and brief in support (Dkt. No. 78), the Court grants summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs as to Counts I, II, and III of their complaint (Dkt. No. 1) and against Willis's affirmative defense of invalidity (see Dkt. No. 17 at 6). Accordingly, Willis shall be permanently enjoined from making, using, saving, cleaning, delinting, planting, selling, offering to sell, importing, or otherwise transferring any cottonseed or other seed containing any of Bayer's patented technologies, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,223,907, 7,381,861, and 8,420,888. It is further ordered that Willis shall pay to Bayer a reasonable royalty of $19,062 per unit of infringing cottonseed sold by him, for a total of $17,327,358 in damages for 909 units. (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 1/6/2023) (bmh) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
01/06/23	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:87. Fri Jan 6 10:45:21 CST 2023 (crt) (Entered: 01/06/2023)
12/30/22	Bayer Cropscience LP v. Willis 5:21-CV-00070 ( N.D. TX )	ORDER denying as moot 85 Motion Expedited and Unopposed Motion for Status Conference. Given Willis's lack of engagement in this case, his admissions on record to each claim central to this dispute, and his statement that he does not oppose the plaintiffs' pending dispositive motions, the Court finds that no triable dispute in this case remains. It is therefore ordered that all pretrial deadlines (see Dkt No. 68) and the February 13 trial setting are cancelled. The Court will soon resolve the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77) and Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 81). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 12/30/2022) (lkw) (Entered: 12/30/2022) ORDER denying as moot 85 Motion Expedited and Unopposed Motion for Status Conference. Given Willis's lack of engagement in this case, his admissions on record to each claim central to this dispute, and his statement that he does not oppose the plaintiffs' pending dispositive motions, the Court finds that no triable dispute in this case remains. It is therefore ordered that all pretrial deadlines (see Dkt No. 68) and the February 13 trial setting are cancelled. The Court will soon resolve the plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 77) and Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. No. 81). (Ordered by Judge James Wesley Hendrix on 12/30/2022) (lkw) (Entered: 12/30/2022)