D. Mass. Patent Litigation Update: September 2024

This is part of a series of articles discussing recent orders of interest issued in patent cases by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

In JT IP Holding, LLC v. Florence, No. 20-cv-10433, Judge Talwani ruled on Defendants' motion to dismiss and, in the alternative, for summary judgment of all counts and cross motions for partial summary judgment as to validity of a patent assignment.

This case revolves around a business dispute related to a dry-well device developed and patented by an individual defendant and allegedly assigned to Plaintiff JT IP Holding. Plaintiffs originally asserted three federal claims, including patent infringement, and eight state law claims. By the time the present motions were filed, all federal claims had been dismissed and only state law claims remained.