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WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC. v. HP INC.; WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC. v. ASKEY COMPUTER CORP., ASKEY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

Case No. 2:24-cv-00752-JRG-RSP; Case No. 2:24-cv-00753-JRG-RSP

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION

November 20, 2024

ORDER

Before the Court is Plaintiff Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc.'s Unopposed Motion to Consolidate. Dkt. No. 21. After consideration of the Motion, the Court is of the opinion that it should be and hereby is GRANTED.

It is therefore ORDERED that Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology Inc. v. Askey Computer Corp., et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-00753- JRG-RSP (the "Askey -753 Case") be CONSOLIDATED for all pretrial issues with Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology, Inc. v. HP Inc., Case No. 2:24-cv-00752-JRG-RSP (the "Lead Case"). All parties are instructed to file any future filings in the Lead Case. Individual cases remain active for trial.

Additional counsel for Defendants, Askey Computer Corp. and Askey International Corp., may file a Notice of Appearance in the Lead Case if they wish to continue as counsel of record in the lead consolidated action. Counsel who have appeared pro hac vice in the Askey -753 Case may file a Notice of Appearance in the Lead Case without filing an additional application to appear pro hac vice in the Lead Case. Counsel who have not appeared in the Askey -753 Case at this point should file a Notice of Appearance only in the Lead Case.

The Parties to the Askey -753 Member Case shall comply with Local Patent Rules 3-1 through 3-4 according to the deadlines in the Court's Order extending the deadlines to exchange infringement and invalidity contentions. Wilus Institute of Standards and Technology, Inc. v. HP Inc., Case No. 2:24-cv-00752-JRG- RSP, Dkt. No. 20. The Member case shall be governed by all forthcoming Orders, including the DCO, in the Lead Case.

SIGNED this 20th day of November, 2024.

ROY S. PAYNE

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE