Facing 'Conundrum of First Impression,' Gilstrap Rejects Apple Plea to Delay Patent Trial
Apple had argued that COVID-19 conditions in Texas generally, and Marshall particularly, made bringing people from all over the country into the courthouse unsafe. But Gilstrap said the court is taking numerous precautions as it ramps up for the country’s first patent jury trial since March, and said there’s no reason to think conditions will get any better in the near future.