Last Thursday, Eastern District of Texas Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne heard arguments from plaintiff Headwater Research LLC and defendant Samsung concerning cross-motions for summary judgment regarding whether Headwater has standing to sue over the patents asserted in the case. Samsung contends that Qualcomm is at least a coowner of those asserted patents. The court also heard argument concerning Samsung’s motion to sanction Headwater for failure to preserve source code at the heart of the copying claims in the case. Jury selection is set for August 5, 2024 in this, the first suit in Headwater’s campaign, which has also seen complaints filed against wireless carriers AT&T (AT&T Mobility), Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile), and Verizon (Verizon Wireless), as well as against Lenovo (Motorola Mobility).