Category: Patent Damages
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Texas jury finds SAP infringed Cyandia patents, sets stage for post-verdict fights over $17M-51M+ damages and injunction
A Marshall, Texas jury found that SAP willfully infringed two Cyandia patents covering channel grid technology and awarded a running royalty for past damages.
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“Pickleball Patent Wars”: JOOLA launches paddle patent infringement campaign against 11 rivals in ITC, district courts
The pickleball brand is seeking U.S. import bans, as well as damages in parallel district court actions, against 11 competitors, for allegedly copying its patented padel core technology.
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Optis asks Judge Gilstrap for re-re-retrial against Apple — preferably with JMOL on infringement — after recent adverse verdict
Optis is trying a new tack as its looks to revive its damages claim against Apple.
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Delhi High Court orders Rosenberger to pay $17.7 million in damages, upholds rival antenna patent
Delhi High Court has awarded Canadian antenna maker CCA $17.7 million in a patent infringement suit against German antenna maker Rosenberger on the 13th anniversary of the Novartis ruling. The decision sets comparable royalties as the standard for damages and employed live transcription for the first time in an Indian patent trial.
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GlobalFoundries hits Tower Semiconductor with multi-patent suits in Texas and ITC, targets RF and power chip technologies
GlobalFoundries has filed two lawsuits in Texas and a parallel ITC complaint against Tower Semiconductor, targeting RF and power chip technologies. The multi-front strategy could increase pressure through damages claims and a potential U.S. import ban.
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UPC starts development of case law on damages causation and quantification, applying German as well as alternatively EU/UPC statutes
In an outlier case where the UPC was asked to determine damages based on a German merits ruling, the panel was unconvinced of any damages being attributable to the defendant’s infringement as opposed to other causes.
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After 15 years, Nintendo wins damages award in Mannheim game controller case based on lost profits theory with interest; no deductions for overhead or third-party sales
The amount of close to €7M (including interest) is less interesting than the legal basis on which the court arrived at it.
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Japan’s Nippon Shinyaku vows to fight on in U.S. drug dispute against Sarepta Therapeutics, despite heavy $115 million blow
The Japanese pharma company initiated the drug patent litigation in 2021, but the case eventually boomeranged and a District of Delaware verdict last week ultimately handed Sarepta the win.
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Patent license negotiators get valuable guidance from Federal Circuit in $20M Google thermostat decision on how to prepare for future trials
In EcoFactor v. Google, the Federal Circuit upheld all three decisions challenged by Google (concerning validity, infringement and, which is discussed in most detail, damages).