2017
Patent News Grab–Bag
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsSome news of note for this Valentine’s Day week: N.D. Cal. Orders Early Damages Disclosures: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has amended its local patent rules to require the parties to (1) provide the court with a good–faith (non–binding) estimate of the damages range expected for the case at the...
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District of Maine Stays Patent Case Pending Appeal of Reexam Result
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsIn a case closer to home, U.S. District Judge Jon Levy has granted a motion filed by Microsoft to stay a patent infringement lawsuit filed against it by SurfCast, Inc., in which SurfCast has accused Microsoft’s Windows 8 tiles of patent infringement. (Full disclosure: we are co–counsel for Microsoft in the case.) As many patent...
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Acacia Subsidiary Hit For $1.4 Million in Attorneys’ Fees
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsA Delaware federal court has awarded just under $1.4 million in attorneys’ fees to NetApp, Inc., in a patent lawsuit filed by Summit Data Systems. (Hat Tip: the invaluable Docket Navigator) In a recently unsealed order, the court found Summit’s pursuit of its claim against NetApp to be “exceptional” under the rule announced by the...
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