Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas granted a new trial on damages after Core Wireless (“Core”) was awarded a $3.5 million judgment against LG Electronics (“LG”) for infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,434,020 and 8,713,476. Core Wireless Licensing v. LG Electronics, No. 2:14-cv-911-JRG (E.D. Tex. Aug. 23, 2016). In granting LG’s motion under […]
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When Are Patent Claims Standard-Essential?
By Charles Bieneman on August 7, 2013 in Litigation, Patent Damages, Patent Licenses, Standard Setting Organizations
The question of whether claims from 23 different patents were “essential” to the IEEE 802.11 standard (popularly known as Wi-Fi) was presented to the court in In re Innovatio Ip Ventures, MDL Docket No. 2303, Case No. 11 C 9308 (N.D. Ill. July 26, 2013). In evaluating these claims, the court addressed a number of […]
Past Licenses for Patents-NOT-in-Suit Relevant to a Reasonable Royalty
Could Sprint, having licensed its patents in settlement of litigation, be compelled, in defending subsequent, unrelated litigation, to produce documents related to these licenses? In a word, yes. A magistrate judge granted plaintiff High Point’s motion to compel production of Sprint’s license agreements and expert reports, although denying the motion with respect to Sprint’s communications […]
Date of Assignment Limits Standing for Patent Plaintiff
A defendant was entitled to summary judgment limiting the plaintiff to damages only for infringing acts that occurred after the date of the assignment. CSB-System Int’l., Inc. v. SAP America, Inc., No. 10-2156 (E.D. Pa. April 30, 2012). The holding in this software/hardware patent case was based on the principle that, ordinarily, a plaintiff has […]