Massachusetts Judge Rules that Cisco Must Face Network Patent Lawsuit
shot by IP News Shots / 6:38 pm on 25 June, 2021
As per a Massachusetts federal judge, Cisco Systems Inc. will have to face allegations that it infringed a virtual computer networks patent, although Egenera Inc. was responsible for some “sketchy” conduct during a trial. Cisco had stated that Egenera was guilty of “egregious” litigation misconduct as paid consultants falsely testified about the inventorship of the patent, thereby downplaying the contributions of an ex-Egenera employee.
Industry: Hardware & Equipment
Read more at Bloomberg Law
AsusTek Charged with Patent Infringement by a Texas Jury
shot by IP News Shots / 6:54 pm on 25 May, 2021
The jury at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has charged AsusTek Computer Inc. with patent infringement ruling in favour of plaintiff Lone Star Technological Innovations LLC. The jury asserted that AsusTek infringed upon Lone Star’s colour-control technology patent with its use in their computer monitors and projectors and penalized it with $825,000 in damages. The jury also refused to accept Asus’ patent invalidity arguments.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1387634/texas-jury-says-asus-infringed-video-color-control-patent
Industry: Consumer Electronics, Hardware & Equipment
PTAB to Review Cirba IP’s Patent on Challenge by VMware
shot by IP News Shots / 10:32 am on 12 May, 2021
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has agreed to review a patent challenged by VMware Inc. belonging to Cirba IP Inc., a unit of Cirba Inc. doing business as Densify. The board has decided to reinstate an inter partes review of the computer compatibility patent, which has been claimed as invalid by VMware.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/delaware/articles/1382948/ptab-will-review-densify-unit-s-computer-compatibility-ip
Industry: Hardware & Equipment, IT Services
Judge Admits Error, Allows New Trial in Pass & Seymour vs. Leviton Patent Licensing Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 6:43 pm on 28 April, 2021
The judge at the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York admitted to having made an error in a contract and patent licensing case, and hence allowed a new trial. The dispute between Pass & Seymour Inc. and Leviton Manufacturing Co. had ended in a loss for the latter. However, after a year, the judge accepted that his error in denying the presentation of some evidence was unjust. The contract and patent dispute was related to a ground-fault circuit interrupter.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1379425/leviton-gets-new-patent-trial-after-judge-cops-to-error
Industry: Electrical Equipment, Hardware & Equipment
US Government Ordered to Pay Costs in Patent Dispute
shot by IP News Shots / 5:17 pm on 23 April, 2021
The US Government has been ordered to pay costs to Science Applications International Corp. by the US Court of Federal Claims. The government was penalized for delay in presenting its invalidity arguments for patents belonging to the company. The government was not able to provide a justification about why it did not disclose its theory that many phrases in the patents were indefinite before the deadline ordered by the court.
Read More at: https://www.law360.com/aerospace/articles/1377967/tech-co-gets-costs-for-tardy-gov-t-action-in-patent-dispute
Industry: Hardware & Equipment
US ITC Judge Rules Google Nest and Others Don’t Violate EcoFactor’s Patent Rights
shot by IP News Shots / 6:05 pm on 21 April, 2021
A judge of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has stated that Google Nest, Alarm.com and several other manufacturers of smart thermostats do not violate the patent rights belonging to EcoFactor. Other details of the judge’s findings, however, have not been divulged in the notice published on the agency’s website.
Read more at: https://news.bloombergtax.com/international-trade/google-alarm-com-win-first-round-in-spat-over-smart-thermostats
Industry: Hardware & Equipment, HVAC