Smartflash Scores $533 Million from Apple in Patent Infringement Case
An East Texas federal jury ruled late Tuesday that Apple infringed three patents created by a Tyler-based data storage technology company and must pay $532.9 million for doing so.
East Texas Jury Awards $15.7M Against Samsung in Patent Dispute
Houston trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos convinced the jury that his client, Rembrandt Wireless, is entitled to royalties on future sales of Samsung devices that use a wireless Bluetooth technology.
Moncrief Oil Drops $1.37 Billion Case in Middle of Trial – Updated
A decade-long $1.37 billion legal battle between Moncrief Oil and Russia-based OAO Gazprom, the world’s largest extractor of natural gas, came to an abrupt end Monday when the Fort Worth oil company dismissed its trade secrets claims in the middle of a month longtrial. Gazprom's lawyers at Baker Botts say they discovered that a Moncrief executive had fabricated a key document in the case.
De Boulle Prevails in Trademark Case
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but a Dallas federal court decided last week that the precious stone could elicit quite the opposite effect between brothers trying to run their own jewelry businesses under their family name.
Morgan Lewis Prevails in Pharmaceutical Patent Case
A Houston federal judge ruled last week that Repros is the sole inventor of two patents related to Androxal, a drug that treats male hypogonadism.
Patent Cases Pour into East Texas Despite Data Showing District Not So Plaintiff-Friendly
Businesses and individuals filed 26 percent more patent infringement lawsuits in East Texas during the first six months of 2014 than they did in 2013, which was also a record year. The federal courts in the Eastern District have seen a 1,400 percent increase in new patent filings over the past decade, even as such cases have remained steady in the rest of the state. But a separate study shows that the district is in danger of losing its reputation as pro-plaintiff due to an increase in defense verdicts. This is a comprehensive update on patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.
SMU Dedman Opens Patent Law Clinic
Starting this fall, law students at SMU and other Texas schools will provide free legal services to start-up companies and individual inventors in obtaining patents and trademarks.
SCOTUS Says Abstract Ideas Not Patentable, Even with Computer Help
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling Thursday will help courts apply existing patent laws to software inventions, experts say.
Experts: ZeniMax Case Against Oculus Looks Strong
The Richardson video game maker id Software and its parent, ZeniMax Media, have laid out a detailed list of grievances in a trade secret dispute with Oculus VR, outside experts say.
10 Months In, New Trade Secret Law is ‘Important Development’
Some 10 months after a new state trade secret statute became effective, an expected surge in litigation hasn't ensued, experts say.
ZeniMax, id Sue Oculus in Trade Secret Spat
A Richardson video game maker and its corporate parent are going after a California firm that they claim hasn’t compensated them for technical know-how they provided in making a virtual reality system.
SCOTUS: Defendants in Frivolous Patent Cases Should Get Legal Fees
Justices gave wide deference to trial judges in deciding when awarding fees are appropriate.