Irell & Manella's Morgan Chu, left, and WilmerHale's William Lee, right, are litigating VLSI v. Intel before Judge Alan Albright, center. Irell and Wilmer Go Door to Door in Waco Patent Trial
Once Intel's attorneys opened the door to an expert witness' previous work with Irell & Manella, it led to fireworks over their $250 million successes and a Federal Circuit failure.
February 26, 2021 at 07:38 PM
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The following is adapted from Scott Graham's Skilled in the Art IP newsletter. This post is about VLSI Technology v. Intel, a case being tried before U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas. Fortress Investment Group-backed VLSI is seeking damages for two semiconductor-related patents that it alleges have been infringed by more than a billion Intel products. Intel says it doesn't infringe either patent, and that one of them is invalid.
Any time a witness opens a door to a subject, there's always the possibility an opponent will drive a truck through it on cross-examination or redirect. What stands out about the VLSI-Intel trial is how fast lawyers on both sides can hop in the driver's seat and run someone over.
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