By Scott Graham | April 20, 2021
Even $800 million might be appropriate, Irell's Morgan Chu suggested during closing arguments in the latest case brought by Fortress Investment-backed VLSI Technology. Wilmer partner William Lee said VLSI should recover nothing, and that Chu was trying to distract jurors by calling his witnesses liars.
By Scott Graham | April 20, 2021
The judge refused to let VLSI Technology admit evidence of big payouts Intel has made to settle other litigation. The decision came after Intel said it had been careful not to open the door to such evidence this time around.
By Scott Graham | April 14, 2021
Partner Sean Pak says his team trusted jurors to understand complex AI technology and took care to fully integrate local counsel into the trial over digitized key duplication.
By Scott Graham | April 13, 2021
The San Jose, California-based streaming TV company dodged a moving target on damages and emerged with a defense verdict in the third patent infringement trial before U.S. District Judge Alan Albright.
By Scott Graham | April 12, 2021
The Silicon Valley chip giant got off on the wrong foot Monday in the second of three patent infringement trials brought by VLSI Technology and Irell & Manella.
By Katheryn Tucker | April 7, 2021
"In the context of software applications, the dichotomy between patentable concrete ideas and unpatentable abstract ideas typically turns on whether the patent is directed to 'an improvement in the functioning of a computer,' which is patentable," said Judge Sean Jordan, who ruled this claim was not.
By Scott Graham | April 6, 2021
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said the Artificial Intelligence Project is raising "a fascinating argument" about who can be named as an inventor on a patent, but that it would be best addressed to Congress.
By Scott Graham | April 5, 2021
The Supreme Court's first fair use decision in more than a decade helps to clarify several enduring copyright questions regarding software use, experts say.
By Scott Graham | April 5, 2021
The Supreme Court justices rule 6-2 that Google used only the amount of Oracle code necessary to transform Java into "a highly creative and innovative tool for a smartphone environment."
By Alaina Lancaster | April 5, 2021
Gabrielle "Gaby" Higgins joined the office on Thursday as an equity partner after 30 years at IP boutique Fish & Neave, and then Ropes & Gray, after the firms merged.
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