Tidy Cats found to infringe an Oil-Dri patent, but the jury was not too enthused about damages.
This week a jury awarded Chicago-based Oil-Dri damages of $3 million after a 7-day patent infringement trial against Nestle Purina, makers of Tidy Cats cat litter. …LEARN MORE
In Comcast v. Sprint, the district court allowed Comcast’s patent damages expert to employ “forward citation analyses” in two aspects of his reasonable royalty opinions, finding that the methodology was sufficiently reliable. …LEARN MORE
In a case regarding mobile phone picture uploading, the Federal Circuit affirmed a $15 million jury verdict against Samsung despite its kitchen-sink appeals on claim construction, verdicts, and damages. Regarding damages, the appeals court concluded that Summit 6’s damages expert’s methodology was acceptable despite …LEARN MORE
In this case where Microsoft’s Xbox and Kinect sensors are accused of infringing a facial recognition patent, the Virginia court excludes some opinions regarding the use of comparable agreements, the Entire Market Value Rule, and the basis for a lump-sum royalty. Plaintiff’s expert, Walter Bratic, opined that royalty damages should be a running …LEARN MORE
In a Daubert ruling in XpertUniverse v. Cisco, the district court excluded opinions by Plaintiff’s expert that Cisco would agree to a lump sum royalty, since little or no basis was presented and his comparable licenses consisted of two licenses with running royalties of 3-5%. …LEARN MORE