Liability reversed, mooting issues of damages, willfulness, and attorney fees

Cobalt Boats v. Brunswick is a nonprecedential case decided on May 31, 2019 on appeal from the Eastern District of Virginia. At trial, the jury defendant Brunswick willfully infringed, leading to a royalty award of $2,690,000. After trial, the district court enhanced the damages by a factor of 1.5 and awarded damages …

A patent litigation remedies profile of the Northern District of California

This post will organize various patent litigation decisions from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (N.D. Cal.). The focus will be on patent infringement remedies, particularly damages and injunctions.   Local Patent Rules   Patent Jury Verdicts: Below are the patent jury verdicts from the …

A patent litigation remedies profile of the Eastern District of Texas

This post will organize various patent litigation decisions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tex.). The focus will be on patent infringement remedies, particularly damages and injunctions.   Local Patent Rules   Patent Jury Verdicts: Below are the patent jury verdicts from the Eastern …

Liability as to one claim does not support general damages, willfulness finding, enhancement, or attorney fees

Omega Patents v. CalAmp was decided on April 8, 2019 on appeal from the Northern District of Florida. After the jury awarded plaintiff Omega approximately $2.98 million in compensatory damages, the district court trebled damages for willful infringement, awarded attorney’s fees to Omega, awarded damages for sales made subsequent to the jury verdict, …

A patent remedies case study on Saffran v. Johnson & Johnson

This post will track the issued remedies in the patent dispute between Bruce Saffran, M.D., Ph.D., and Boston Scientific Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, Cordis, and Abbott Laboratories. The lawsuits are Saffran v. Boston Scientific, Saffran v. Johnson & Johnson, et. al., and Saffran v. Abbott Laboratories. Each lawsuit relates to …

Willfulness and enhancement vacated, but exceptionality finding affirmed

This opinion was superseded.  SRI International v. Cisco was decided on March 20, 2019 on appeal from the District of Delaware. The district court denied defendant Cisco’s motion for summary judgment of patent ineligibility and anticipation. At trial, the jury found willful infringement, and awarded plaintiff SRI a 3.5% reasonable royalty rate …

A patent litigation remedies profile of the District of Delaware

This post will organize various patent litigation decisions from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (D. Del.). The focus will be on patent infringement remedies, particularly damages and injunctions.   Patent Jury Verdicts: Below are the patent jury verdicts from the District of Delaware between 2015 …

A patent remedies case study on Bard v. Gore

This post will track the issued remedies in the patent dispute between Bard Peripheral Vascular and WL Gore & Associates. The post will not cover patent invalidity decisions from the USPTO or the district court. The dispute started in 2003 with a complaint by Bard against Gore in the District of Arizona and ended …

A patent remedies case study on Apple v. Samsung

This post will track the issued remedies in the patent dispute between Apple and Samsung. The post will not cover patent invalidity decisions from the USPTO or the district court. The dispute started on April 15, 2011, with a complaint by Apple against Samsung in the Northern District of California, …

Enhancement vacated because district court did not sufficiently consider the closeness of the case

Polara v. Campbell was decided on July 10, 2018 on appeal from the Central District of California. The jury entered a verdict that the asserted claims were not invalid and that defendant Campbell willfully infringed the claims. After trial, the district court enhanced damages by 2.5, denied Campbell’s motion for JMOL …