WilmerHale Scores Four Victories in One Week at Federal Circuit
TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Communications Corp. – January 31 – Obtained for TiVo a favorable decision in which the Federal Circuit affirmed a jury verdict finding that EchoStar infringed a TiVo patent directed to digital video recorder (“DVR”) technology, a damages award of $74 million, and a permanent injunction. WilmerHale legal team: Seth Waxman, Edward DuMont
Monsanto Co. v. David – February 5 – Gained for Monsanto a favorable decision in which the Federal Circuit affirmed a judgment that defendant Loren David infringed Monsanto’s patents on Roundup Ready biotechnology, affirmed an award of $720,000 for enhanced damages and attorney fees, and remanded for calculation of a reasonable royalty. WilmerHale legal team: Seth Waxman, Paul Wolfson
Prism Technologies LLC v. Verisign, Inc., RSA Security, Inc., Netegrity, Inc., Computer Associates International, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. – February 6 – Represented RSA Security (a division of EMC Corporation) in a multi-defendant action in which the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed a judgment of noninfringement with respect to a patent directed to a security system for computer networks. WilmerHale legal team: William Lee, David Bassett, Mark Selwyn, Greg Teran, Donald Steinberg
Ampex Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co. – February 7 – Obtained for Eastman Kodak and Altek a favorable decision in which the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed a summary judgment of noninfringement in a case involving a patent directed to video still store technology. WilmerHale legal team: William Lee, Donald Steinberg, Michael Summersgill, S. Calvin Walden