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Google LLC scored a win in its fight with Israeli company Spring Ventures Ltd. over the technology behind the search giant’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature, when the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Tuesday said Spring Ventures’ patent for web searches without exact site addresses is invalid due to obviousness… Read this piece in its entirety
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A jury verdict that awarded $145 million to licensing firm WiLAN Inc. after its victory in a patent dispute with Apple Inc. was slashed to $10 million Thursday by a California federal judge, who questioned WiLAN’s methodology for calculating damages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Apple Inc. lost a bid to claw back documents it said were mistakenly disclosed during the discovery phase of a patent suit against competitor Qualcomm Inc., when a California federal judge upheld a magistrate’s earlier ruling that the company had waived its right to keep the documents private… Read this piece in its entirety at
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Briggs & Stratton Corp. will have to pay lawn mower-maker Exmark $14.4 million in damages after a retrial in which a Nebraska federal jury on Monday cut back a previous award of $24 million, though a finding of willful infringement could mean Briggs & Stratton will end up paying more… Read this piece in its
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Cybersecurity company Finjan Inc. lost a bid to prove malware detection products sold by competitor Juniper Networks Inc. had infringed Finjan’s patent, when a California federal jury on Friday returned a verdict in Juniper’s favor… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 