Patents, Treble Damages, Willful Infringement

It’s Not Over Till It’s Over: Judge McMahon Issues Final Judgment in Favor of Geigtech After Two Bench Trials and Two Jury...

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 8/19/2025

On August 14, 2025, Judge McMahon (S.D.N.Y.) issued a Final Judgment in favor of plaintiff Geigtech East Bay LLC (“Geigtech”) in the total amount of $5,951,153.15. See Geigtech E. Bay LLC v. Lutron Elecs. Co, Case No....more

To Avoid the On-Sale Bar, Patent Applicant’s “Experimental Use” Should be Unmistakable

Sunstein LLP on 7/27/2022

A recent Federal Circuit opinion casts fresh light on two aspects of patent strategy: the experimental use exception to the on-sale bar to patent validity; and the role of a non-infringement legal opinion in defeating an...more

Patent Basics for the Aerospace Industry

Knobbe Martens on 3/2/2019

Associate Tom Cowan presented "Patent Basics for the Aerospace Industry," at the Space Foundation Space Commerce Workshop at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California. As the keynote speaker for the event, Tom...more

CalAmp Hit with Treble Damages for Willful Infringement of a Patent Assertion Entity’s Portfolio of Auto Tracking Patents

Knobbe Martens on 8/7/2017

Patent Judgments & Awards - In a final judgment dated July 19, 2017, a Florida federal court awarded treble damages to Omega Patents, a non-practicing patent licensing entity, for the infringement of five patents directed...more

Opinions of Counsel Should Be Rendered Timely, and Evidence of Opinions of Counsel Should Be Credible

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/18/2017

Omega Patents, LLC (“Omega”) sued CalAmp Corp. (“CalAmp”) for patent infringement in the Middle District of Florida. The jury returned a verdict for Omega, finding all of the asserted claims valid and infringed. On April 5,...more

Are Patent Opinions Again Necessary?

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/23/2016

Patent opinions are no longer necessary to avoid an inference at trial that the opinion would have been unfavorable, but, in view of the recent Supreme Court decisions in Halo and Octane Fitness they may be advisable upon...more

Supreme Court Reverses Heightened Standard to Treble Damages in Patent Cases

Carlton Fields on 6/15/2016

In a decision where numerous amici warned a that reversal would only embolden patent trolls if the Supreme Court lessened the burden to impose treble damages under § 284 of the Patent Act, the Supreme Court did just that....more

Supreme Court to Review Federal Circuit Standard for Treble Damage Awards Under § 284 - Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse...

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/5/2015

Taking its first IP cases of the current session, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two § 284 enhanced fee award patent cases: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc., S.Ct. No. 14-1513 (Oct. 19, 2015) and...more

SCOTUS to Hear a Duo on Willful Patent Infringement

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 10/21/2015

On Monday, October 19, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear two patent infringement cases on the issue of willfulness. The first case is Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer Inc. and the second one is Halo Elecs., Inc....more

Magistrate Gorenstein recommends changing trebled damages to defaulting defendant, but no attorney’s fees.

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/21/2014

Keystone Global LLC v. Auto Essentials Inc., et al. Case Number: 1:12-cv-09077-DLC-GWG - Keystone alleged that Decor Essentials infringed two patents, U.S. Patents Nos. 7,866,715 (“Protective vehicle cover”) and...more

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