A $1.1 billion jury verdict against Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. spotlights a potential litigation pitfall for companies accused of patent infringement.
A federal judge in California blocked the companies’ arguments that claims in CalTech’s Wi-Fi technology patents were obvious, after Apple lost an administrative challenge at a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal.
The ban may have been a factor in the size of CalTech’s award in the Jan. 29 verdict. Trial lawyers said it shows that defending an infringement lawsuit by challenging patents at the agency in an inter partes review can have its perils.
“Sometimes when an ...
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