CalAmp Chips Away at Omega Patent Case; Gets New Damages Trial

CalAmp persuaded a U.S. appeals court to throw out part of a patent-infringement verdict it lost over systems that can remotely control vehicle functions and to order a new trial on damages.

• A jury in Florida had found that CalAmp infringed two patents owned by closely held Omega Patents and awarded $4.6 million in damages
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated finding related to one patent, found that CalAmp was improperly precluded from presenting evidence on damages; and said Omega didn’t “present sufficient evidence” to sustain the damages award
• Case originally filed in 2013, has bounced between ...