The Federal Circuit will convene in a rare en banc sitting to decide a Google LLC’s appeal of a $20 million patent damages award that the company claims is based on bad evidence.
The court announced in a Wednesday order it would revisit a split panel decision from June in an appeal brought by Google, which is challenging EcoFactor Inc.'s use of a trio of prior patent license agreements negotiated with other thermostat makers to justify a $20 million verdict for infringement by Google Nest products.
A phalanx of tech companies and business associations had urged the full US Court ...
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