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: Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement UpdatesSun Microsystems Wins Patent Defense Verdict in Eastern District of Texas
By Philip Brooks
The following is excerpted from an article by Andrew Longstreth at The American Lawyer on April 29, 2009:
For at least the second time this month, a defendant has won a patent infringement trial in federal district court in East Texas. A couple weeks ago, we reported on a directed verdict for ADT Security Services, which came even before ADT put on its defense. Now we have news that last Friday a jury in Marshall, Texas, cleared Sun Microsystems of a wide range of claims -- including patent infringement, trade secret theft and breach of contract -- made by a Versata Software, which was seeking more than $100 million in damages.
Read the full article here.
Full post as published by Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement Updates on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).
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