Intellect Wireless, Inc. v. HTC Corporation et al

  1. July 21, 2015

    Niro Haller, Client Ordered To Pay HTC $4.1M In Patent Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ordered Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. and former client Intellect Wireless Inc. to pay nearly $4.1 million in legal fees HTC Corp. incurred while defending claims it infringed a patent that was found to have been fraudulently obtained.

  2. June 01, 2015

    Niro Haller Says HTC Thwarted Patent Feud Fee Mediation

    Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. shot back Monday at HTC Corp.'s bid for nearly $4.1 million in legal fees it incurred in litigation over a patent that was fraudulently obtained, saying HTC fought efforts to mediate the fee dispute and improperly seeks reimbursement for limousines and airfare upgrades.

  3. May 01, 2015

    HTC Says Niro Haller Attys, Ex-Client Owe $4M In Fees

    HTC Corp. urged an Illinois federal judge Thursday to order attorneys at Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. and their former client to pay nearly $4.1 million in legal fees the tech giant incurred in defending against claims it infringed a patent that was found to have been fraudulently obtained.

  4. April 02, 2015

    Niro Pulls Reconsideration Bid In HTC Suit After Sanctions

    Attorneys at Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. on Wednesday withdrew their bid asking an Illinois federal judge to reconsider a decision ordering millions in legal fees for representing an inventor they knew lied to obtain patents after a sanctions order was handed down in a separate case.

  5. March 16, 2015

    Niro Asks Judge To Reconsider Ruling It Owes HTC Millions

    Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to reconsider his ruling that firm attorneys knew of an inventor's false statements before filing a suit over his patents, a finding that leaves them on the hook for potentially millions of dollars in legal fees.

  6. January 12, 2015

    IP Firm Niro To Pay HTC's Fees After Client's False Statements

    A federal judge has ruled that Niro Haller & Niro Ltd. senior partner Raymond Niro and three colleagues knew of an inventor's false statements before filing a suit over his patents, ordering the attorneys to pay potentially millions of dollars in defendant HTC Corp.'s legal fees.

  7. November 04, 2014

    HTC Defends $4.8M Fee Request In Messaging Patent Suit

    HTC Corp. on Monday told an Illinois federal judge that it is entitled to the $4.8 million in fees and costs stemming from the court's finding two years ago that Intellect Wireless Inc.'s wireless messaging patents were unenforceable because of inequitable conduct, despite IW's new, unexplained objections.

  8. May 06, 2014

    Sheppard Mullin Accused Of Conflict In HTC Patent Suit

    An inventor who lost a patent suit against HTC Corp. told an Illinois federal court last week that the smartphone giant's law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, which is now gunning for attorneys' fees, should be disqualified from the suit because it had previously represented the inventor himself in a similar case.

  9. September 07, 2012

    Favoring HTC, Judge Finds Wireless Patents Unenforceable

    An Illinois federal judge found Thursday that Intellect Wireless Inc. made false statements to a patent examiner that rendered unenforceable two wireless messaging patents it accused HTC Corp. of infringing, and dismissed the patent holding company's lawsuit.

  10. June 05, 2012

    At Trial, HTC Says Intellect Wireless Patents Unenforceable

    Opening an Illinois bench trial, HTC Corp. said Tuesday that two Intellect Wireless Inc. patents covering picture text messaging technology are unenforceable because false statements were made to the patent examiner, while Intellect said it had no intent to deceive.

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