February 16, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co. can be reimbursed for only about a quarter of the fees it requested after beating a cellphone patent suit by the "original patent troll," after an Illinois federal judge found Tuesday that some charges were racked up because of a mistake Samsung made.
September 21, 2015
A federal jury in Chicago cleared Samsung of infringement Monday, rejecting claims by a company dubbed "the original patent troll" that the technology giant should pay $13 million for selling smartphones with unlicensed technology.
September 15, 2015
Former Jenner & Block LLP partner Anthony O. Brown told a jury on Tuesday that Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. should be forced to pay $13.3 million for infringing a smartphone operating system patent, pointing to similar licensing agreements that Brown's company, dubbed "the original patent troll," has made with other technology giants.
September 14, 2015
On the eve of its patent infringement trial against Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Cascades Computer Innovation LLC urged an Illinois federal judge to bar the electronics company from attacking the competency of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
August 27, 2015
An Illinois federal judge won't put the brakes on a second trial accusing Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. of infringing a patent for a smartphone operating system, telling parties to the dispute Thursday that if he was forced to call a third trial, "somebody's gonna get hurt."
August 13, 2015
A patent holding company told an Illinois federal judge Thursday there was no need to re-try the validity of a patent it says Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. infringed, even without considering a jury's previous finding the patent was valid.
August 10, 2015
A federal judge in Illinois has erased Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s victory against a company founded by a former law firm partner dubbed "the original patent troll," telling parties on Monday that they'll have to retry the dispute because Samsung's attorneys inadvertently gave unauthorized documents to the jury.
August 03, 2015
The company headed by a man described as the "original patent troll" again sought a mistrial declaration in Illinois federal court Monday, suggesting Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. may have deliberately given jurors excluded documents as part of its strategy to paint the opposition as misusing the patent system.
July 28, 2015
Cascades Computer Innovation LLC, whose CEO was once described as "the original patent troll," and HTC Corp. asked a judge Monday to put their patent dispute on hold until Cascade's related case with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. can be resolved.
July 27, 2015
Cascades Computer Innovation LLC, which is led by former Jenner & Block LLP partner Anthony Brown and has been described as "the original patent troll," asked an Illinois federal judge Monday to declare a mistrial after a federal jury found that Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. did not infringe its patent.