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Trustees of Boston University v. Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. et al
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July 18, 2019
BU Loses Bid To Reinstate $14M LED Patent Win
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday shut down Boston University's bid to reinstate a $14 million patent infringement verdict against three LED manufacturers that was overturned by the Federal Circuit last year.
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August 02, 2016
BU Fights Damages Do-Over In Patent Case
Boston University asked a Massachusetts federal judge to reconsider her decision to re-evaluate the $13.7 million awarded to the university as damages in a patent lawsuit over semiconductor technology, calling into question the court's reasoning for a do-over.
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July 22, 2016
BU's Patent Trial Win Stays, But Damages Need Redo: Judge
A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday upheld a jury’s November finding that a group of electronic companies infringed a patent for semiconductor technology held by Boston University, but said a do-over was necessary on the $13.7 million damages award. Correction: An earlier story failed to report that the court denied Boston University's request for enhanced damages. The error has been corrected.
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June 03, 2016
Attys Rip Request For Tech IP Suit Bills In $11.6M Fee Fight
The current and former attorneys for three electronics companies ordered to pay $13.7 million to Boston University for willfully infringing a semiconductor technology patent objected Thursday to the school's attempt to learn how much the lawyers have billed their clients as part of the university's bid for $11.6 million in costs and attorneys' fees.
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April 27, 2016
Semiconductor Cos. Can't Sink $14M IP Award To Boston U.
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Tuesday that Boston University's delay in filing its patent infringement suits against Epistar Corp. and Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. failed to cause the electronic companies economic harm, ordering them and Lite-On Inc. to pay a nearly $13.7 million jury award decided in November.
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November 19, 2015
BU Wins $13.7M Jury Verdict In IP Row With Electronics Cos.
A Massachusetts federal jury on Thursday decided that electronic companies Epistar Corp., Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. and Lite-On Inc. owe almost $13.7 million to Boston University for willfully infringing a patent for semiconductor technology.
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November 03, 2015
Electronics Cos. Accuse BU Of Misleading Jury In Patent Row
Electronics companies on trial for allegedly infringing Boston University's semiconductor technology said Tuesday the university has taken some of their attorneys' words out of context and made misleading statements to the jury.
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April 24, 2015
BU Says Epistar 'Death Penalty' Sanction Should Be Nixed
Trustees of Boston University told a Massachusetts federal court on Thursday to reject Epistar Corp.'s bid for a so-called death penalty sanction that would strike all of the university's expert testimony in a suit accusing Epistar of infringing semiconductor technology, saying that Epistar's request lacks any legal basis.
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March 12, 2015
Boston U., Epistar Seek Knockout Blow In Patent Fight
Trustees of Boston University and Epistar Corp. each urged a Massachusetts federal court Wednesday to grant them a win in a suit over semiconductor technology, with BU saying it provided conclusive evidence its patent was infringed and Epistar arguing its products contained technology not covered by the patent.
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December 09, 2014
Boston U. Says Finnegan Posted Confidential Info On PACER
Boston University trustees on Monday told a Massachusetts federal court that Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP breached a protective order while representing Epistar Corp. and Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. in a light-emitting diode patent row, saying it posted a "highly confidential" list of the patent's license holders on PACER despite the list's "unmistakable" confidentiality designation.