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  1. January 18, 2017

    Cisco, Arista Push For New Rulings In $335M IP Battle

    Tech rivals Arista Networks Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. both asked a California federal judge for separate judgments as a matter of law in a $335 million suit Tuesday, after a jury found Arista's popular Ethernet switches are shielded from infringement claims by the scènes à faire doctrine.

  2. December 14, 2016

    Jury Clears Arista In Cisco's $335M IP Infringement Suit

    A California federal jury handed Arista Networks Inc. victory Wednesday in a $335 million copyright and patent infringement suit brought by Cisco Systems Inc., finding Arista's popular Ethernet switches are shielded from infringement claims by the scènes à faire doctrine.

  3. December 12, 2016

    Cisco Says Arista's 'Blatant' Copying Merits $335M From Jury

    Cisco Systems Inc. told a California federal jury during closing arguments Monday that rival technology company Arista Networks Inc. owes it up to $335 million for "blatantly" copying its user-interface commands to create its popular computer networking switch products, saying fair use doesn't shield Arista from copyright and patent infringement claims.

  4. December 09, 2016

    Fair Use Shields Arista From Cisco IP Claims, Jury Hears

    A computer engineering professor hired as an expert by Arista Network Inc. testified before a California federal jury on Friday that its Ethernet switch technology is shielded from Cisco System Inc.'s copyright and patent infringement claims by fair use, saying Arista automated Cisco's technology and only used "a fraction" of Cisco's interface commands.

  5. December 05, 2016

    Ex-Cisco CEO Tells Jury Arista IP Infringement Hurt Big

    Cisco Systems Inc.'s former CEO John T. Chambers told a California federal jury Monday that Arista Network Inc. executives knew its Ethernet switch technology infringed Cisco's copyrights and a patent when Arista launched the product line, saying the technology hurt Cisco's image and revenues "in big ways."

  6. November 30, 2016

    Cisco Presses Arista Execs On Interface Choice At IP Trial

    Cisco Systems Inc. grilled Arista Networks Inc. executives Wednesday during the third day of their intellectual property trial on why Arista chose to use Cisco's command-line interface to create its popular computer networking switch products, raising questions about a practice Cisco says infringed its copyrights and a patent.

  7. November 28, 2016

    Cisco Says Arista 'Slavishly' Copied IP As Trial Opens

    Cisco Systems Inc. told a California federal jury during opening arguments in its copyright and patent infringement suit Monday that rival technology company Arista Networks Inc. "slavishly" copied its patented command-line interface to create its popular computer networking switch products, then marketed those products using Cisco's name.

  8. September 19, 2016

    Cisco, Arista Battle Over Jury's Role In IP Disgorgement Claim

    Cisco Systems Inc. and rival Arista Networks Inc. are dueling over whether a jury should decide Cisco's disgorgement claim in a copyright row over computer network technologies, with arguments centering on whether the Petrella precedent instead puts such claims in judges' hands.

  9. August 24, 2016

    Cisco, Arista Both Denied IP Win In Network Patent Suit

    Cisco Systems Inc. couldn't secure a quick win against competitor Arista Networks Inc. over its copyright claims involving computer network technologies after a California federal judge said Tuesday there are disputed issues of material fact over the originality of and Cisco's ownership in the disputed interface.

  10. January 25, 2016

    Arista Alleges Antitrust Conduct By Cisco

    Arista Networks Inc. sought on Monday to file antitrust counterclaims against its larger networking equipment rival, Cisco Systems Inc., in their battle in California federal court over alleged copyright and patent infringements by the upstart company.

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