May 19, 2020
Apple and Cisco will be walking away from a patent dispute with less than half the attorney fees they originally requested, after U.S. District Judge William Alsup subjected them to a severe dressing-down earlier this month over their "G-R-E-E-D" regarding compensation.
May 07, 2020
U.S. District Judge William Alsup admonished Apple and Cisco during a telephone hearing Thursday, asserting that the tech giants tried to land inflated attorney fee awards after beating Straight Path IP Group's infringement litigation and saying they used "abusive" tactics and were motivated by "greed, G-R-E-E-D."
March 05, 2020
A special master appointed by U.S. District Judge William Alsup lectured Cisco for not backing up its massive $3.8 million attorney fee request with documentation after beating Straight Path IP Group's infringement litigation, but said the more meticulous Apple deserved most its requested $2.4 million.
December 04, 2019
A California federal court on Tuesday appointed an attorney from BraunHagey & Borden to oversee the recalculation of attorney fees that tech company Straight Path IP Group Inc. owes to Apple and Cisco for allegedly dragging them into "recklessly litigated" patent disputes.
November 21, 2019
U.S. District Judge William Alsup is ordering Apple and Cisco to resubmit their bids for attorney fees from a tech company they say dragged them into "recklessly litigated" patent disputes, warning that he may deny relief entirely if the new calculations are unreasonable.
September 18, 2019
Straight Path IP Group Inc. urged a California federal judge Tuesday not to exclude a retired judge's testimony as it tries to fend off a bid by Apple and Cisco for nearly $10 million in attorney fees.
August 01, 2019
A "jaded" U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday questioned whether Apple and Cisco are overreaching by seeking $10 million in attorney fees and costs from a tech company they say dragged them into "baseless" patent disputes, telling them "the law should be that we deny and give you zero."
July 10, 2019
Saying it was forced to defend a "baseless" suit until the eve of trial, Cisco asked a California federal judge to grant its request for $5.3 million in fees after beating what it dubbed an "exceptional" infringement case.
July 02, 2019
Straight Path IP Group has told a California federal court that Cisco has no basis to ask for $5.3 million in court costs and attorney fees in a patent infringement suit, saying it brought its claims in good faith.
June 18, 2019
Cisco told a California federal court Monday it's entitled to $5.3 million in attorney fees and court costs from Straight Path IP Group Inc. after defeating what it called a "recklessly litigated" and "meritless" patent infringement suit that is "the poster child" for exceptional cases warranting fees.