May 15, 2026
A California federal judge has freed camera giant GoPro from owing $8.2 million for infringing a claim in a video technology patent owned by Contour IP Holding LLC, finding that the claim was invalid.
October 29, 2025
A California federal judge has sanctioned Alston & Bird LLP $10,000 for conducting juror research on LinkedIn ahead of a trial in which it fended off $174 million in patent infringement claims against GoPro, saying privacy has been eroded in the age of the internet, and he considers LinkedIn research to be juror contact because of the notifications it sends to users.
October 10, 2025
A California federal jury cleared camera giant GoPro of accusations that some of its products infringed two video camera technology patents in a case where Contour IP Holding LLC had sought $174 million in damages.
October 08, 2025
GoPro Inc. infringed Contour IP Holding LLC's patented video camera technology and should pay $174 million in damages, Contour's counsel told a California federal jury during closing trial arguments Wednesday, while GoPro's attorney countered that the action cam maker didn't infringe because it actually invented the technology first.
April 15, 2025
A California federal judge has ruled that several GoPro cameras infringe a patent revived by the Federal Circuit last year but said a jury needs to hear the issue of whether other products infringe.
February 11, 2025
Ahead of a hearing Wednesday in a patent case facing GoPro Inc., a California federal judge says he's "inclined" to rule that a number of the company's cameras infringe a claim in a patent that was revived by the Federal Circuit last year.
November 14, 2024
The full Federal Circuit decided Thursday not to look further into arguments from GoPro Inc. that a September panel ruling on patents asserted against the camera company created "a breathtaking expansion of subject-matter eligibility."
March 07, 2022
A California federal judge has concluded that the camera technology GoPro Inc. was accused of infringing cannot be protected by patent law, a ruling that came down a month after the judge vowed to take a deep dive into the "abyss" of patent eligibility jurisprudence.
February 02, 2022
A California federal judge who previously said he's "tentatively inclined" to side with GoPro in its defense against Contour IP Holding's digital camera patent claims said Wednesday that he'll "dive once more into the abyss" to decide whether the claims are unpatentable under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test.
January 31, 2022
A California federal judge on Monday said he was "tentatively inclined" to side with GoPro Inc. in its battle with Contour IP Holding LLC over digital camera technology, agreeing with GoPro that the underlying claims in the dispute are likely unpatentable under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test.