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February 28, 2024
Textron, DJI End Texas Drone Patent Case After $279M Verdict
A Texas federal judge has signed off on a notice by Textron Innovations Inc. and Chinese aerospace company SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd. that they've agreed to dismiss a case in which DJI was found to have infringed Textron's drone patents and told to pay $279 million last year — the fourth-largest patent damages award of 2023.
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December 19, 2023
The Top Patent Damages Awards Of 2023
While 2023 didn’t feature any of the blockbuster verdicts that had become the norm in recent years, the number of patent trials jumped as the COVID-19 bottleneck broke, and multiple juries came back with nine-figure verdicts. Here are the top damages awards from 2023.
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August 10, 2023
Chinese Drone Maker Says 'Military' Mentions Prejudiced Jury
A Chinese aerospace company is arguing that a $279 million verdict from a patent trial should be tossed, asserting lawyers for a Texas rival had no reason to tell jurors in Waco repeatedly that the Shenzhen-based business was a "Chinese military company."
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July 24, 2023
Textron Asks Albright To Triple $279M Drone Patent Win
A company that owns remote control aerial technology patents is urging U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright to grant it treble damages and attorney fees after winning a nine-figure verdict from a Texas federal jury, arguing the drone maker found liable for patent infringement acted "egregiously" during the litigation.
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June 20, 2023
Inequitable Conduct Claim Won't Fly After $279M Patent Loss
A Chinese drone maker failed to show that a company accusing it of infringement deceived the patent office when prosecuting its patent and can't use that argument to fight a $279 million jury verdict, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright ruled Tuesday.
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April 21, 2023
Jury Finds Chinese Co. On Hook For $279M In Drone IP Suit
After U.S. District Judge Alan Albright declined juror requests to see some of the drones at the center of a patent trial over remote control aerial technology, a Texas federal jury found Friday that a Chinese drone maker should pay almost $279 million to a Texas aerospace manufacturer for infringing a pair of patents.
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April 06, 2023
IP Forecast: Del. Judge Set To Turn Up Heat In Funding Probes
Delaware's top federal judge will grill two lawyers next week over their failure to disclose information about who is funding their clients' patent infringement campaigns against major media companies, questions that one of them has labeled an "invasive inquisition." Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.