G+ Communications, LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co. LTD., et al

  1. March 14, 2025

    Judge Gilstrap Won't Revive Patent In $142M Samsung Case

    A Texas federal judge has denied G+ Communications' motion for a judgment that one of the three wireless network patents it asserted against Samsung is not ineligible, in a ruling that comes about a year after jurors cleared the electronics giant of infringing that patent but awarded $142 million for infringement of the other two.

  2. April 17, 2024

    Texas Jury Hits Samsung With $142M Loss In IP Retrial

    A Texas federal jury on Wednesday said Samsung owes G+ Communications LLC $142 million for infringing two 5G wireless network patents, a huge win on retrial for G+, which was originally awarded less than half of that.

  3. April 12, 2024

    Gilstrap Rejects Jury Instruction Tweaks In Samsung Retrial

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap on Friday largely denied jury instruction requests made by both Samsung and G+ Communications ahead of a damages retrial in Texas federal court in litigation over wireless network patents, rejecting each company's ideas for limiting what's presented to jurors.

  4. March 01, 2024

    Gilstrap Orders Damages Retrial To Avoid $67.5M 'Train Wreck'

    Chief U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap ordered a damages retrial in infringement litigation between G+ Communications and Samsung on Friday, warning there would otherwise be a "guaranteed 'train wreck'" since both parties failed to explain what they believed the $67.5 million verdict means.

  5. January 26, 2024

    Jury Finds Samsung Owes $67.5M In 5G Patent Case

    A Texas jury found Friday that Samsung infringed two wireless network patents by G+ Communications and declined to find that the patent owner failed its obligation to fairly license its patents, awarding G+ a total of $67.5 million in damages.

  6. January 08, 2024

    Samsung Dodges Willfulness Claims Despite FRAND Setback

    Samsung failed to persuade a Texas federal judge Monday that the owner of key 5G patents should be responsible for a predecessor's conduct in FRAND negotiations, but shook off willful infringement claims in the same dispute, which is going to trial next month.