EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC

  1. December 06, 2022

    Albright Orders Google To Put Up $20M Bond Amid Appeal

    U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas has ordered Google to post a $20 million bond to cover a jury verdict in a patent case amid appeal, ruling that the company's lawyers haven't put forward enough evidence that the global tech titan — currently worth well over $1 trillion — will remain solvent for the next year.

  2. September 22, 2022

    IP Forecast: Tyga's 'Wavy Baby' Shoe Row Goes To 2nd Circ.

    The Second Circuit will consider what constitutes an "expressive" work in trademark law when it hears a controversial designer's appeal of a ruling the Vans footwear brand obtained to temporarily block a shoe line endorsed by the rapper Tyga. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  3. August 22, 2022

    EcoFactor Says Google Is Ignoring Witnesses in New Trial Bid

    In its fight to keep a $20 million jury verdict over patent infringement, a smart home energy company accused Google of misrepresenting events and ignoring witness testimony after the tech company asked a Texas federal judge for a new trial.

  4. February 10, 2022

    Jury Hits Google With $20M Infringement Verdict In WDTX

    Google should pay more than $20 million for infringing an EcoFactor Inc. patent with its Nest brand thermostats, a Western District of Texas jury concluded Thursday.

  5. January 20, 2022

    IP Forecast: Minerva, Hologic To Face Off At Fed. Circ. Again

    Federal Circuit judges will consider next week whether a medical device startup's founder can attack a patent he helped develop after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the dispute last year narrowed rules for blocking inventors from challenging their own patents.

  6. January 13, 2022

    Albright Rejects Google's Bid To Delay Patent Trial Amid Virus

    Western District of Texas Judge Alan Albright has denied Google's request to postpone a patent trial over the company's Nest smart thermostats from Jan. 31 to March 28, ruling that the company won't be harmed if witnesses concerned about COVID-19 testify remotely.