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Fish & Richardson Wins Major U.S. Supreme Court Victory for Halo Electronics in Patent Suit Over Enhanced Damages

By Publisher on June 13, 2016 Networking, Picture Gallery

LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwired) — 06/13/16 — Fish & Richardson won a groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court case today for its client Halo Electronics, Inc. in its nine-year patent litigation with Pulse Electronics, Inc. (Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc.). The Supreme Court ruled, in a unanimous decision by Chief Justice Roberts, that the current legal test for increased damages is not consistent with Section 284 of the Patent Act. The decision will make it easier for courts to

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Dismisses Second Blueprint RF Petition to Invalidate Nomadix Captive Portal Patent

By Publisher on May 3, 2016 Networking, Picture Gallery

AGOURA HILLS, CA — (Marketwired) — 05/03/16 — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) today denied a petition for inter partes review filed by Hospitality Core Services LLC, d/b/a Blueprint RF (Blueprint RF), that challenged the validity of –s U.S. Patent No. 8,156,246 (the "–246 patent"). The –246 patent protects key technology for redirecting user computers to captive portals.The PTAB reviewed the materials supplied by Blueprint RF and denied the petition as to all patent cla

Patent Trial and Appeal Board Dismisses Blueprint RF Petition to Invalidate Nomadix Captive Portal Patent

By Publisher on April 27, 2016 Internet, Picture Gallery

AGOURA HILLS, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/27/16 — The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) today denied a petition for inter partes review filed by Hospitality Core Services LLC, d/b/a Blueprint RF (Blueprint RF), which challenged the validity of –s U.S. Patent No. 6,636,894 (the "–894 Patent"). The –894 Patent is one of several Nomadix patents relating to key technology for redirecting a user to a captive portal for authentication, billing or other functions.After reviewing Bluepri

Fish & Richardson Win for Power Integrations Named a “Top Verdict” in 2015 by The Daily Journal

By Publisher on March 1, 2016 Electronic Components, Picture Gallery

REDWOOD CITY, CA — (Marketwired) — 03/01/16 — Fish & Richardson today announced that the $139.8 million damages verdict it won for client Power Integrations in December 2015 has been named one of California–s "Top 10 Plaintiffs– Verdicts" of 2015 by The Daily Journal. The verdict was the second largest reported jury verdict in all areas of law in California in 2015, and The Daily Journal called the win a "vindication for San Jose-based Power Integrations."The patent

Federal Court Finds Blueprint RF–s Dominion Gateways Infringe Nomadix Internet-Access Patent

By Publisher on February 2, 2016 Hardware, Picture Gallery

AGOURA HILLS, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/02/16 — On summary judgment, Judge Dean D. Pregerson, U.S. District Court judge for the Central District of California, has ruled that Blueprint RF–s Dominion gateways infringe –s U.S. Patent No. 8,156,246. This Nomadix patent protects key technology for redirecting user computers to captive portal pages. In the same ruling, Judge Pregerson upheld the validity of Nomadix–s patents — rejecting all of the arguments that Blueprint RF crafted to challeng

Fish & Richardson Wins Nearly $140 Million Damages Jury Verdict for Power Integrations

By Publisher on December 28, 2015 Electronic Components, Picture Gallery

BOSTON, MA — (Marketwired) — 12/28/15 — Fish & Richardson today announced that it has won a $139.8 million damages verdict for client Power Integrations in its patent-infringement lawsuit against Fairchild Semiconductor. The case was a retrial on damages only, after Fish–s $105 million jury win for Power Integrations in March 2014 was set aside because of an intervening change in Federal Circuit law. On December 17, 2015, a Northern District of California jury found — after less than o

Fish & Richardson Named Law360 “IP Practice Group of the Year” for Third Straight Year

By Publisher on February 4, 2015 Hardware, Picture Gallery

BOSTON, MA — (Marketwired) — 02/04/15 — has been named "IP Practice Group of the Year" by Law360 for the size, complexity, and significance of its 2014 litigation wins. Fish was singled out "for the third year in a row by doing more of the same: winning major patent cases …and continuing to lead the pack in the aggressive use of new post-grant review proceedings."According to Law360, Fish "won a slew of high-profile patent cases in both tech and pharma" inclu