In February 2002, technology developer Immersion Corp. filed a lawsuit against Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.; Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.; and Microsoft.
This document is a reply brief submitted by White Knuckle Gaming, LLC in response to Electronic Arts, Inc. in an appeal regarding patent eligibility. It argues that the district court erred in finding the claims of the '575 patent directed to an abstract idea at step one of the Alice analysis by overgeneralizing the claims and failing to consider specific claim elements. It further argues that at step two, the claims recite meaningful non-conventional elements that improve video game functionality by updating game parameters during a single sports season, which was not conventional. The reply brief aims to show that the claims are not directed to an abstract idea and contain an inventive concept, and therefore should be patent eligible under 35 U.S.C
9 Block Buster Initial Patent Damages Awards In The USGreyB
The number of patent cases filed in the US, on average 4500 to 5500 in the last two year, is way more than any other country in the world. Hence, there is no dearth of patent lawsuits in the US where huge damages were awarded to plaintiffs.
Having that in mind, we thought to compile nine initial damages awarded since 1991. Among these nine, eight touched the $1bn mark. Some among these were settled while pending appeal – CMU vs Marvell, some are still under appeal, and some got remanded or reduced – Alcatel Lucent vs Microsoft, for example.
So let’s have a look why judges awarded big initial damages first and how later a defendant decreased the amount.
Over the past two decades, technology has advanced at an unprecedented pace, leading to a significant increase in the number of patents filed each year. As the number of patents has grown, so has the number of patent disputes and lawsuits. In this article, we will discuss the top 10 patent infringements since 2000.
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The European Commission charged Microsoft with two offenses in 2004: failing to share critical information with rival Sun Microsystems, and bundling Windows Media Player with the Windows operating system. This led the EC to fine Microsoft 605 million dollars for anticompetitive behavior that gave Microsoft an unfair advantage over rivals. The EC ordered Microsoft to share necessary information with Sun within 120 days and provide a version of Windows without Media Player within 90 days. The EC took these actions to protect other IT firms like Sun from being put at a disadvantage by Microsoft's business practices.
Microsoft faced antitrust lawsuits in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to its dominance in the personal computer software market. The U.S. Department of Justice and several state attorneys general alleged that Microsoft abused monopoly power in operating systems and browsers. A trial court found that Microsoft held a monopoly and violated antitrust laws. The case resulted in a settlement requiring Microsoft to share application programming interfaces with competitors and allow more customer choice.