District Court Thwarts $100 Million Damages Award, Finding Litigation Conduct Exceptional
“The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California recently ended a long, drawn-out patent infringement battle dealing with menu patents, which saw action in front of a jury, at the district court, at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), at the Federal Circuit, and even an unsuccessful petition to the Supreme Court,” reports Gene Quinn in IP Watch Dog.
“The district court awarded Domino’s $2.7 million in attorneys’ fees and costs after finding the case exceptional within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 285. Beginning in August 2011, Ameranth, Inc. brought a series of patent infringement lawsuits against Domino’s and over 30 other defendants relating to the alleged infringement of four patents for menu generation and synchronization of data for mobile devices.”
