{"id":1362,"date":"2019-02-20T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T18:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsfirm.com\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2019-02-20T12:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T18:28:52","slug":"43m-awarded-to-intellectual-ventures-i-llc-in-patent-infringement-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsfirm.com\/news\/43m-awarded-to-intellectual-ventures-i-llc-in-patent-infringement-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"$43M Awarded to Intellectual Ventures I LLC in Patent Infringement Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MARSHALL, Texas \u2013 A Texas jury awarded $43 million to Intellectual Ventures I LLC after finding telecom heavyweights T-Mobile and Ericsson Inc. infringed on the company\u2019s patents used for wireless services for the LTE network. The jury awarded $34 million against T-Mobile and $9 million against Ericsson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jury also determined T-Mobile and Ericsson failed to provide convincing evidence that Intellectual Ventures\u2019 claims involving the patents were invalid. The case was decided on Feb. 8 following a one-week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for the jurors\u2019 attention in this case and their decision in favor of our client,\u201d said Johnny Ward of Ward, Smith &amp; Hill PLLC, who represented Intellectual Ventures. \u201cThis verdict shows you can\u2019t infringe on another company\u2019s patents and expect to get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The patents-in-suit trial included U.S. Patent Nos. 6,628,629, 7,412,517 and RE46,206 owned by Intellectual Ventures for wireless transmissions. Bellevue, Washington-based Intellectual Ventures is a global invention and investment business that creates, incubates, and commercializes impactful inventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also representing Intellectual Ventures were Ward, Smith &amp; Hill partners Claire Abernathy Henry and Andrea Fair, along with co-counsel Martin J. Black and Kevin M. Flannery of Dechert LLP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about Ward Smith &amp; Hill\u2019s patent litigation practice, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/wsfirm.com\/practice-areas\/patent-litigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/wsfirm.com\/practice-areas\/patent-litigation\/ (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/wsfirm.com\/practice-areas\/patent-litigation\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case is Intellectual Ventures I LLC v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., T-Mobile US, Inc., Ericsson Inc., Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, case number 2:17-cv-577, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Longview, Texas-based Ward, Smith &amp; Hill, PLLC, has tried more than 350 cases to verdict, earning a national reputation in high-stakes claims involving complex commercial litigation, intellectual property law, oil and gas matters, bad faith insurance claims, and serious personal injury claims. The firm frequently assists lawyers nationwide in complex cases before Texas juries. To learn more about the firm, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/wsfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/wsfirm.com (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/wsfirm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARSHALL, Texas \u2013 A Texas jury awarded $43 million to Intellectual Ventures I LLC after finding telecom heavyweights T-Mobile and Ericsson Inc. infringed on the company\u2019s patents used for wireless services for the LTE network. The jury awarded $34 million against T-Mobile and $9 million against Ericsson. 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