McKool Smith secured a $10,553,565 patent infringement verdict on behalf of Optis Wireless Technology, LLC and PanOptis Patent Management LLC (collectively, “PanOptis”) against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Huawei Device USA, Inc. (collectively, “Huawei”).
The verdict was announced on August 27, 2018 following a 5-day jury trial before Judge Rodney Gilstrap in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall. Jurors awarded PanOptis $10.6 million in damages finding that Huawei willfully infringed five PanOptis patents, including U.S. Patent Nos. 7,769,238; 6,604,216; 7,940,851; 8,385,284; and 8,208,569 which cover wireless communication technology. Four of the infringed patents are essential to the 4G LTE standard. The fifth patent relates to the implementation of the H. 264 video coding standard.
The McKool Smith trial team included firm principals Sam Baxter, and Jennifer Truelove, and associates Kevin Hess.
The case is Optis Wireless Technology, LLC et al v. Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. et al, case number 2:17-CV-123, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division.
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