https://www.law.com/texaslawyer/2023/02/24/a-patent-troll-just-got-a-thrashing-in-court-and-the-industry-was-watching/
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“This case got to trial because the plaintiff refused to come to their senses before trial,” defense counsel Brian Rosenthal said. “We obtained a number of serious exclusions of evidence prior to trial, and told them very early on the case no merit.”
February 24, 2023 at 02:11 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Dell Inc. obtained a directed verdict during trial against plaintiff WSOU Investments.
- WSOU is a prolific patent troll known to the computer tech industry, having filed hundreds of cases globally.
- The case before the Western District of Texas was the first WSOU lawsuit to get to trial, according to the defense.
Dell Inc. and three associated defendants obtained a directed verdict Thursday at the conclusion of the third day of trial against prolific patent litigator WSOU Investments.
The plaintiff was seeking $435 million in damages for alleged patent infringement on three patents that relate to cloud infrastructure networking technology. The lawsuit was filed in June 2020 in the U.S. Western District of Texas-Waco Division.
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