The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an award of nearly $24M for patent infringement of an in-store radial saw guard against Home Depot. Powell v. The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., Case No. 2010-1409 (Fed. Cir. Nov. 14, 2011) (available here). Patentee Powell, prior … [Read more...] about Saw Guard Infringement Costs Home Depot $24M
The Demise of the 25% Rule for Patent Damages
In a ruling that reshapes how to calculate patent infringement damages based on a reasonable royalty, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the 25% rule which was “widely accepted” by lower courts for many years. Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Case No. 2010-1035, … [Read more...] about The Demise of the 25% Rule for Patent Damages
