Google unentitled to new damages trial, amici tell US panel
( January 28, 2025, 10:10 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A request by Google for a new trial on damages is not warranted, Michael Risch, vice dean and professor of law at Villanova University and six patent and intellectual property trial attorneys argue in an amicus brief in support of patent owner EcoFactor. According to the filing, a Texas federal judge was "well within" his discretion in admitting the opinion of EcoFactor expert David Kennedy, when "the task of inferring a royalty rate from a license is broadly accepted in the licensing and economics disciplines."See attached document....
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