Welcome to Skilled in the Art. I’m Law.com IP reporter Scott Graham. November has been a boom month for IP verdicts. An intercollegiate licensing spat led to a $31 million judgment. A battle over power supply patents led to two different jury trials in Delaware and a $24 million award. But, as is often the case these days, the biggest splash came in a trade secret case, where a semiconductor design company bagged a $233 million verdict and probably its attorneys fees. I’ll explain all below. As always you can email me your thoughts and follow me on Twitter.
Bartko Zankel partner Patrick Ryan
I’ve Got a $233 Million Secret
I’ve been hearing for years that patents are growing obsolete in today’s legal landscape and that trade secrets are where the action is going to be.
