A Texas nonpracticing entity has scored an unlikely trial victory in the Northern District of California, winning a $6.6 million verdict, plus ongoing royalties, despite the exclusion of its damages expert.

Friedman, Suder & Cooke partner Jonathan Suder, lead attorney for OptiCurrent LLC and inventor James Congdon, said that based on future royalties and additional infringing products, the verdict is likely worth more than $20 million.