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Intellectual Property

Oct. 2, 2014

NetApp wins attorney fees against Acacia subsidiary in patent case

NetApp Inc. has won $1.4 million in attorney fees after a Delaware federal judge determined that an Acacia Research Corp. subsidiary pursued "frivolous" patent infringement claims against the Sunnyvale-based company.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

NetApp Inc. has won $1.4 million in attorney fees after a Delaware federal judge determined that an Acacia Research Corp. subsidiary pursued "frivolous" patent infringement claims against the Sunnyvale-based company. U.S. District Judge Gregory M. Sleet found that the plaintiff, Summit Data Systems LLC, delayed disclosing a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. that shielded NetApp from Summit Data's infringement allegations. Sleet ...

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