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Intellectual Property

Aug. 22, 2014

Google adversary must pay for deleting emails in patent case

Google Inc. has won more than $123,000 in legal fees and costs after a patent holder, PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, was found liable for deleting hundreds of emails that were potentially relevant to its infringement case.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Google Inc. has won more than $123,000 in legal fees and costs after a patent holder, PersonalWeb Technologies LLC, was found liable for deleting hundreds of emails that were potentially relevant to its infringement case in San Jose federal court. Google was tipped off to the spoilation of evidence after being informed by a former PersonalWeb employee alleged that PersonalWeb might have destroyed discovery materials before trial. U.S. ...

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