Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property
Nov. 6, 2018
Cochlear ordered to pay $268M for infringing hearing aid patents
A federal judge in Los Angeles has doubled a patent infringement verdict to $268 million against medical device company Cochlear Corporation, excoriating its American subsidiary for willful infringement and “egregious” conduct related to two hearing-aid patents.
A federal judge has doubled a patent infringement verdict to $268 million against medical device company Cochlear Corp., excoriating its American subsidiary for willful infringement and "egregious" conduct related to two hearing aid patents.
After over 10 years of litigation, Sunday's ruling by U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles is a win for plaintiff A...
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