Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 17, 2020
Plaintiff to pay BlackBerry’s fees, drop patent misuse, civil extortion claims
The lawsuit is an unusual example of a plaintiff in a patent lawsuit alleging pre-litigation infringement claims are extortion, according to John C. Hueston, co-founder of Hueston Hennigan LLP, who represents defendant BlackBerry.
A Mountain View technology company that had accused BlackBerry Ltd. of patent misuse and civil extortion in an infringement dispute has dropped those claims from the case and agreed to pay the defendant's legal fees.
The lawsuit is an unusual example of a plaintiff in a patent lawsuit alleging pre-litigation infringement claims are extortion, according to John C. Hueston, co-founder of Hueston Hennigan LLP, who represents defendant ...
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