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Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation

Sep. 23, 2021

Ex-patent office chief to help defend $1.9B patent judgment

Andrei Iancu is now a member of the Irell & Manella LLP team aiding defense of Centripetal Networks’ award against Cisco Systems Inc. on appeal.

Ex-patent office chief to help defend $1.9B patent judgment
Andrei Iancu

Former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu will help defend a billion-dollar patent judgment on appeal.

Iancu, now a partner at Irell & Manella LLP, will, together with colleagues Alan J. Heinrich and Philip Warrick, help defend Centripetal Networks' $1.9 billion award it won against Cisco Systems Inc. last year. The award is today estimated to be worth more than $2.75 billion with ongoing royalties, according to Cis...

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