Lost pat infring case, up on news...
Susman Godfrey Wins $15.4 Million Verdict In Patent Infringement Suit Against
Xilinx and Avnet
HOUSTON, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Late Friday afternoon, a jury
returned a verdict of $15,399,900.00 in a patent infringement case in favor of
PACT XPP Technologies, AG. PACT, a company based in Munich, Germany, is a
developer of groundbreaking technology in the field of configurable computing.
PACT accused Xilinx, Inc., and Avnet, Inc. of infringing two PACT patents through
their sale of certain Xilinx-branded Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) chips.
In addition to finding infringement and validity, the jury also determined that
Xilinx willfully infringed PACT's patents. First-chair at trial was Susman
Godfrey partner Joseph Grinstein, who was assisted by associates John Lahad and
Lindsey Godfrey.
"This was an extremely complex case, with highly technical issues," said Joseph
Grinstein. "We are thrilled that we were successful in being able to explain
those issues to the jury. This verdict confirms PACT's role as a key historical
contributor to the development of programmable logic technology."
The case is PACT Technologies XPP, AG v. Xilinx, Inc. et al, case no.
2:07-CV-563-RSP (E.D. Tex., Marshall Division). PACT is also represented by Heim,
Payne & Chorush; Ireland, Carroll & Kelley; and Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth. Xilinx
and Avnet are represented by McKool Smith and Kirkland & Ellis.
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