{"id":707,"date":"2013-03-14T14:12:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nixlaw.com\/?post_type=news&p=707"},"modified":"2025-08-13T08:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:11:12","slug":"npr-wins-96-million-jury-verdict-in-patent-trial","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nixlaw.com\/es\/practice-areas\/intellectual-property\/npr-wins-96-million-jury-verdict-in-patent-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"NP Wins $96 Million Jury Verdict in Patent Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

After an 11 day trial, a federal jury returned a verdict in favor of NP client Syntrix Biosystems Inc., finding that Illumina Inc. infringed, and induced others to infringe, a Syntrix patent dealing with DNA analysis.\u00a0 The jury awarded damages in the amount proposed by NP — $95,795,507, plus a 6% royalty.<\/p>\n

The story told at trial is one all too common in technology business circles \u2013 a larger company appropriating the inventions of individuals or smaller companies, hoping they will not fight back.\u00a0 Syntrix provided Illumina with a patent application it filed for the ultimately infringed technology during the course of evaluating a potential business relationship, all under the protection of a non-disclosure agreement.\u00a0 After not licensing Syntrix\u2019s technology, Illumina filed its own patent application that closely resembled Syntrix\u2019s previsouly filed patent.\u00a0 Illumina even sought to invalidate Syntrix\u2019s previously-filed patent\u00a0 at the United States Patent & Trademark Office.\u00a0 A licensing arrangement could never be reached between Syntrix and Illumina.\u00a0 Syntrix decided litigation was the best course, and hired NP.<\/p>\n

NP was very careful to not let the jury get bogged down in the technology itself, and kept the jury focused on the client\u2019s compelling story. The NP team\u2019s skilled pre-trial and trial advocacy efforts ensured that justice was served for its client.<\/p>\n

Along with co-counsel, Syntrix was represented by NP partner Brad Beckworth and associate Winn Cutler.<\/p>\n

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