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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Court Upholds Jury Verdict of Willful Patent Infringement
and Increases Damages
Irvine, CA, October 12, 2004 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear announced that the U.S. District Court in Orange County upheld a jury verdict that Tyco Unit U.S. Surgical Corporation had willfully infringed a patent owned by the firm's client, Applied Medical Resources Corp. The patent was on a medical device known as a trocar, used by surgeons to perform laparoscopic surgery. Because of the jury's willfulness finding, the court, through Judge Cormac Carney, increased the $43.5 million jury verdict by almost $11 million. The $54 million award does not include attorney fees, costs, and interest.
With over 160 attorneys throughout California, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP represents clients in all areas of intellectual property law and litigation. Clients include public and private companies at various stages of growth, from start-up to the Fortune 500. Founded in 1962, the firm is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U
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