Legal Opinion
Carnegie Mellon University v. Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 4, 2015No. 2014-1492PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TARANTO, Circuit Judge.
Carnegie Mellon University (“CMU”) sued Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. and Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. (collectively “Marvell”) for infringing two patents related to hard-disk drives. A jury found for CMU on infringement and validity, and it awarded roughly $1.17 billion as a reasonable royalty for the infringing acts, using a rate of 50 cents for each of certain semiconductor chips sold by Marvell for use in hard-disk drives. The district court then used that rate to extend the award to the date of judgment, awarded a 23-percent enhancement of the past-damages award…
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