Legal Opinion

Silicon Knights, Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc.

District Court, E.D. North Carolina

Decided November 7, 2012No. 5:07-CV-275-DPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JAMES C. DEVER III, Chief Judge.

On May 30, 2012, after an eleven-day trial and one day of deliberations, a jury returned a verdict against Silicon Knights, Inc. (“Silicon Knights” or “plaintiff’) [D.E. 802], The jury found that Silicon Knights failed to prove its breach of contract claim, and that Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic Games” or “defendant”) had proven its breach of contract, copyright infringement, and trade secret misappropriation counterclaims. Id. 1-3. The jury awarded Epic Games $2,650,000.00 for its breach of contract counterclaim, and $1,800,000.00 for *508its copyright infringement…

2Cases cited83 opinions

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3Cited by19 opinions

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