United Access Technologies v. CenturyTel Broadband Services, No. 14-1347 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 12, 2015)

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This appeal by a patent o wner requires us to a ddress the collateral estoppel effects of a general jury verdict in a prior action involving the same patents . The district court held that the jury’s verdict against the patentee in the prior action was entitled to collateral estoppel effect in this proceeding. We reverse. I Plaintiff-appellant United Access Technologies, LLC (“United”), is the owner of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,844,596; 6,243,446; and 6,542,585.