Patent opinions from the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Fed. Cir.

Finjan, Inc. v. Blue Coat Systems, Inc., No. 16-2520 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 10, 2018)

Affirmed in Part
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Case No.
No. 16-2520
Decided
January 10, 2018
Judge
Dyk, J.
Document
Precedential Opinion
Length
25 pages

From the Opinion

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A jury found Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (“Blue Coat”) l i- able for infringement of four patents owned by Fin jan, Inc. (“Finjan”) and awarded approximately $39.5 million in reasonable royalty damages. After trial, the district court concluded that the ’ 844 p atent was p atent-eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and denied Blue Coat’s post -trial motions for judgment as a matter of law (“JMOL”) and a new trial. Blue Coat appeals.