Willfulness

Willful infringement can support enhanced damages of up to three times the amount found or assessed. Under Halo the inquiry is not governed by a rigid test: the question is whether the infringer's conduct was egregious - wanton, malicious, or characteristic of a pirate - and the decision to enhance is committed to the district court's discretion. Willfulness itself is a question of the infringer's subjective knowledge and intent at the time of the challenged conduct, which makes notice of the patent and any opinion of counsel central to the dispute. The opinions here address the sufficiency of willfulness allegations, the evidence needed to submit the question to a jury, and enhancement after a verdict.

257 opinions and orders, showing 201–257.

• March 10, 2010 Fed. Cir. I4I v. Microsoft, No. 09-1504 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 10, 2010) Vacated & Remanded
• March 1, 2010 Fed. Cir. Comaper Corp. v. Antec, Inc., No. 09-1248 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 1, 2010) Affirmed in Part
• February 5, 2010 Fed. Cir. SEB S.A. v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., No. 09-1099 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 5, 2010) Affirmed
• February 1, 2010 E.D. Tex. Creative Internet Advertising Corporation v. Yahoo! Inc et al, No. 6:07-cv-00354 (E.D. Tex. Feb. 1, 2010) Granted in Part
• December 22, 2009 Fed. Cir. In re Electro-Mechanical Industries, No. 08-1530 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 22, 2009) Affirmed in Part
• December 3, 2009 E.D. Tex. OPTi, Inc. v. apple, Inc., No. 2:07-cv-00021 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 3, 2009) Granted in Part
• November 13, 2009 E.D. Tex. Cummins-Allison Corp v. Shinwoo Information & Telecommunications Co., Ltd. et al, No. 9:07-cv-00196 (E.D. Tex. Nov. 13, 2009) Granted
• October 30, 2009 E.D. Tex. Cummins-Allison Corp v. Shinwoo Information & Telecommunications Co., Ltd. et al, No. 9:07-cv-00196 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 30, 2009) Granted in Part
• October 7, 2009 E.D. Tex. Abstrax, Inc. v. Dell, Inc. et al, No. 2:07-cv-00221 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 7, 2009) Adopted
• August 11, 2009 E.D. Tex. i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 6:07-cv-00113 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 11, 2009) Granted in Part
• August 11, 2009 E.D. Tex. i4i Limited Partnership v. Microsoft Corporation, No. 6:07-cv-00113 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 11, 2009) Granted in Part
• July 30, 2009 E.D. Tex. Creative Internet Advertising Corporation v. Yahoo! Inc et al, No. 6:07-cv-00354 (E.D. Tex. July 30, 2009) Denied
• April 29, 2009 Fed. Cir. Revolution Eyewear, Inc. v. Aspex Eyewear, Inc., No. 08-1267 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 29, 2009) Affirmed
• April 17, 2009 E.D. Tex. Mass Engineered Design, Inc. et al v. Ergotron, Inc. et al, No. 2:06-cv-00272 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 17, 2009) Granted in Part
• March 5, 2009 Fed. Cir. O2 Micro International Ltd. v. Taiwan Sumida Electronics, Inc., No. 06-1411 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 5, 2009) Vacated & Remanded
• December 22, 2008 E.D. Tex. Orion IP LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC et al, No. 6:05-cv-00322 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 22, 2008) Denied
• December 8, 2008 Fed. Cir. Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. v. Mylan Laboratories Inc., No. 07-1269 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 8, 2008) Affirmed
• October 17, 2008 Fed. Cir. Minks v. Polaris Industries, No. 07-1490 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 17, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• August 29, 2008 Fed. Cir. 800 Adept, Inc. v. Murex Securities, Ltd., No. 07-1272 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 29, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• August 18, 2008 Fed. Cir. Voda v. Cordis Corp., No. 07-1297 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 18, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• July 14, 2008 Fed. Cir. Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp., No. 07-1485 (Fed. Cir. July 14, 2008) Reversed in Part
• April 3, 2008 Fed. Cir. O2 Micro International Limited v. Beyond Innovation Tech., No. 07-1302 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2008) Vacated & Remanded
• March 18, 2008 E.D. Tex. Qpsx Development 5 PTY Ltd v. Juniper Networks, Inc. et al, No. 2:05-cv-00268 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 18, 2008) Granted in Part
• February 5, 2008 Fed. Cir. Monsanto v. David, No. 07-1104 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 5, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• January 17, 2008 Fed. Cir. Innogenetics v. Abbott Laboratories, No. 07-1145 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 17, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• January 7, 2008 Fed. Cir. Black & Decker v. Robert Bosch Tool, No. 07-1243 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2008) Affirmed in Part
• December 12, 2007 Fed. Cir. MPT v. Marathon Labels, No. 07-1183 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 12, 2007) Affirmed in Part
• October 29, 2007 E.D. Tex. Tgip, Inc v. at & T Corporation et al, No. 2:06-cv-00105 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 29, 2007) Granted in Part
• September 12, 2007 Fed. Cir. Acco Brands (Doing Business as Kensington Technology Group) v. ABA Locks Manufacturer Co, No. 06-1570 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 12, 2007) Reversed in Part
• August 20, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Seagate Technology, LLC., No. 06-M830 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 20, 2007) Affirmed in Part
• August 13, 2007 E.D. Tex. 02 Micro Int'l v. Beyond Innovation, et al, No. 2:04-cv-00032 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 13, 2007) Granted in Part
• June 8, 2007 Fed. Cir. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd v. Benun, No. 07-1207 (Fed. Cir. June 8, 2007) Dismissed
• April 18, 2007 Fed. Cir. Intamin, Ltd. v. Magnetar Technologies, Corp., No. 05-1546 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 18, 2007) Affirmed in Part
• April 12, 2007 Fed. Cir. Acumed LLC v. Stryker Corporation, No. 06-1260 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 12, 2007) Affirmed in Part
• April 3, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Mediatek, No. 07-M844 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 3, 2007) Denied
• January 26, 2007 Fed. Cir. In re Seagate Technology, No. 07-M830 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 26, 2007) See Opinion
• October 3, 2006 E.D. Tex. Autobytel Inc et al v Dealix Corp, No. 2:04-cv-00338 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 3, 2006) Granted in Part
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Granted
• August 18, 2006 E.D. Tex. z4 Technologies, Inc v. Microsoft Corporation et al, No. 6:06-cv-00142 (E.D. Tex. Aug. 18, 2006) Denied
• August 16, 2006 Fed. Cir. Monsanto Company v. Scruggs, No. 04-1532 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 16, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• July 21, 2006 Fed. Cir. Jumpsport v. Jumpking, No. 05-1182 (Fed. Cir. July 21, 2006) Affirmed
• June 26, 2006 Fed. Cir. Agfa Corp. v. Creo Products, Inc., No. 05-1079 (Fed. Cir. June 26, 2006) Affirmed
• June 1, 2006 Fed. Cir. Liquid Dynamics Corp. v. Vaughan Company, Inc., No. 05-1105 (Fed. Cir. June 1, 2006) Affirmed
• May 3, 2006 Fed. Cir. In re Echostar Communications Corporation, No. 06-M803 (Fed. Cir. May 3, 2006) Granted in Part
• March 28, 2006 E.D. Tex. Acco Brands Inc v. ABA Locks Mfg Co, et al, No. 2:02-cv-00112 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 28, 2006) Granted in Part
• February 15, 2006 Fed. Cir. Golden Blount, Inc. v. Robert H. Peterson, Co., No. 04-1609 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 15, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• January 24, 2006 Fed. Cir. Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. U.S. Surgical Corp., No. 05-1149 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 24, 2006) Affirmed
• January 9, 2006 Fed. Cir. Ncube Corp. (NOW C-Cor, Inc.) v. Seachange International, Inc., No. 03-1341 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• January 5, 2006 Fed. Cir. Fieldturf International v. Sprinturf, No. 04-1553 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 5, 2006) Affirmed in Part
• October 3, 2005 Fed. Cir. Union Carbide v. Shell OIL, No. 04-1475 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 3, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• September 7, 2005 Fed. Cir. Mallinckrodt v. Masimo, No. 04-1495 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 7, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• August 31, 2005 Fed. Cir. Engineered Products, Co. v. Donalson Co., Inc., No. 04-1596 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 31, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• May 23, 2005 Fed. Cir. Imonex Services v. W.H. Munzprufer Dietmar Trenner GmbH, No. 04-1262 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2005) Affirmed
• April 4, 2005 Fed. Cir. Bayer AG. ET AL. v. Housey Pharmaceuticals, No. 04-1194 (Fed. Cir. Apr. 4, 2005) Vacated & Remanded
• March 16, 2005 Fed. Cir. Mercexchange, L.L.C. v. Ebay, Inc., No. 03-1600 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 16, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• February 8, 2005 Fed. Cir. Junker v. Eddings, No. 04-1208 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2005) Affirmed in Part
• October 4, 2004 Fed. Cir. Insituform Technologies, Inc., ET AL. v. CAT Contracting, Inc., ET AL., No. 99-1584 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 4, 2004) Affirmed in Part