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Jury Awards Dupont $920 Million for Misappropriation of Trade Secrets

Dabney Carr
September 15, 2011 13:22

Yesterday, in what we believe is the largest verdict in an intellectual property case in Virginia, a jury in the Richmond Division of the Eastern District of Virginia awarded Dupont $920 million for misappropriation of trade secrets against the Korean company, Kolon Industries.  E.I. du...

Kevlar® Trade Secret Theft Trial to Begin July 21

Dabney Carr
July 20, 2011 16:56

Jury selection for the trial of DuPont’s claims against a Korean competitor, Kolon Industries, for the alleged theft of trade secrets relating to DuPont’s Kevlar® fiber is set to begin July 21 before District Judge Robert E. Payne, culminating years of criminal and civil litigation...

Rambus and Spoliation: Six Years Later, the Federal Circuit Decides Judge Payne was Right

Dabney Carr
May 23, 2011 19:56

In early 2005, Judge Robert E. Payne of the EDVA dismissed Rambus’ long-running patent infringement litigation against Infineon on the grounds that Rambus had destroyed documents after litigation became reasonably foreseeable. The Infineon case settled before Judge Payne could issue a written...

The Federal Bar Association Presents Seminar on Rocket Docket Procedure

October 05, 2010 15:53

Twombly, Iqubal, Winter, eBay and Real Truth About Obama. To many, these names make little sense, but to intellectual property litigators, they are well-known examples of the constantly changing nature of federal procedure. On September 29, a seminar sponsored by the Richmond Chapter of the Federal...

The Federal Bar Association Presents Seminar on Eastern District of Virginia Procedure

October 05, 2010 15:53

Twombly, Iqubal, Winter, eBay and Real Truth About Obama. To many, these names make little sense, but to intellectual property litigators, they are well-known examples of the constantly changing nature of federal procedure. On September 29, a seminar sponsored by the Richmond Chapter of the Federal...