Informatica
Informatica Corp. v. Business Objects Data Integration, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
Laporte, J.
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR RENEWED JMOL; DENYING AS MOOT DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL; AND DECLINING TO ENHANCE DAMAGES
Jury trial in this patent infringement case commenced on March 12, 2007 and concluded with a verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $25,240,000 on April 2, 2007. On August 16, 2007, the Court denied Defendant’s Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and granted Defendant’s Motion for New Trial on damages unless Plaintiff accepted the Court’s remittitur in the amount of $12,115,200. On September 10, 2007, Plaintiff accepted the remittitur.
On August 28, 2007, Defendant filed this Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or in the Alternative, for the Court to Decline Enhancement of Damages or to Grant a New Trial on Willfulness based on the Federal Circuit’s August 20, 2007 decision in In re Seagate Technology, LLC, 497 F.3d 1360 (Fed.Cir.2007), which raised the threshold for finding willful infringement. Defendant urges the Court to grant a new trial on willfulness or to decline to enhance damages for willfulness.
The Court held a hearing on October 2, 2007, and received supplemental briefs on October 9, 2007. Having…