Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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10 STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC., No. C 16-03463 WHA 11 Plaintiff, No. C 16-03582 WHA 12 v.
13 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,
14 Defendant. ORDER ADOPTING SPECIAL
MASTER’S REPORT AND
15 R AE TC TOO RM NM EE YN ’SD FA ET EIO S N FOR
STRAIGHT PATH IP GROUP, INC.,
16 Plaintiff, 17 v. 18
APPLE INC.,
19 Defendant. 20 21 INTRODUCTION 22 This post-merits patent suit has devolved into a protracted fee dispute — “one of the least 23 socially productive types of litigation imaginable,” as Justice William Brennan put it. Hensley 24 v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 442 (1983) (dissenting). Prior orders found patent owner’s 25 exceptional infringement theory entitled defendants to fees and appointed a special master who 26 reviewed billing records, heard arguments, and now recommends an award. This order 27 ADOPTS that reasoned recommendation and finally puts this suit to bed. 1 STATEMENT 2 A prior order details the…