Straight Path IP Group, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

  1. May 07, 2020

    Alsup Scolds Apple, Cisco For 'G-R-E-E-D' In Atty Fee Bid

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup admonished Apple and Cisco during a telephone hearing Thursday, asserting that the tech giants tried to land inflated attorney fee awards after beating Straight Path IP Group's infringement litigation and saying they used "abusive" tactics and were motivated by "greed, G-R-E-E-D."

  2. March 05, 2020

    Special Master Blasts Cisco's $4M Fee Bid, OKs Apple's $2M

    A special master appointed by U.S. District Judge William Alsup lectured Cisco for not backing up its massive $3.8 million attorney fee request with documentation after beating Straight Path IP Group's infringement litigation, but said the more meticulous Apple deserved most its requested $2.4 million.

  3. December 04, 2019

    BraunHagey Atty To Decide Apple, Cisco Fee Redos In IP Suits

    A California federal court on Tuesday appointed an attorney from BraunHagey & Borden to oversee the recalculation of attorney fees that tech company Straight Path IP Group Inc. owes to Apple and Cisco for allegedly dragging them into "recklessly litigated" patent disputes.

  4. November 21, 2019

    Apple, Cisco Must Redo Fee Requests In 'Reckless' IP Fight

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup is ordering Apple and Cisco to resubmit their bids for attorney fees from a tech company they say dragged them into "recklessly litigated" patent disputes, warning that he may deny relief entirely if the new calculations are unreasonable.

  5. September 18, 2019

    Judge's Testimony Is OK In Apple, Cisco Fee Row, Court Told

    Straight Path IP Group Inc. urged a California federal judge Tuesday not to exclude a retired judge's testimony as it tries to fend off a bid by Apple and Cisco for nearly $10 million in attorney fees.

  6. August 01, 2019

    'Jaded' Alsup Skeptical Of Apple And Cisco's $10M IP Fee Bid

    A "jaded" U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday questioned whether Apple and Cisco are overreaching by seeking $10 million in attorney fees and costs from a tech company they say dragged them into "baseless" patent disputes, telling them "the law should be that we deny and give you zero."

  7. September 11, 2017

    Apple Can't Get Quick Judgment In FaceTime IP Suit

    Apple Inc. lost an attempt to toss patent infringement claims over its FaceTime application on Friday, when U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Straight Path IP Group Inc. adequately alleged infringement and that it was too soon to rule out whether it might be entitled to enhanced damages.

  8. April 13, 2017

    FaceTime IP Suit Against Apple Could Go To 'Shoot-Out'

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday proposed another patent "shoot-out" in a California federal suit alleging that Apple Inc.'s FaceTime infringes on cellphone video call patents, saying he may make each side argue a single, illustrative claim to determine whether he should toss the whole case.

  9. October 24, 2016

    Apple Can't Get Full KO On FaceTime Patent Claims

    Apple Inc. was unable to shake the bulk of a suit alleging it infringed patents that cover video communications on a phone — such as Apple's FaceTime — after a California federal judge on Friday concluded that the Cupertino technology giant knew about the claims from another suit in 2014.

  10. October 06, 2016

    Apple Says FaceTime Didn't Infringe Straight Path Patents

    Apple Inc. asked a California federal judge to nix a suit alleging it induced infringement on five Straight Path IP Group Inc. software patents with its FaceTime video-call feature, arguing at a hearing Thursday the amended complaint failed to prove Apple knew of Straight Path's designs or encouraged users to infringe.

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