Droplets, Inc. v. Yahoo! Inc.

  1. December 15, 2023

    Yahoo, Droplets Agree To Settle After $28M Patent Judgment

    Yahoo and Droplets have entered a confidential settlement in the infringement fight over Droplets' patents on technology for updating websites, and asked a California federal court to dismiss the case after a judge had found in March that Yahoo should pay Droplets $28 million.

  2. March 02, 2023

    Judge Won't Upend $15M Yahoo Patent Loss, Adds Interest

    A California federal judge has rebuffed Yahoo's bid to scrap a $15 million jury verdict against it in software company Droplets' patent suit over technology used to update web pages, deciding instead to pile pre-and post-judgment interest on the now more than $27 million infringement award.

  3. June 03, 2022

    Yahoo Fights $15M IP Loss As Droplets Seeks To Add $20.6M

    Yahoo has urged a California federal judge to grant it a post-trial judgment invalidating software company Droplets Inc.'s patent following Yahoo's $15 million jury trial infringement loss, while Droplets asked the judge to tack on $17.6 million in interest to the judgment and award $3 million in fees and costs.

  4. April 22, 2022

    Nordstrom Settles Patent Suit After Yahoo's $15M Trial Loss

    A California federal judge Friday signed off on an agreement dismissing Nordstrom Inc. from claims that it infringed Droplets Inc.'s patented technology for quickly updating web pages, just a month after Yahoo Inc. was hit with a $15 million infringement verdict over the same claims.

  5. March 29, 2022

    Yahoo Hit With $15M Verdict For Infringing Web Tech Patent

    An Oakland federal jury found Tuesday that Yahoo Inc. infringed Droplets Inc.'s patented technology for quickly updating web pages, saying the Silicon Valley web services giant owes $15 million to the small Texas company, which had sought $260 million in damages.

  6. March 28, 2022

    'Bullying' Yahoo Owes $260M For IP 'Squatting', Jury Told

    Yahoo Inc. is "free-riding" on Droplets Inc.'s technology for quickly updating web pages, its lawyer told a California federal jury Monday at the close of a $260 million patent infringement trial, accusing Yahoo of "squatting" on Droplets' intellectual property and then "bullying" the small Texas company.

  7. March 08, 2022

    Yahoo 'Brazen' In Ripping Off Droplets' Web IP, Jury Told

    Yahoo Inc. has been "brazen" in its unlicensed use of Droplets Inc.'s patented technology for quickly updating web pages while tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon eventually agreed to pay license fees, the startup's lawyer said Tuesday during opening statements in a California federal court patent infringement trial.

  8. March 03, 2022

    IP Forecast: Tech Giants' Voice Tech Row Heads To Fed. Circ.

    Microsoft and Google are heading to the Federal Circuit next week to challenge rulings by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that partially upheld voice technology patents that are connected to Apple’s Siri brand and now owned by a Wi-LAN subsidiary. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  9. July 22, 2021

    IP Forecast: Verizon To Face Texas Jury In Wireless Row

    A Texas jury next week will consider whether Verizon's LTE network services infringe a wireless patent developed by a University of Florida professor. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  10. May 12, 2021

    Yahoo Sale Spurs New Patent Holder Bid For $749M Reserve

    A patent holder that lost a bid this month to force former Yahoo owner Altaba to establish a $749 million infringement reserve asked the Delaware Chancery Court on Tuesday to reconsider in light of Verizon's recently revealed plans to sell Yahoo to Apollo Global Management.

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