Prism Technologies Group Reports Successful Appeal of Patent Infringement Verdict against Sprint Spectrum LP
Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 06, 2017 -- Investor Relations Contact:
L. Eric Loewe
Prism Technologies Group, Inc.
916-275-7834
eric(at)przmgroup.com
Prism Technologies Group Reports Successful Appeal of Patent Infringement Verdict against Sprint Spectrum LP
Prism Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCQB: PRZM), (”Prism Group”) today announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit unanimously affirmed the patent infringement verdict in favor of its subsidiary, Prism Technologies LLC (“Prism LLC”), against Sprint Spectrum LP d/b/a Sprint PCS (“Sprint”). In June 2015, a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska found that the accused Sprint network systems and methods infringe multiple claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,387,155 and 8,127,345. Prism was awarded trial damages of $30 million representing a reasonable royalty for Sprint’s infringement. Prism was also awarded $2 million in prejudgment interest and will be entitled to post-judgment interest in an amount to be determined.
The suit against Sprint (8:12-cv-123-LES-TDT) is the second of five patent infringement lawsuits filed by Prism against wireless carriers in U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. As previously reported, in November 2014, Prism settled on favorable terms with AT&T Wireless (8:12-cv-122-LES-TDT). In October 2015, a jury found that T-Mobile USA, Inc. did not infringe the asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,387,155 and 8,127,345 (8:12-cv-124-LES-TDT), and both parties have appealed the decision to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The remaining suits against United States Cellular Corporation (8:12-cv-125-LES-SMB) and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (8:12-cv-126-LES-SMB) have been stayed pending the final resolution of the Sprint and T-Mobile appeals.
Prism was represented by Paul Andre, Lisa Kobialka, Jonathan Caplan, Mark Baghdassarian, and Aaron Frankel of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Dan Fischer of Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., and André J. Bahou, Chief Legal Officer of Prism.
About Prism Technologies Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, Prism Technologies Group, Inc. (OTCQB: PRZM) is the parent company of Prism Technologies, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska (“Prism LLC”). Prism LLC was formed in 2003 as a successor to Prism Resources, Inc. and was acquired by Prism Technologies Group in a transaction that closed in March 2015.
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L Eric Loewe, Prism Technologies Group, Inc., +1 (916) 275-7834, [email protected]
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