Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Sonus Networks, Inc. sued Metaswitch Networks Ltd. and Metaswitch Networks Corp. in a case involving U.S. 6,885,658. The case was stayed pending appeal of the related -33 case, then settled and dismissed with prejudice in 2019.
Genband US LLC sued Metaswitch Networks Ltd. and Metaswitch Networks Corp. for infringement of seven patents including U.S. 6,885,658. A jury found Metaswitch infringed all asserted claims, including '658 claims 1 and 11, and the claims were valid, awarding $8,168,400; final judgment was entered March 22, 2018.
Federal Circuit appeal of the district court's denial of a permanent injunction in the Genband v. Metaswitch dispute, involving U.S. 6,885,658. The Federal Circuit vacated and remanded, holding the district court may have applied an unduly strict causal nexus/drive demand standard for irreparable harm.