Litigation

Global Locate, Inc. et al. v. SiRF Technology, Inc. et al.

Complainants prevailed; violation found; limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders; investigation terminated.

337-TA-602

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Court: U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Terminated: 2009-01-15

Patents at issue (6)

Plaintiffs (2)

Defendants (5)

Summary

ITC Section 337 investigation initiated May 7, 2007, asserting six patents including U.S. Patent No. 6,606,346 against SiRF and other GPS device respondents. The ALJ and Commission found a violation as to all six patents, upheld Global Locate's standing to assert the '346 patent, and issued a limited exclusion order and cease-and-desist orders.

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Further reading

Patent law glossary
Sixty-plus patent-law terms, defined in one or two sentences each, with a link to the deeper article. The universal landing pad when an article uses a term you don't know.
Patent term and expiration
Patents don't last forever. They don't even reliably last 20 years. The expiration date that actually matters depends on the earliest filing date, the maintenance schedule, and any USPTO or FDA delays the patent owner can claim back.
The America Invents Act (2011)
The AIA was the structural reform that gave defendants modern tools — IPR, broader prior art, joinder limits. The unfinished work is cost: AIA didn't make defense free, it made defense possible.
The patent litigation lifecycle
Most patent cases never reach trial. A defendant who understands the lifecycle makes better decisions about when to fight, when to settle, and when to invest in IPR — instead of overspending on whatever phase they happen to be in.
What is a patent?
A patent is a deal between an inventor and the government — a 20-year monopoly in exchange for public disclosure. Most patents that get litigated would not survive serious scrutiny.

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