Litigation
MR Technologies, GmbH v. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
settled and dismissed8:22-cv-01599-JVS-DFM
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- Filed
- 2022-08-26
- Terminated
- 2025-07-08
Patents at issue (4)
Plaintiffs (1)
Defendants (1)
Summary
MR Technologies sued Western Digital Technologies in the Central District of California, asserting U.S. 9,978,413; 9,928,864; 11,133,031; and 11,138,997. MRT dropped the '413 and '031 patents; trial proceeded on the '864 and '997 patents, producing a July 26, 2024 jury verdict of $262,388,800 and an August 15, 2024 judgment with $117M prejudgment interest. The parties reached a confidential $130 million global settlement in April 2025, and the case was dismissed by order dated July 8, 2025.
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