Litigation

Prism Technologies LLC v. AT&T Mobility LLC

settled

8:12-cv-00122-LES-TDT

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Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska
Filed: 2012-04-04
Terminated: 2014-12-29

Patents at issue (3)

Plaintiffs (1)

π Prism Technologies LLC

Defendants (1)

Δ AT&T Mobility LLC

Summary

The '288 patent was one of three originally asserted patents; Prism withdrew the '288 claims in March 2014, leaving the '345 and '155 patents. The case settled on the last day of trial, and claims were dismissed by order on 2014-12-29.

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Further reading

Joint defense groups: economics, formation, and the privilege framework
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The first 30 days after a patent infringement complaint
Most defendants spend the first 30 days reacting. The defendants who do well spend it sequencing — because every move you make in month one shapes the budget, leverage, and exit options for the next two years.
Most-litigated US patents: 12 patents that defined the patent troll era
If a demand letter lands on your desk citing one of these, you are not the first. The campaign playbook is on file. The defenses other defendants used are public record.
Examples of NPE shell companies: how patent trolls structure their entities
The shell company is the patent troll's signature legal artifact. Knowing the structures lets you read the litigation strategy off the corporate filing.
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.

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