Enovsys LLC v. Nextel Communications Inc., et al.
Published: Jun. 14, 2008 | Result Date: May 16, 2008 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CV-06-5306 Verdict – $2,782,830
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Gregory S. Dovel
(Dovel & Luner LLP)
Defendant
Randall E. Kay
(Jones Day)
John Allcock
(DLA Piper LLP )
Facts
Plaintiff, California intellectual property holding company Enovsys LLC, sued Sprint Nextel and various affiliates for infringement of two patents. The patents related to privacy systems used to manage cell phone location based services. Plaintiff is privately owned by inventor Fomukong. Formukong and Denzil Chezney applied for the first of the patents in 1997, before location services were first offered for cell phones.
Plaintiff contended defendant's wireless networks used the patents in managing the disclosure of the precise location of a user's cell phone.
Result
Verdict for $2,782,831. The jury found infringement on both patents and upheld the validity of the patents.
Other Information
FILING DATE: Aug. 23, 2006.
Deliberation
6.5 hours
Length
seven days
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