Intellectual Property
Patent Infringement
Computer Software
Mirror Worlds, LLC v. Apple Inc.
Published: Oct. 23, 2010 | Result Date: Oct. 3, 2010 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 6:08-cv-00088-LED Verdict – $625,000,000
Court
USDC Texas
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Brock S. Weber
(Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman LLP)
Facts
Plaintiff Mirror Worlds LLC, founded by David Gelenter, a computer science professor at Yale University, filed suit against defendant Apple Inc., alleging violations of patents owned by plaintiff.
The patents at issue involve features characteristic of a Mac computer including "Cover Flow" and "Time Machine." Cover Flow allows users to skim contents, which appears to be similar to flipping pages of a book. Time Machine is an automatic backup system.
Result
The jury found in favor of Mirror Worlds and ordered Apple to pay $625.5 million in damages for the violating patents.
Other Information
FILING DATE: March 14, 2008.
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