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Danielle Williams and DaWanna McCray discuss the defense verdict in the second VLSI v. Intel trial before Judge Alan D Albright, and offer observations as to what the parties did differently, which may have led to the very different jury verdicts.

For the sixth day of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel II, the parties gave their closing arguments.

On Day 5, Intel rested its case-in-chief and VLSI delivered its rebuttal case.

For the fourth day of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel II, Intel presented its non-infringement and invalidity positions through its two experts, Professor Apsel and Professor Leeb. Professor Leeb will be cross-examined on Monday. 

For the third day of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel II, VLSI closed its case-in-chief with its damages expert, Dr. Ryan Sullivan, who valued VLSI’s damages at $3B using hedonic regression in his analysis, similar to his approach in the first trial.

For the second day of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel II, it became clear that as to both asserted patents, VLSI’s infringement allegations centered on the “FIVR,” or fully integrated voltage regulator, feature of the accused chips.

VLSI Technologies v. Intel’s second jury trial began on April 12, 2021.

Winston’s Michael Tomasulo and economist and damages expert Dr. Alan Cox unpack VLSI's use of hedonic regression, which was used to support its $2.2B damages claim in the VLSI v. Intel patent jury trial. 

Key takeaways from Judge Albright's second patent jury trial. 

Part one: The defendant rests its case-in-chief and the plaintiff's rebuttal case. 

Part two: Closing Arguments 

On day 5 of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel, the defendant continued its case-in-chief.

For Day 2 of the jury trial in VLSI Technologies v. Intel, the plaintiff continued with their case-in-chief.

After the original trial date was postponed due to Texas’s recent severe weather, the first day of the VLSI Tech v. Intel trial finally arrived, with new COVID-19 precautions in place, and the first day certainly did not disappoint.

For today’s podcast, we give a brief overview of Judge Albright’s upcoming patent trial VLSI Technologies v. Intel and discuss some of the COVID-19 protocols put in place.

In this podcast, we discuss the Federal Circuit’s recent decision granting’s Apple’s third Mandamus petition to transfer to the Northern District of California. We share with our listeners the procedural orders leading up to the Mandamus order and discuss what litigants need to do early when looking at where to file and when to file a motion to transfer.

In this podcast, we discuss how Judge Albright recently revised the Order Governing Procedures (OGP) in his court, making changes in three primary areas.

Conjuring apparitions, phantoms, and general specters in the spirit of the season, WacoWatch contributors, DaWanna McCray and Danielle Williams, give their predictions on the election’s impact on intellectual property.

Welcome to the inaugural episode of WacoWatch: The Podcast. In our first episode, WacoWatch contributors, DaWanna McCray and Danielle Williams, talk about their key takeaways for Judge Albright’s first patent jury trial, from the pre-trial motions through the verdict form.

Welcome to WacoWatch: The Podcast, a complement to our WacoWatch blog series. The podcast will deliver timely and relevant information and analysis on Judge Alan D Albright’s court, including important decisions, procedures, and emerging trends related to patent litigation in the Waco Division of the Western District of Texas.