Cisco ordered to pay $70mln in damages to XpertUniverseMarch 23, 2013 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Cisco Systems Inc must pay $70 million in damages to patent licenser XpertUniverse Inc for fraudulently obtaining technology developed by the New York company, a jury found on Friday, according to court filings. Reuters reported that the jury also found that Cisco violated two XpertUniverse patents, and awarded an additional $34,000 in damages on those claims. Cisco, the world's largest manufacturer of networking equipment, said it would appeal if the judge leaves the jury verdict intact. "We are surprised and extremely disappointed with the jury's verdict," Cisco said in an emailed statement after the verdict was delivered in a Delaware federal court. XpertUniverse claimed in the lawsuit that San Jose, California-based Cisco's "Expert on Demand" software platform was based on software that XpertUniverse developed. XpertUniverse said Cisco violated a non-disclosure agreement it had signed and filed for patents on technology developed by XpertUniverse. It said the companies had entered a relationship in which Cisco would distribute technology XpertUniverse had developed to efficiently match customers with call center experts. XpertUniverse said that the companies signed the non-disclosure agreement before it showed Cisco "every aspect of its intellectual property." Cisco approached XpertUniverse in 2004 and the companies worked together until 2007, when Cisco severed the relationship, XpertUniverse said in its lawsuit. The next year, Cisco announced it was launching "Expert on Demand." XpertUniverse filed its lawsuit in 2009. In a court filing this week, Cisco told U.S. District Judge Richard Andrews in Wilmington that "no evidence exists from which the jury could find in favor of XU on either its fraudulent concealment or patent claims." XpertUniverse attorney Charles Cantine of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP said the company was "obviously very happy" with the verdict. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |