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Intellectual Property

Mar. 19, 2010

IP Law Star Loses Second Microsoft Patent Case

Patent litigation star Matthew Powers is on a losing streak for major client Microsoft Corp. A jury in Tyler, Texas awarded VirnetX Holding Co. nearly $106 million in damages after concluding that Microsoft infringed two of its patents.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Patent litigation star Matthew Powers, a Redwood Shores-based partner with Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is on a losing streak for major client Microsoft Corp.

A jury in Tyler, Texas awarded Scotts Valley-based VirnetX Holding Co. nearly $106 million in damages late Tuesday after concluding that Microsoft infringed two of its patents on establishing virtual privacy networks over the In...

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