Litigation
Mar. 8, 2011
Fees Awarded for Misconduct in Patent Case
O2 Micro International Ltd. must pay $339,000 in costs and as much as $13.5 million in attorney's fees for litigation misconduct in a patent case aginst San Jose-based Monolithic Power Systems and ASUSTeK Computer Inc., a judge has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
O2 Micro International Ltd. must pay $339,000 in costs and as much as $13.5 million in attorney's fees for litigation misconduct in a patent case against San Jose-based Monolithic Power Systems Inc. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc., a federal judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland found Thursday that O2 Micro, represented by a team of attorneys at Howrey LLP, engaged in a "vexa...
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