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Intellectual Property

Mar. 15, 2013

Patent ruling spells victory for Silicon Valley defendants

A federal judge stymied a lawsuit filed by Implicit Networks Inc. and its lawyers at Hosie Rice LLP in an order Wednesday that cleared two Bay Area companies of patent infringement claims.


By Rachel Swan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After years of lobbing complaints and brokering settlements with Silicon Valley tech companies, a Wash.-based holding company may have finally met its match in San Francisco.


U.S. District Judge Susan Y. Illston stymied a lawsuit filed by Implicit Networks Inc. and its lawyers at Hosie Rice LLP in an order Wednesday that not only cleared two Bay Area companies of patent infringement but also invalidate...

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