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Litigation

Jun. 13, 2017

Jury backs Electronic Arts in defense win

A marketing company's battle for a share of the profits derived from a diamond-shaped flash drive came up short after a Santa Ana jury awarded a total defense verdict to the company that created the product.

By Eli Wolfe
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A marketing company's battle for a share of the profits derived from a USB flash drive resembling a famous computer game icon came up short after a Santa Ana jury awarded the company that created the product a complete defense verdict.

Direct Technologies Inc. walked away from the 7-year-old lawsuit empty-handed on Friday, after the jury rejected its copyright claims and de...

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