Technology,
Intellectual Property,
Civil Litigation
Apr. 1, 2022
Yahoo must pay $15M in search feature patent litigation
“This has been a long and hard-fought battle spanning more than a decade,” said Courtland L. Reichman, lead counsel for plaintiff Droplets and managing partner of Reichman, Jorgenson Lehman, and Feldberg. “We’re so happy for our client because this verdict is further evidence that their intended technology transformed the internet.”
Internet superpower Yahoo Inc. was ordered to pay $15 million by a Northern California federal jury for infringing on the patented search suggestion feature that appears on the website’s search engine.
Wednesday’s verdict and award for damages was a reduction from patent holder Droplets’ original proposed amount that exceeded $260 million, and the jury did not find infringement regarding four other Yahoo features. Droplets Inc. v. Yahoo! ...
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