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Technology,
Intellectual Property

May 6, 2025

Judge ready to uphold $315M patent verdict against Western Digital

U.S. District Judge James V. Selna was dismissive of defense attorneys' argument that the verdict was not supported by expert evidence presented at trial.

Judge ready to uphold $315M patent verdict against Western Digital
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna

A federal judge in Santa Ana appears likely to uphold a 2024 jury verdict for $315 million in favor of a data technology company which had accused Western Digital Technologies of infringing its patented encryption hardware.

Prior to a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna issued a tentative ruling that denied Western Digital's arguments that SPEX Technologies failed to prove the alleged infringement and found that the jury's damages award - which rose to ne...

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