TQP Development LLC vs v. 1-800-Flowers.com Inc et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:11-cv-00248

Court:

Texas Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Patent

Judge:

Rodney Gilstrap

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  1. November 04, 2015

    Gilstrap Says $2.3M Award Correct If IP Verdict Reinstated

    U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas said Tuesday that a since-discarded $2.3 million award a jury ordered Newegg to pay for violating a data encryption patent was correct and should be reinstated if the Federal Circuit flips his post-trial finding that Newegg didn't infringe.

  2. August 17, 2015

    Newegg Loses Invalidity Bid Despite Killing $2.3M IP Verdict

    A Texas federal judge refused Monday to toss a jury's software patent validity finding against Newegg Inc., citing a lack of existing science predicting the invention, a month after he tossed the $2.3 million infringement verdict against the online retailer.

  3. July 15, 2015

    Newegg Gets $2.3M IP Verdict Nixed After 20-Month Delay

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday tossed a jury's $2.3 million patent infringement verdict against Newegg Inc., saying the evidence didn't support the ruling, but scolded the online retailer for asking an appellate court to force a decision in Newegg's post-trial bid to overturn the November 2013 verdict.

  4. July 07, 2015

    20-Month Judgment Delay Is 'Far Too Long,' Fed. Circ. Told

    Online retailer Newegg Inc. urged the Federal Circuit Monday to force Eastern District of Texas Judge Rodney Gilstrap to rule on its post-trial request to nix a $2.3 million patent infringement verdict against it, saying the judge has left the company in limbo by sitting on the case for nearly two years.

  5. August 13, 2014

    Newegg Can't Limit Damages Based On Patent Suit Delay

    A Texas federal judge has ruled that although TQP Development LLC dragged its feet in filing a patent infringement suit against Newegg Inc., the retailer hadn't shown it was prejudiced by the delay and therefore couldn't limit TQP's damages based on a defense of laches, according to a decision unsealed Tuesday.

  6. July 01, 2014

    Newegg Says Intuit Win On Same Patent Nixes $2.3M Verdict

    Online retailer Newegg Inc. told a court Monday that a verdict that it infringed TQP Development LLC's data encryption patent and should pay $2.3 million in damages must be thrown out in light of a recent decision that Intuit Inc. did not infringe the same patent.

  7. February 18, 2014

    Newegg Blasts $2.3M Verdict In TQP Data Patent Fight

    Online computer retailer Newegg Inc. asked a Texas federal judge Monday to undo a $2.3 million jury verdict against the company in a data encryption patent suit brought by TQP Development LLC, arguing that TQP presented a faulty legal case to the jury on infringement and validity issues.

  8. November 26, 2013

    Newegg Hit With $2.3M Jury Verdict In TQP Patent Case

    A Texas jury ruled Monday that online computer retailer Newegg Inc. infringed TQP Development LLC's data encryption patent and ordered it to pay $2.3 million in damages, in a loss for a company known for its policy of never settling with plaintiffs it calls patent trolls.

  9. November 25, 2013

    Newegg Says Encryption Patent Expired, Denies Infringement

    Newegg Inc. on Monday asked a Texas federal judge to find that it hadn't infringed TQP Development LLC's data encryption patent because the patent holder didn't produce technically specific evidence and the patent had expired anyway.

  10. November 15, 2013

    'Troll' Fighter Newegg Heads To Trial Over TQP Patent

    A trial is slated to get underway Monday in a case where online computer retailer Newegg Inc. is accused of infringing Texas-based TQP Development LLC's data encryption patent, in the latest demonstration of Newegg's policy of never settling with companies it calls "patent trolls."

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