California Federal Judge Rejects Equitable Estoppel Defense In Copyright Case

(October 26, 2016, 12:13 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A jury’s award of $30.4 million in favor of a copyright infringement plaintiff will stand in light of an Oct. 24 ruling by a California federal judge that turned away a defendant’s assertion of equitable estoppel (Synopsys Inc. v. ATopTech Inc., No. 13-2965, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147088)....